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Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Trump’s reversal of sanctions on Israeli settlers.

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 05:30pm

Security forces neutralise Afghan national involved in terrorism during Zhob operation: ISPR

"Such incidents are irrefutable evidence of the involvement of Afghan nationals in terrorist activities in Pakistan," says ISPR, adds body handed over to Afghanistan.

Published 21 Jan, 2025 04:29pm

UK PM vows to fight new ‘terrorism’ threat after Southport girls’ murders

Says girls’ deaths should mark a “line in the sand” and “a fundamental change in how Britain protects its citizens and its children”.

Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:58pm

Turkish ski resort fire kills 66, forces guests to jump from windows

Health minister says some 51 people injured at the Kartalkaya ski resort in northwest Turkiye

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 05:37pm

Judges wonder why case related to 26th Amendment sent to constitutional bench as SC official faces contempt

Justice Mansoor Shah says "judiciary’s independence has ended" if ongoing cases taken back from regular benches; Nazar Abbas removed as additional registrar.

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 05:44pm

Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails

Commission says it had detailed “multiple verified cases where women were disappeared along with their children”, as recently as 2023.

Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:04pm

Saudi’s Manara Minerals to buy 10 to 20pc stake in Pakistan’s Reko Diq gold project: report

Manara Minerals to buy equity stake from govt of Pakistan, which owns 25pc stake in project, says report.

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 02:27pm

China says hopes for cooperation with US on trade under Trump

Vows to support World Health Organisation after US withdrawal.

Published 21 Jan, 2025 02:04pm

Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US

Foreign ministry says Khan Mohammed had been serving a life sentence in California after being arrested “almost two decades ago” in Nangarhar.

Published 21 Jan, 2025 01:56pm

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Defence and Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif welcomes passengers at new airport.

Pakistan , Updated 20 Jan, 2025 04:47pm

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Nadra shifts registration services from website to mobile app from today

Three regional offices to be established in AJK, Gwadar and GB; Pak-ID website to be officially discontinued starting Jan 17.

Pakistan , Published 17 Jan, 2025 07:59am

Nadra shifts registration services from website to mobile app from today

New Gwadar airport to see first landing today

PIA flight set to depart from Karachi, with high-ranking officials from aviation division onboard.

Pakistan , Updated 20 Jan, 2025 09:03am

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