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US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether authorities will livestream the firing squad execution of the perpetrator of a deadly attack on American soldiers, a plan that has drawn broad and bipartisan condemnation, it emerged on Saturday. Nidal Hasan’s execution — scheduled for December 3 a...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), declaring that it would stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the kingdom in the face of continued Houthi attacks. Addressing the UNSC’s...
On Oct 10, 2025, Israel began pulling its troops from parts of Gaza as a peace agreement it signed with Hamas went into effect. A year later, it has expanded its occupation to about 70 per cent of the Palestinian territory — one of its many violations of that ceasefire. The 20-point peace plan envis...
India deployed thousands of police in its capital and restricted transportation in and around Delhi ahead of mass demonstrations on Saturday demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief over alleged voter-roll irregularities. The protests, called by the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party ...
KARACHI: Sri Lankan wildlife health specialist and veterinarian Dr Buddhika Bandara joined Four Paws’ expert Dr Amir Khalil and the Safari Park vet team on Friday to carry out a joint medical examination of the ailing elephant Madhubala. The foreign experts have been invited by local authorities aft...
EVERY World Mental Health Day arrives with a theme, a hashtag, and a flurry of panels. This year’s call to centre the voices of people with lived experience deserves more than a single day. It requires an honest accounting of whose voices have shaped our mental health agenda, and whose have been abs...
ON Oct 5, in an emergency meeting, the member states of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement invoked the joint defence clause. Now, Islamabad and Ankara can actively move towards rapid force deployment to protect Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. The Middle East is one of the most ...
AMERICAN President Donald Trump’s statement that he will not launch a fresh attack on Iran before the US midterm elections does little to calm fears of renewed war in the Gulf. In effect, the US president has only promised to postpone the attack, when he should have committed to indefinitely suspend...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkiye on Friday signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in combating terrorism, narcotics trafficking and organised crime and agreed to establish a Joint Working Group to strengthen collaboration between their interior ministries. The decisions were taken during a meetin...
• Courts should nip vexatious litigation in the bud to save judicial time, says Justice Mazhar• SHC order in Askari IV bungalow case set aside• Trial court directed to decide civil suit’s maintainability after giving both parties adequate opportunity of hearing ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled...
• UK records the highest growth among major sources, with inflows rising 19.4pc• Saudi Arabia remains the largest source, contributing $2.686 billion KARACHI: Workers’ remittances increased by 14 per cent in the first quarter of FY27 compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year, accordi...
• IAEA team calls physical protection regime robust after 12-day review; offers recommendations to tighten security rules and procedures• PNRA, IAEA wrap up five-day workshop on commercial-grade nuclear equipment ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has established a robust nuclear security regime for the physical p...
