A black bear scavenges for food in California, on October 10, 2009. — AFP/FilePESHAWAR: A wild bear in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s Mansehra district has killed a mother of three children, prompting the relatives of the deceased to stage a protest against the officials.The gruesome incident......Read more: Enraged bear claims woman's life in KP's Balakot
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COAS General Syed Asim Munir meets German military officers during official visit to Germany. — ISPRRAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir has paid an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany where he held separate meetings with civil-military leadership,......Read more: In Germany visit, COAS meets civil-military leadership
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A general view of the Parliament House building in Islamabad, April 10, 2022. — ReutersISLAMABAD: After seeking to close doors for judges holding foreign citizenship in superior judiciary, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl lawmaker Noor Alam Khan on Thursday proposed constitutional amendments to......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses an event in UAE, on May 23, 2024. — APPPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his maiden UAE visit as premier, has said that Pakistan seeks joint collaboration and investments with friendly countries as he has broken the "begging bowl"."Gone are the days......Read more: UAE sojourn: PM Shehbaz says 'begging bowl broken'
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— Facebook/@cda.isb.pkISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority Thursday announced a six-month paid internship porogramme for fresh graduates."The internship program will start from June 2024 to provide an opportunity to young graduates to gain experience and start their......Read more: [Pakistan] - CDA announces paid internships
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Former prime minister Imran Khan along with his wife Bushra Bibi signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at the registrar's office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFPA verdict was reserved on Thursday on the petitions challenging the un-Islamic nikah case filed......
People, affected by the heatwave, receive medical treatment at a Heatstroke Treatment Camp in Karachi on May 22, 2024. — OnlineKARACHI: Three youths affected by heatstroke were on Thursday admitted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in Karachi for assistance.The hospital......Read more: [Pakistan] - 3 Karachiites impacted by heatstroke admitted to Jinnah healthcare facility
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An undated photograph of the Pakistani passport. — X/@visafoto_comISLAMABAD: As the controversy surrounding the passport-related conditions for women intensified, the Director General Immigration and Passports Mustafa Jamal Kazi Thursday said the government will address the issue through......Read more: Govt to tweak passport requirements for married, divorced women
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Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan speaks during an interview with CGTN-America on May 22, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — X/@PakinUSAPakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said Islamabad and Washington continue to work on a......
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reaches Abu Dhabi on one-day visit on May 23, 2024. —PMOISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday landed in Abu Dhabi on an "important" visit during which matters related to trade and investment will be discussed with the Emirati......Read more: Trade, investment to top agenda as PM Shehbaz lands in Abu Dhabi
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The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences, and Technology. — Facebook/fuuast.edu.pkKARACHI: Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences - Technology has announced banning activities of student organisations, the interim registrar of the varsity announced on Wednesday.Student organisations......Read more: FUAAST bans student organisations with immediate effect
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PM Shehbaz Shehbaz Sharif calls on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Imam Khamenei in Tehran on May 22, 2024. — X/@GovtofPakistanPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered condolences to the Iranian leadership on the sad demise of late president Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials who died......Read more: PM Shehbaz offers condolences to Iranian leadership on Raisi death
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Pakistan Consul General in New York Aamer Ahmed Atozai poses with recovered artefacts and US officials. — X/@PakinNewYork NEW YORK: The United States returned 133 pieces of stolen antiquities worth over $13 million to Pakistan at a ceremony at Manhattan District Attorney&s office......Read more: Stolen artefacts worth millions of dollars returned to Pakistan
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Incarcerated PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid at Services Hospital after being shifted from Lahore&s Kot Lakhpat Jail. — Geo NewsLAHORE: After being declared a "critical prisoner" by jail authorities, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has been shifted to Services......Read more: PTI's Yasmin Rashid shifted to hospital from jail after health worsens
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PTI leader Hammad Azhar speaking to the media at party central secretariat in Islamabad on May 22, 2024. — X/@balochi5252ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf acting Punjab Chapter President Hammad Azhar, who went into hiding to dodge arrest following May 9 riots, came to the fore on......Read more: PTI's Hammad Azhar comes out of hiding on 'Khan's instruction'
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Image taken during a country-wide blackout, on January 10, 2021. — AFPAmid extremely hot weather prevailing in Karachi, Sindh Energy Minister Nasir Hussain Shah warned that a case would be lodged against Karachi-Electric if anyone dies of heatstroke due to loadshedding during the ongoing......Read more: Sindh govt warns filing FIR against KE 'if anyone dies of heatstroke'
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Wounded PTI information secretary Raoof Hasan addresses the press conference on May 22, 2024, a day after being wounded in brutal attack in Islamabad. — Screen grab/Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Information Secretary Raoof Hasan, who survived an attack in Islamabad earlier......Read more: [Pakistan] - PTI's Raoof Hasan raises objections to FIR after surviving attack
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: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, PML-N's Talal Chaudhry, and MQM-P's Faisal Sabzwari, speaking during a Senate session, on May 22, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/GeoNewsISLAMABAD: Denying any rifts between the executive and judiciary, the senators of the ruling coalition called for respective......Read more: Senators urge judicial restraint, emphasise respect for elected officials
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Candidates are solving their question papers at an unidentified location. — APP/FileThe Board of Secondary Education Karachi has released a revised schedule for the deferred matriculation exams due to expected heatwave in Sindh. As per a notification issued on Wednesday, the matric and......Read more: BSEK releases revised schedule for deferred matric exams
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PTI information secretary Raoof Hasan sits in a room after being injured during an attack in Islamabad, May 21, 2024. — Facebook/@PTIOfficialThe federal government has formed a committee to investigate the attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Information Secretary Raoof Hasan after......Read more: Committee formed to probe attack on PTI's Raoof Hasan
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A representational image of armed terrorists. — Reuters/FileRAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Wednesday called on the interim Afghanistan government to ensure effective border management amid increased infiltration attempts and terrorist attacks by terrorists using Afghan soil.In a statement,......
Representational image of students solving exam papers in Karachi on May 9, 2023. — APPKARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi exams slated to start on May 28 have been deferred for four days.BIEK Chairman Prof Nasim Ahmed Memon on Wednesday said that the exams will......Read more: [Pakistan] - Inter examinations delayed for 4 days: BIEK chairman
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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar speaks during a presser in Islamabad on May 22, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday said that the Pakistani government has decided to form a fact-finding committee to probe the......Read more: [Pakistan] - Inquiry committee formed to examine Bishkek mob attacks
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is presiding a meeting in Islamabad on April 3, 2024. —Facebook/ Mian Shehbaz Sharif ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay condolences on the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and others during a......Read more: PM to convey Pakistan's condolences on President Raisi's death in Iran visit
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Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar meets Kyrgyz counterpart Kulubaev Zheenbek Moldokanovich in Bishkek, May 21, 2024. — X/@ForeignOfficePkAfter Pakistani nationals, including students, suffered mob attacks by locals last week, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq......
Representational image. — Reuters/FileThe Punjab Joint Action Committee on Tuesday decided to challenge the Defamation Bill 2024 in the Lahore High Court , terming the legislation as &black law&.The controversial bill was passed by the Punjab Assembly on Monday amid a......Read more: Media associations to move court against 'controversial' Punjab Defamation Bill
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PTI President Parvez Elahi. — Online/FilesLAHORE: In a major development on Tuesday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Parvez Elahi walked free from Lahore's kot Lakhpat Jail following months long incarceration.The development comes after the Lahore High Court approved the PTI leader's......Read more: PTI's Parvez Elahi walks free after months-long incarceration
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Deputy prime minister and foreign minister Senator Ishaq Dar addresses the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting being held in Astana, Kazakhstan from May 20-21, 2024. — X/@ForeignOfficePkAt the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers taking place in Astana,......Read more: SCO moot: Dar emphasises two-state solution to Palestine issue
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A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, October 31, 2018. — ReutersISLAMABAD: A Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Member of the National Assembly , Noor Alam Khan, has proposed a constitutional amendment to ban the appointment of dual national judges in the higher and top......Read more: [Pakistan] - Costs seeks restriction on visit of judges holding dual nationality
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Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon addresses the Sindh Assembly session on May 21 in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News Hinting at moving the court against power distribution companies, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon Tuesday said that......Read more: [Pakistan] - Discos subjecting individuals to 'cumulative punishment': Sharjeel Memon
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