RAWALPINDI: Special commemorative events were held at public and private schools in Rawalpindi on Tuesday in remembrance of the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar tragedy. Early in the morning, school assemblies observed a minute of silence to honor the 147 children who lost their lives in this horrific attack. Teachers highlighted the incident and provided […]
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Roads reopened after hours as protesters were hit by crowd control measures Police broke up a sit-in near the Adiala factory and prison checkpoint early Wednesday after clashes with protesters, deploying riot units and water cannons to clear the area. Cold water, mixed with chemicals, was reportedly used to repel the protesters. PTI founder Aleema
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Opp leaders meet JUI-F, JI and QWP leaders; say the country is charting a disastrous path ISLAMABAD: Leaders of an alliance of opposition parties – Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) – met on Tuesday with leaders of three political parties – JUI-F, JI and QWP – to invite them to their upcoming national consultative conference scheduled
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar removes the niqab from the face of Dr Nusrat Parveen during a government function in Patna. Photo: SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned this outrageous act of public humiliation and violation of religion after the chief minister of India’s Bihar was seen forcibly removing a Muslim woman’s hijab and niqab
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Sajid left the Indian city of Hyderabad in 1998; The intelligence agency questioned Naveed in 2019 A woman holds a candle next to flowers laid in tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. Photo:
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. Tomb of Allama Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Heritage and Culture has unanimously approved two key pieces of legislation while directing authorities to accelerate preparations for the commemoration of the upcoming 150th birthday of Allama Iqbal through multimedia projects and youth engagement initiatives. At its fifth meeting held
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. Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended re-polls on December 18 at 22 polling stations in NA-251 following directions from the Supreme Court. In a notification issued on Tuesday, the ECP said the suspension was imposed “in accordance with the orders passed
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. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought responses from the federal and Punjab governments and the Punjab IG on a petition challenging the military detention, military court proceedings and court martial of Hassaan Niazi. A two-member bench comprising Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry and Justice Sardar Ali Akbar Dogar heard a petition filed by
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Court said petitioner must cancel PoR card before applying for citizenship as cancellation is mandatory The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has temporarily restrained authorities from deporting an Afghan national, Bakhti Jan, to Afghanistan. The court ordered the Ministry of States and Border Regions (Safron) to decide, within one month, on the petitioner’s application for his
Expert recommends preparing for earthquakes in Karachi, saying city is located near three-plate intersection and multiple fault lines A magnitude 5.2 earthquake that struck Karachi on Tuesday evening took place in the Sonmiani area of Hub district, where three tectonic plates meet: the Arabian plate, the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate. This fact requires
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