Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump – World
The man accused of shooting a US Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a Washington dinner attended by President Donald Trump is facing federal charges of attempting to assassinate the president, a judge said in court on Monday. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, also faces firearms charges in a […]
Punjab Assembly passes bill setting minimum marriage age at 18 for both males and females – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed on Monday the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026, which sets 18 years as the minimum legal age for marriage for both boys and girls and declares underage marriage a non-bailable offence. The bill was presented in the assembly by Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman. However, the lawmakers were […]
Punjab Assembly passes child marriage restraint bill, setting minimum marriage age at 18 for both males and females – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly passed on Monday the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026, which sets 18 years as the minimum legal age for marriage for both boys and girls and declares underage marriage a non-bailable offence. The bill was presented in the assembly by Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman. However, the lawmakers were […]
India declares Shopian seminary unlawful entity
ISLAMABAD: In a move further tightening its crackdown on religious and educational institutions in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the Indian government has declared a famous seminary Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom, located in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian district, as an “unlawful entity” under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), […]
Zardari greets South Africa on National Day
. ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday extended felicitations to President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of South Africa on the occasion of their National Day, annually observed on April 27. In a message on behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan, the president, who is currently on a five-day visit […]
Iran signals cautious openness to dialogue
Araghchi says US push reflects ‘unmet war aims’ Washington reviews Iranian phased de-escalation proposal Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg. PHOTO: REUTERS MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday assured Tehran that Moscow would do “everything” to […]
Info ministry rubbishes reports of Pakistan targeting varsity, residential areas in Afghanistan’s Kunar – Pakistan
The information ministry on Monday rubbished reports by the Afghan media alleging Pakistan carried out attacks targeting a university and residential areas in the neighbouring country’s Kunar province. In a post on X, the ministry shared a screenshot of a social media post by Afghan news outlet Tolo News, which claimed that Pakistan had carried […]
Melania Trump says ABC should take stand on late-night host Kimmel over joke likening her to an ‘expectant widow’ – World
US first lady Melania Trump said on Monday it was time for ABC to “take a stand” on Jimmy Kimmel over a joke likening her to an “expectant widow,” a jibe with eerie resonance after a shooting at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump. Even though Kimmel made the remark in a monologue days […]
Study proposes tax, reforms on cement sector
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan’s (CCP) new cement sector study has advocated tax, logistics, energy and mineral reforms to boost competition, cut structural distortions and unlock long-term growth in one of Pakistan’s key industrial sectors. The report titled “Competition Assessment Study of the Cement Sector in Pakistan,” addresses competition-related challenges in the cement sector. […]
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people for ‘glorifying or sympathising’ with Iranian attacks – World
Bahrain revoked the citizenship of 69 people over what it described as sympathy with Iran’s hostile acts and collaboration with foreign entities, the kingdom’s interior ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that the 69 people included accused individuals and their family members, and that they were all of non-Bahraini origin. “The Bahraini nationality […]