FIA files case against Imran Riaz over anti-judiciary campaign on social media
RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against journalist and YouTuber Imran Riaz Khan for allegedly running an anti-judiciary campaign on social media, Express News reported on Wednesday. The case was filed by the FIA Cyber Crime Circle in Islamabad, naming seven individuals, including Imran Riaz, for their involvement in the online […]
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza school shelter, 14 killed
An Israeli air strike Wednesday hit a central Gaza school, with the Hamas-run territory’s civil defence agency reporting 14 killed in the facility-turned-displacement shelter and the military saying it had targeted. The vast majority of the Gaza Strip’s 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once by the war, triggered by Hamas’s October 7 […]
Afghan girls, barred from school, seek education through TV classes
Every morning after breakfast, Afghan teenager Prina Muradi turns on the television – not to watch films or cartoons, but to study maths, science and literature. Muradi, 16, has not been to school since 2021 when the Taliban seized the country and barred girls from secondary education. But now she is racing to catch up, […]
‘Two laws, two systems, and two Pakistans cannot coexist’, says Gandapur
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has criticised the existence of a dual justice system in Pakistan, stating that “two laws, two systems, and two Pakistans cannot coexist.” He stressed the need for a single legal framework for all citizens. Speaking at a Bar Council Associations event on Wednesday, Gandapur said, “If we do not […]
Pakistani man charged with plot to assassinate US official over Qassem Soleimani’s killing
NEW YORK: A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been charged for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the US killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Asif Raza Merchant, 46, allegedly sought to hire a hitman to assassinate a politician or a US government official in the […]
India’s bid to match China’s factory heft gets a reality check – World
India’s push to become a factory titan has hit a snag: to become a credible alternative to China for global firms, it first needs to warm up to its long-time rival. Ties between the world’s two most populous countries had been strained since a deadly Himalayan border clash in 2020, slowing the exchange of capital, […]
Fire at illegal petrol pump in Karachi traps residents, rescue efforts underway
A fire broke out at an illegal petrol pump in Karachi’s Shah Faisal Colony area on Wednesday, trapping dozens of residents inside a building, Express News reported. The petrol pump, reportedly operating unlawfully beneath a residential building, posed a significant danger to those living above. The fire quickly spread, leaving several people stranded inside as […]
IHC to hear Imran Khan’s plea against possible military custody tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has scheduled a hearing on a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, seeking to prevent his transfer to military custody. The court’s Registrar’s Office set the petition for hearing despite objections, with Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb presiding over the case on Thursday (tomorrow). Imran Khan had […]
Fazl rejects govt’s claim of support for constitutional amendment
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has rejected government claims that his party supports proposed constitutional amendments, stressing that no opposition party, including JUI-F, will back any legislation that contradicts the Constitution or democracy. According to Express News, Fazlur Rehman met with senior politician Muhammad Ali Durrani at his residence in Islamabad late on […]
Iran, Iraq sign 14 pacts during President Pezeshkian’s visit to expand ties
Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, announced that over a dozen agreements were signed with Iraq on Wednesday during his visit to the neighbouring country. “Fourteen cooperation memorandums were signed between Iran and Iraq, which is the starting point of the expansion of cooperation,” Pezeshkian said, standing alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. On his […]