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Pakistan, Iran vow to further boost ties during President Pezeshkian’s visit

President Zardari condemns unprovoked Israeli aggression against Iran; PM Shehbaz says both nations aim to boost bilateral trade to $10bn; 12 agreements, MoUs exchanged.

Updated 03 Aug, 2025 10:17pm

More than 22,000 aid trucks blocked by Israel: Gaza media office

Israeli PM asks Red Cross to help provide food to Gaza hostages.

Updated 03 Aug, 2025 10:30pm

Imran ‘not leaving the country’, says KP CM Gandapur

KP chief minister rubbishes rumours of PTI founder demanding his resignation.

Published 03 Aug, 2025 10:34pm

Indian army officer booked for assaulting staff at Srinagar Airport: local media

Suspect allegedly attacked four airline staff when asked to pay an excess baggage fee.

Published 03 Aug, 2025 11:12pm

Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine

“People will be shocked to learn that India is basically tied with China in purchasing Russian oil,” Stephen Miller says.

Published 03 Aug, 2025 09:29pm

Ex-AJK PM Abdul Qayyum Niazi arrested in Bhimber area under MPO

Mirpur police chief says Niazi being held in sub jail at industrial area guest house.

Updated 03 Aug, 2025 09:21pm

‘Broken system’: Experts stress need for supportive legal, civil forums in Pakistan

NCHR chair, others discuss civil liberties, obstacles faced by women in accessing justice.

Updated 03 Aug, 2025 09:26pm

Weather sends gripping England-India Test into final day

England move to within 35 runs of securing victory over India and winning series.

Published 03 Aug, 2025 11:38pm

Norris wins in Hungarian Grand Prix to trim Piastri lead as McLaren reel off another 1-2

Briton claims McLaren's 200th victory and their record 13th win in Hungary.

Published 03 Aug, 2025 09:41pm

Bangladesh protest victim gives evidence at ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s trial

Witness lost his left eye, while his right eye was damaged, as well as his lips, nose and teeth during crackdown last year.

Published 03 Aug, 2025 07:44pm

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Trump Says He’s Heard India Will Stop Buying Russian Oil

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HEC focuses on digitising higher education in Pakistan

HEC has also set up two advanced datacentres named Astrolabes in Lahore and Karachi to support the digital infrastructure.

Alaska introduces Advanced Graphite Battery Series built for high temperatures

A graphite enhanced battery built for high heat and fast recharge.

Pepsi partners with PCB to make cricket accessible to girls

‘Ab Hai Tumhari Bari’ is a new initiative designed to provide cricket gear tailored for young girls, helping them access and enjoy the sport with confidence.

Death, life and love in Karachi

Pakistan Army inducts Z-10ME helicopters to ‘reinforce battlefield response’

COAS witnesses copter's firepower demonstration, stresses civil-military synergy in countering "hybrid threats".

Pakistan , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 01:00pm

Pakistan Army inducts Z-10ME helicopters to ‘reinforce battlefield response’

Indian jets walked into ambush due to ‘intel failure’

Report says faulty intelligence about range of PL-15 missile gave Rafale pilots "false sense of security".

Pakistan , Published 03 Aug, 2025 07:13am

Indian jets walked into ambush due to ‘intel failure’

Viral video of passenger slapping Muslim man on Indian flight sparks social media outrage

Attacker handed to authorities; IndiGo condemns incident as "unacceptable".

World , Published 02 Aug, 2025 04:11pm

Viral video of passenger slapping Muslim man on Indian flight sparks social media outrage

Why Trump hates Harvard

Just one word tells why there cannot be a Pakistani Harvard now, or in the foreseeable future.

World , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 09:45am

Iran president lands in Islamabad for 2-day visit, eyeing to boost trade ties

Visits mausoleum of Allama Iqbal to pay tribute in earlier arrival at Lahore; FM Dar and Iranian FM hold discussions at Foreign Office.

Pakistan , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 10:43pm

Iran president lands in Islamabad for 2-day visit, eyeing to boost trade ties

Pakistan to get first US oil shipment as Cnergyico seals import deal

Light crude cargo will be loaded from Houston this month and is expected to arrive in Karachi in second half of October.

Pakistan , Published 01 Aug, 2025 11:35am

Pakistan to get first US oil shipment as Cnergyico seals import deal

TTP footholds

While terrorism issue must be taken up with Afghanistan, local responses should ensure thorough CT actions so KP doesn't suffer endlessly.

Newspaper , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 09:36am

Authorities abandon recovery of German mountaineer Laura Dahlmeier’s body at GB’s Laila Peak

Several of her colleagues confirm the two-time Olympic gold medallist did not want her body recovered if it put any would-be rescuers at risk.

Pakistan , Published 31 Jul, 2025 10:20pm

Authorities abandon recovery of German mountaineer Laura Dahlmeier’s body at GB’s Laila Peak

Aleema clarifies Imran’s sons have applied for both Nicop and visa

Questions what issue the interior ministry has in issuing the visas; Tallal Chaudhry says they will be treated as dual nationals if they arrive on basis of Nicop.

Pakistan , Published 02 Aug, 2025 07:41pm

Aleema clarifies Imran’s sons have applied for both Nicop and visa

Common playbook

India and Israel are starting to feel the effects of their wrongdoings.

Newspaper , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 09:16am

India will buy Russian oil despite Trump’s threats, NYT reports

Two senior Indian officials said that there had been no change in policy, according to the NYT report.

World , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 03:44pm

India will buy Russian oil despite Trump’s threats, NYT reports

Fact check: Viral image of Trump’s rant against Modi on Truth Social is fake

No such post was shared by the US president against the Indian prime minister on Truth Social.

World , Updated 03 Aug, 2025 12:25am

Fact check: Viral image of Trump’s rant against Modi on Truth Social is fake

US deploying nuclear submarines in response to ‘provocative’ Russian comments: Trump

"Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances," he says on provocative posts by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

World , Updated 01 Aug, 2025 10:44pm

US deploying nuclear submarines in response to ‘provocative’ Russian comments: Trump

New Pak-US era?

This surprise turn in bilateral relations should send a positive signal to foreign investors.

Newspaper , Updated 01 Aug, 2025 08:56am

Imran orders CM Gandapur to not allow military operation in KP, its tribal areas

CM Gandapur hosts first in a series of jirgas on KP’s law and order, jirga suggests dispatching delegation of officials and tribal elders for negotiations with Afghanistan.

Pakistan , Updated 03 Aug, 2025 12:09am

Imran orders CM Gandapur to not allow military operation in KP, its tribal areas

Kasim says Trump ‘can make a difference’ on Imran’s situation

Imran's sons say they are prepared for being arrested on arriving in Pakistan; Aleema says visa applications awaiting interior ministry’s approval.

Pakistan , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 10:59am

Kasim says Trump ‘can make a difference’ on Imran’s situation

Haripur police arrest suspect in young man’s gang rape after honey trap

Suspects also steal victim's phone, Rs35,000 in cash.

Pakistan , Published 02 Aug, 2025 12:38am

Haripur police arrest suspect in young man’s gang rape after honey trap

Senior lawyer gunned down in Karachi’s DHA: police

Advocate Khawaja Shamsul Islam's son injured in attack as they exited a mosque.

Pakistan , Updated 01 Aug, 2025 11:21pm

Senior lawyer gunned down in Karachi’s DHA: police

Justice in decay

Beyond the City Courts’ physical decay lies a deeper problem.

Newspaper , Published 02 Aug, 2025 05:50am

PM Shehbaz orders separate airport immigration counters for foreigners to boost tourism, investment

The counters will reduce the immigration processing time at the airports.

Pakistan , Published 02 Aug, 2025 05:43pm

PM Shehbaz orders separate airport immigration counters for foreigners to boost tourism, investment

Over 20 brands of drinking water unsafe for human consumption

Four brands found to have high arsenic levels; 9 contaminated with bacteria; 11 have high sodium levels.

Pakistan , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 02:04pm

Over 20 brands of drinking water unsafe for human consumption

Poverty by design

The government must focus on improving development outcomes in the districts that have the lowest development indicators.

Newspaper , Updated 01 Aug, 2025 09:17am

Hybrid ruin

The PTI may be suffering, but it still wants the blessing of its tormentors more than the sympathy of their other victims.

Newspaper , Updated 03 Aug, 2025 08:56am

Pakistan vows to help defuse tensions between US & Iran

FO says BLA, TTP are "Indian proxies" working on agenda of destabilising Pakistan.

World , Updated 02 Aug, 2025 02:52pm

Pakistan vows to help defuse tensions between US & Iran

Heavy rain likely from tomorrow amid urban flooding risk

Weak monsoon currents expected to intensify from Aug 4, says PMD.

Pakistan , Updated 03 Aug, 2025 08:21am

Heavy rain likely from tomorrow amid urban flooding risk

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Pakistan, Iran vow to further boost ties during President Pezeshkian’s visit

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Weather sends gripping England-India Test into final day

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WORLD

India wraps up mass Hindu pilgrimage in held Kashmir with 415,000 attendees

Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine

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Bangladesh protest victim gives evidence at ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s trial

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Actor Aagha Ali thinks men should ‘make a life for themselves’ before getting married

He defined what he considers to be the bare minimum for any man looking to get married.

Images Staff Published 02 Aug, 2025 02:45pm

Shah Rukh Khan wins first-ever National Film Award for Best Actor for Jawan

The superstar shares the honour with Vikrant Massey, who won for 12th Fail.

Images Staff Published 02 Aug, 2025 12:03pm

Marital rape: Why Shanti’s case is a test for Pakistan’s justice system

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Modernising Thar: The long injury in the land of milk and coal

Dispatches from a human rights camp in Dhāt.

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Water scarcity in Pakistan — a geopolitical ticking time bomb

Pakistan’s water woes are spilling into every corner of its national fabric — from food and farming to diplomacy and disaster.

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