Engr Muhammad Ali Mirza survives gun attack in Jhelum, assailant killed in police firing
Armed man opened fire outside Mirza’s academy; security constable injured in foot, now out of danger, says police Religious scholar Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza survived an attack on Sunday outside the Quran-o-Sunnah Research Academy in Jhelum. The attacker was killed in police firing, while a policeman was injured. Police spokesperson Kashif Kiani said Mirza was […]
North Korea fires ballistic missiles again, flexing muscle amid Iran war – World
North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, accelerating its missile launches amid Iran war tensions and talk of possible meetings with the US and South Korea. Pyongyang’s intense missile activity — this was the fourth such launch this month and the seventh of the year — is meant to display its self-defence […]
Pakistan’s Nadia, Aqsa reflect on FIFA Series highs, heartbreak and the road ahead – Sport
KARACHI: The team bus was whistling and laughing after an 8-0 demolition. Four days later, the same players sat in a silent dressing room, a 1-0 loss to Mauritania playing on loop in their heads. Pakistan’s first-ever FIFA Series campaign contained both extremes — a record-breaking win, a narrow defeat that stung more than any […]
Polish DPM commends Pakistan’s role in US-Iran ceasefire in call with Ishaq Dar
Both counterparts appreciate momentum in Pakistan–Poland relations, commit to strengthening cooperation Polish Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar Photo: X Polish Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister (FM) Radosław Sikorski on Sunday commended Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts in facilitating a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and appreciated the country’s […]
Over 10,000 police personnel deployed on security duty in Rawalpindi – Pakistan
• 400 elite commandos, including 100 snipers, part of multi-layered security• US, Iran advance teams likely to start arriving in Islamabad today• Managements of hostels, hotels, inns and guest houses in capital directed to close their premises until further orders RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Security has been put on high alert in Rawalpindi with the deployment of over […]
SMOKERS’ CORNER: GEOPOLITICS OF THE PULPIT – Newspaper
The history of Western engagement in the Middle East and South Asia reveals a pattern in which radical Islamist movements were frequently used as strategic assets against secular or leftist rivals. The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) involvement in the 1953 coup against prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran is now well-documented. The CIA coordinated with […]
Fire in Malaysia’s Sabah destroys 200 homes, hundreds displaced
Strong winds, closely packed wooden stilt houses cause blaze to spread rapidly in Sandakan district Fire in the coastal village of Kampung Bahagia, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Screenshot of a video still. PHOTO: X Hundreds of people have been displaced after a fire destroyed around 200 homes in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on […]
Three women held in Sialkot for beggary in KSA – Newspaper
GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested a group of four persons, including three women, at Sialkot airport for being involved in beggary in Saudi Arabia. A senior FIA official said the group of passengers, namely Shah Nawaz, Shahzia, Sonia and Farzana Bibi, all residents of Islamabad, arrived at the Sialkot International Airport […]
Healers who kill
A DECADE and roughly 10 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreaks later, it’s clear we’ve learned little, if anything. Consider Taunsa: between November 2024 and October 2025, 331 children tested positive for HIV there. Eight months after a government crackdown on the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, where the medical superintendent was removed and replaced, incriminating undercover footage […]
A new Pakistan – Newspaper
PAKISTAN’s diplomacy to end the war between Iran and the US has been in full swing during the last few days, and apparently, these efforts are yielding results, as hinted by statements from both sides. The outcome of the talks between Iran and the US will become clear soon, but the war has already triggered […]