Second mpox case of 2025 detected at Peshawar airport – Pakistan
The second mpox case of the year was detected on Thursday when a five-month-old infant with the disease arrived in Peshawar from Qatar, health authorities said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Adviser Ehtesham Ali confirmed that the case was detected at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport, bringing the province’s total to 11 since 2022. “The Public Health […]
FBR orders retailers to accept debit, credit cards for all transactions
Listen to article In a move to enhance tax documentation and tracking, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification amending the Sales Tax Rules 2006, Express News reported on Thursday. According to the new regulations, all retailers will be required to accept all forms of online transactions, including debit and credit card payments. Under […]
Justice Rizvi asks if May 9 offences more serious than terrorism incidents – Pakistan
Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi wondered on Wednesday whether crimes committed during violent nationwide riots on May 9, 2023, were more serious than terrorist incidents as the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench heard a case on military trials of civilians arrested over the incident. The case pertains to the military trials — and recent sentencing — of […]
Imran Khan pens letter to CJP Yahya Afridi on rights violations, poll rigging
Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a lengthy 349-page letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Aminuddin, addressing issues related to human rights violations, electoral fraud, and the arrests of PTI workers. According to Express News, the letter includes reports detailing alleged election rigging, human rights violations, […]
Quran-desecrating provocateur Momika shot dead in Sweden, five suspects arrested – World
An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over desecrating the Holy Quran, and five people were arrested over the shooting on Thursday. The five were arrested in connection with the incident late on Wednesday and ordered detained by […]
PTI responds to PM Shehbaz’s offer for talks
Listen to article In response to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for negotiations, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shibli Faraz has rejected the suggestion of forming a house committee, stating that it is not an effective approach, Express News reported on Thursday. Faraz criticised the PM’s stance, saying the real issue lies with the government’s attitude towards other […]
Man shot dead in Sweden ahead of court verdict over Holy Quran desecration; five people arrested – World
An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over desecrating the Quran, and five people were arrested over the shooting on Thursday. The five were arrested in connection with the incident late on Wednesday and ordered detained by a […]
‘Takes two to tango’: Govt offers PTI parliamentary committee to continue talks – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the government was ready to form a parliamentary committee to continue talks with the PTI as against the party’s demand to constitute a judicial commission to probe the protests of May 9, 2023, and November 26, 2024. After more than a year of heightened tensions between the […]
Hamas frees hostages in Gaza as Israel delays release of 110 Palestinians
Listen to article Hamas released three Israelis and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday, but Israel postponed the expected release of Palestinian prisoners following chaotic scenes during the handover process. Among the freed were Arbel Yehud, 29, who had been abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, and […]
Iran says ready for nuclear talks if West is ‘serious’ – World
Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear programme if Western countries show they are “serious”, the foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying in an interview published on Thursday. “We have said several times that we are ready for discussions, but only if the other side is serious about this,” Esmaeil Baqaei said. Tehran has […]