PESHAWAR: Four people belonging to the same family were killed in a shooting incident over a property dispute in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Domel in the early hours of Sunday.
The incident occurred in the Odeen Kallay area of Domel late at night.
According to Rescue 1122, the shooting claimed the lives of a father and his two sons, as well as another victim who was reportedly a close…
MUZAFFARABAD: Shops and markets were largely shut and vehicular traffic remained minimal in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), on Tuesday as the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) observed a strike.
Meanwhile, AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore urged a return to the negotiating table in a bid to end the tensions that have gripped the region over…
President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday stressed that the upcoming 2026–2027 federal budget should prioritise “public welfare, provincial rights and economic stability” during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Presidency said.
The meeting, part of wider pre-budget consultations between major allied parties in the Centre, came a couple of days ahead of the government’s announcement…
Democratic lawmakers are hoping to force Republicans to remove Bill Pulte from his new side-gig as acting director of national intelligence.
Senator Mark Warner told Senate Majority Leader John Thune to get Pulte removed or risk Democrats withholding their votes for Donald Trump’s long-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Punchbowl News reported…
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Pakistan, along with 13 other nations, on Sunday condemned the “illegal and unacceptable step” of the so-called Somaliland opening a “purported” embassy in occupied Jerusalem, terming it an “infringement on the legal and historical status of Jerusalem,” the Foreign Office (FO) said.
Somaliland is a breakaway region of Somalia.
In December 2025, Israel became the first country to formally…
Few subjects stretch the modern religious imagination quite like the prospect of intelligent life beyond Earth.
In recent years, congressional hearings, military whistleblower testimony and declassified government records on “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAPs — the newer vernacular for what were traditionally called UFOs — have moved the conversation from the margins of public discourse…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed on Sunday that Pakistan had received Iran’s response to a US proposal to end the war in the region.
Speaking at a ceremony held in Islamabad to commemorate _Marka-i-Haq_ , the premier mentioned Pakistan’s efforts for de-escalation between the US and Iran, stating that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir had informed…
Iran has sent its response to a US proposal to end the war in the region via Pakistan, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran sent today through Pakistani mediators its response to the latest text proposed by the United States to end the war,” the official _IRNA_ news agency said.
Iranian news agency _ISNA_ reported that Tehran’s response to the latest US peace…
KARACHI: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Saturday claimed to have arrested an alleged supplier of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, and an extortionist in separate actions in the metropolis.
The SIU and a federal civilian intelligence agency, acting on a tip-off, jointly carried out an operation at the Lyari riverbed and arrested the narcotics dealer in an injured condition…
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of 16 Pakistani entrepreneurs and business leaders is participating in the ‘SelectUSA Investment Summit’ that has opened in National Harbour, Maryland, to establish new connections and opportunities to grow through investing in the United States.
The four-day Investment Summit, which opened on Sunday, is the highest-profile event in the United States to facilitate…
PESHAWAR: A tribal gathering convened by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday decided that a jirga will be formed to hold talks with the federal government and other stakeholders on drone attacks in the province.
In the past few days, CM Afridi has condemned “persistent drone attacks” in KP, even hinting at introducing legislation to criminalise collateral damage in such…
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Pakistan and China on Monday signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in water desalination, agricultural technology, and the tea industry.
President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a week-long visit to China until May 1, witnessed the signing of the MoUs between Pakistani and Chinese entities. The MoUs reflect a focused effort to advance practical…
Bushra Bibi, the wife of incarcerated ex-premier and PTI founder Imran Khan, was shifted back to Adiala jail on Friday after undergoing an eye surgery at a Rawalpindi hospital, according to jail authorities.
Bushra is serving a seven-year sentence in the £190 million corruption case. In December 2025, she was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Toshakhana 2 case, which revolved around…
Bushra Bibi, the wife of incarcerated ex-premier and PTI founder Imran Khan, was shifted back to Adiala jail on Friday after undergoing an eye surgery at a Rawalpindi hospital, according to jail authorities.
Bushra is serving a seven-year sentence in the £190 million corruption case. In December 2025, she was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Toshakhana 2 case, which revolved around…
Bushra Bibi, the wife of incarcerated ex-premier and PTI founder Imran Khan, has been taken to the hospital, according to party chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan.
Bushra is serving a seven-year sentence in the £190 million corruption case. In December 2025, she was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment in the Toshakhana 2 case, which revolved around the purchase of an expensive jewelry set gifted…
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Thomas Wong
Weekend editor
April 13, 202612:42 AM ET
President Donald Trump fired off his most public and intense criticism of Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy Sunday night post to Truth Social and also in remarks to journalists, calling the spiritual head of the Catholic Church “weak” and “terrible” on key issues.
“Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for…
Donald Trump is not happy as a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is on the verge of collapsing.
On Truth Social Wednesday afternoon, Trump expressed frustration that “Numerous Agreements, Lists, and Letters are being sent out by people that have absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.A. / Iran Negotiation, in many cases, they are total Fraudsters, Charlatans, and WORSE.”
“There is only one…
Bernie Moreno’s meteoric rise into Donald Trump’s orbit demonstrates how extraordinary wealth and elite social background buy…
Macworld
Humans are typically averse to change. When something defies expectations with a dramatic shift, they tend to react negatively, holding onto familiar concepts. Sometimes, radical changes eventually become the new norm. People evolve with the objects surrounding them when they realize how they elevate their lives in unprecedented ways.
Apple has a long history of thinking differently.…
Privacy breaches and government overreach.
The philosopher Jürgen Habermas, who died on Friday, understood himself to be a socialist until his last days. He recognized that the Left…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi over the phone once again on Wednesday, according to the Foreign Office (FO).
According to a post by the FO on social media, the two leaders “discussed regional developments and underscored the importance of dialogue and diplomacy”.
They agreed to continue close engagement and coordination,…