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Reorganisation was carried out on the instructions of the party’s jailed founder Imran Khan ISLAMABAD: Days after scrapping its earlier, larger body amid concerns over ‘leaks’, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday unveiled a reconstituted political committee, naming 23 senior leaders while pointedly leaving out former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur and including leaders … Read more
The Center for Islamic Civilization is not merely a museum complex; it is a large-scale cultural and educational megaproject designed to reinterpret the role of Islamic heritage in world history. Its aim is to study Uzbekistan’s own cultural and historical legacy and to preserve it for future generations, according a report published on CNN. The … Read more
Asks Afghan regime to address Pak security concerns; Reiterates Pakistan’s call for peaceful dispute resolution Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif exchanges pleasantries with the world leaders in Ashgabat. Photo: APP ASHGABAT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the peaceful settlement of global disputes, while urging the international community to press the Afghan … Read more
[ A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: Pakistan has secured nearly $940 million in new development financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank to support state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms, climate resilience in Sindh, and improved urban services in Punjab. While … Read more
. LONDON: US pop star Taylor Swift breaks down in tears in her documentary released Friday as she recalls the murder of three girls in a stabbing spree in northern England at a dance class themed around her music. Backstage footage from the Eras Tour showed the musician crying before meeting the families of victims … Read more
. -William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Netflix. WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers released a new cache of photos on Friday from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that includes images of US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton. Other high-profile figures in the published pictures include former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, former Clinton … Read more
Palestinians make their way along Al-Rashid road toward Gaza City from Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025. PHOTO:AFP ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates on Friday reaffirmed the indispensable role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for … Read more
[ . There were fears that the petroleum dealers, most of whom were corrupt and involved in fuel hoarding, would not pass on the full benefit of cross-subsidy to the motorbike owners and demand higher prices. PHOTO: afp KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association has rejected the margin offered by the government and has demanded … Read more
. Thousands of flood-prone tents and homemade shelters now line areas cleared of rubble in Gaza. Photo: AFP GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency on Friday said at least 13 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory. … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The government is set to introduce a legally secure framework to empower the Prime Minister’s Office to issue directives for the protection of foreign direct investment (FDI) and investors aimed at stopping undue interference by NAB and FIA under the new proposed National Industrial Policy. The government also plans to set up National … Read more