January 2026

Joined Trump Peace Council after cabinet approval, PM says

Says Trump expressed ‘good wishes’ for Pakistan; Forum of Hope will help establish peace in Gaza Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Pakistani community and businessmen on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. – SCREENSHOT Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said the federal cabinet has approved the decision […]

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Pakistan, US consider joint operation against visa fraud

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets US Ambassador to Pakistan Natalie Baker in Islamabad on Saturday. SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States on Saturday decided to launch joint operations under comprehensive SOPs against networks involved in fake and fraudulent visa activities. The decision was taken during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and US

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Imaan Mazari, her husband imprisoned in the PECA affair

. Imaan Mazari, human rights lawyer and social activist, and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad magistrate’s court on Saturday sentenced human rights activist and lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, to a combined 17 years in prison, convicting them on multiple charges related to controversial social

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Kevin Durant rips into rowdy fan in viral moment during Rockets win

NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! Videos circulating on social media appeared to show Kevin Durant engaged in a heated exchange with a fan sitting courtside during Friday’s Rockets-Pistons game. Durant became irritated and eventually launched a profanity-laced rant at the fan, who was wearing Durant’s Brooklyn Nets No. 7 jersey. Durant

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Lawyers and activists react to Imaan and Hadi’s sentencing

Jibran Nasir questions judge’s competence; Shireen Mazari calls her conviction “totally illegal” Imaan Mazari, human rights lawyer and social activist, and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. Photo file Political parties, parliamentarians and members of the legal community on Saturday condemned the conviction of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha,

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Government rejects ‘misleading claims’ about depopulation of Tirah Valley

Residents leave with their belongings before an operation in the Maidan area of ​​Tirah Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 9, 2026. — PK Press Club News/Qazi Fazlullah Neither the government nor the army ordered the evacuation of Tirah, the ministry said. He calls these claims “baseless, malicious, motivated by ulterior motives”. Quotes KP notification releasing

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Preparations to upgrade the PR main line enter the final stage

Pakistan Railways Director General Aamir Ali Baloch said on Saturday that preparations for the modernization of Main Line 1 (ML-1) had entered the final stage and the groundbreaking of the long-delayed project was expected in July. These remarks were made during a meeting with a delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the railway

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Iqbal calls for digital resilience

. Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION LAHORE: Minister of Planning, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, has warned that digital misinformation and disinformation have become major global threats, emphasizing the need to strengthen digital resilience through education, awareness and strict cybersecurity measures. Addressing a panel discussion titled “Building Digital Resilience” at Afkar-e-Taza

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