3 excise officials kidnapped after attack on checkpost in Balochistan’s Chagai: police sources – Pakistan
QUETTA: Three excise officials have been abducted at gunpoint following an attack on their department’s checkpost on the Dalbandin–Taftan Highway in Balochistan’s Chagai district, police sources told Dawn on Tuesday. According to the sources, the attack was carried out by unidentified men on Monday evening. They said around 30 armed men surrounded the checkpost that […]
‘Azad Kashmir is as dear to me as Punjab’: Nawaz Sharif kicks off election campaign
PML-N supremo vows to resolve AJK issues, pledges tenfold budget increase if party forms government Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday kicked off his election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), describing the region as his second home and saying it was as dear to him as Punjab. “Azad Kashmir is […]
Centre committed to working closely with GB government, PM tells CM Amjad Hussain – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on Tuesday the newly appointed Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and assured him that the federal government was committed to working closely with his government for welfare of its people. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the premier told Hussain that the Centre is committed to working with […]
DIGITISING A NATIONAL HERITAGE – Newspaper
While the digitisation process of the Lahore and Taxila museums is helping preserve thousands of priceless artefacts, it has also revealed the bureaucratic failures, institutional neglect and governance challenges that have long threatened the nation’s cultural heritage. Digitising a museum collection is often framed as a technical challenge. Procure high-resolution cameras and scanners, hire trained […]
Pakistan-origin physician Asif Mahmood elected chair of US commission on religious freedom – World
Dr Asif Mahmood, a physician of Pakistani origin, has been elected as the chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The commission is a bipartisan body of the US federal government that monitors religious freedom around the world and makes policy recommendations to the president, the secretary of state and the […]
5 questions that continue to linger after the FIFA World Cup – Sport
As the echoes of the stadiums fade, the tournament departs with more than memories of footballing excellence. The curtain has fallen on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the grandest and most expansive edition yet, hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Spain emerged triumphant in a tense final against Argentina, etching their name on […]
US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit
US judge approves record US copyright settlement in AI training case, the first major US lawsuit to settle Anthropic logo, a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on June 5, 2026. REUTERS A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of […]
PSX gains 2,000 points during intraday trade as oil eases amid US-Iran mediation efforts – Business
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index soared 2,000 points during early trade on Tuesday. The KSE-100 index was up 2075.58 points from the previous close of 175,927.73 points by 10:24am. The development came as global oil prices softened on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the US and Iran against an […]
Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood
Around 100 people unaccounted for as citizens use wooden poles, bare hands to search for missing in Parun A massive flood brought huge boulders that smashed into buildings in Afghanistan’s Parun. PHOTO: AFP Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, after a major flood smashed through […]
‘We won’t stop’: India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement vows to protest until education minister resigns – World
India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until the education minister resigns, a day after at least 180 people were injured in protests in New Delhi. Thousands of protesters gathered in the heart of the Indian capital on Monday, demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and wider examination reforms, […]