Gunman opens fire outside Mirza academy; security guard injured in foot, now out of danger, police say Engineer religious scholar Mirza Muhammad Ali. Photo: File Engineer religious scholar Muhammad Ali Mirza survived an attack on Sunday outside the Quran-o-Sunnah Research Academy in Jhelum. The attacker was killed by police gunfire, while a police officer was […]
The country has faced serious economic difficulties in recent years, but managed to avoid a default through coordinated efforts. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq speaking to the media in Lahore. PHOTO: SCREENSHOT LAHORE: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Sunday said Pakistan was recognized globally for its role in regional diplomatic efforts, recognizing the
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A security guard outside the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. Photo: AFP PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially informed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly about the arrangements for the Senate by-election scheduled for April 23, directing all members to bring their original CNIC and Assembly membership cards while voting.
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Driver flees as angry mob sets his vehicle on fire after pedestrian dies in Gulistan-e-Johar KARACHI: A pedestrian was killed in a road accident involving a speeding water tanker near Perfume Chowk in Gulistan-e-Johar on Saturday, triggering public outrage and violent protests. Police say the tanker truck ran over a man, leaving him seriously injured.
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PUBLISHED on April 19, 2026 KARACHI: This has probably been said many times over the past few weeks, but it bears repeating. The world is living in unprecedented times, in more ways than one. In trying to find a way out of the US-Israeli war against Iran, we are navigating uncharted waters, boldly going where
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International Islamic University Islamabad is open until April 24 and exams are postponed Pakistani flags displayed in front of the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the United States and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, April 18, 2026. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Several universities in Islamabad and Rawalpindi announced changes
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Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. SCREENSHOT ANTALYA: Pakistan and three major regional powers closed ranks on Saturday, reaffirming coordinated diplomatic action to manage escalating tensions in the Middle East, as their foreign ministers met on the sidelines of a major international forum. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy
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Former first lady Bushra Bibi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking suspension of the sentence of Bushra Bibi, the wife of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in the Al-Qadir Trust case, on medical grounds. As the IHC division bench headed by Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz
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The minister also noted that Pakistan successfully repaid a $1.4 billion Eurobond earlier this month. Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview at the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington DC, United States, April 13, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said
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Field Marshal Asim Munir during his visit to Azad Kashmir. Photo: ISPR ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military leaders concluded a high-level visit to Iran with a new diplomatic effort, as Islamabad steps up efforts to position itself as a mediator in the widening Middle East conflict. According to military media reports, Chief of Inter-Services Public Relations,
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