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. Thousands march in France to back Iranian protesters. Photo: AFP PARIS: Thousands of people rallied in France on Saturday in a show of support for demonstrators in Iran risking their lives to demand an end to theocratic rule. The protests in Iran over past weeks are the largest since the “Woman, Life, Freedom” street … Read more
. Protester removes Iran’s flag in London. Photo: AFP LONDON: A protester who climbed across multiple balconies onto a terrace at Iran’s embassy in London and removed a flag remained in custody on Saturday as police said they had also arrested 13 other people. The man was held on suspicion of criminal damage, trespass on … Read more
[ . Charging higher taxes from non-filers of income tax returns has become a source of easy revenue generation, rather than expanding the tax base. photo: file LAHORE: Sindh Revenue Board Chairman Dr Wasif Memon visited the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) headquarters, where he was received by PRA Chairman Muazzam Iqbal Sipra. The PRA chairman … Read more
. Indonesia plane. Photo: Courtesy — South China Morning Post MAKASSAR: Indonesian authorities are searching for a small passenger plane after contact was lost on Saturday with the aircraft carrying 11 people, rescue officials told AFP. The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane left from Yogyakarta and was headed for the city of Makassar on Sulawesi … Read more
[ Firefighters battle a blaze at Karachi Port’s West Wharf terminal on January 16, 2026. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the cause of a fire at the Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) and to fix responsibility to prevent similar incidents in … Read more
. DEIR HAFER: Syria’s army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqa province on Saturday after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade. The government appeared to be seeking to extend its grip on parts of the country under Kurdish control a … Read more
Kianna Underwood, the former child actress best known for her role on Nickelodeon’s sketch series All That, has died at the age of 33 following a hit and run incident in New York. Her family confirmed the news in a social media post, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans and former viewers who grew … Read more
Dar, Araghchi hold telephonic conversation; FMs discuss regional situation, border issues Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi during a meeting at the foreign ministry in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday expressed its strong desire for peace and stability in Iran and the wider region as Deputy Prime … Read more
[ KARACHI: On New Year’s Day 2026, the release of the Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024-25 revealed that 20.3 million children remain out of school. Based on the first fully digital post-Census 2023 survey of 32,000 households, the data shows that Pakistan’s “education emergency” is not an abstract policy failure but a matter of … Read more
[ Survey shows 84% respondents call for job creation, human development over large infrastructure initiatives LAHORE: Pakistan closed 2025 with signs of economic stabilisation, but the public remains divided on whether the recovery has translated into broad-based prosperity, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA). … Read more