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ISLAMABAD: A special court on Wednesday issued a written order cancelling the bail of Najaf Hameed, the brother of former Inter-Services Intelligence director-general Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed, and ordered his arrest. The written order was issued two days after the court announced its decision. Special Judge Central FIA Shah Rukh Arjumand delivered a reserved … Read more
Live-fire exercises to restrict airspace near key oil route amid rising US-Iran tensions Iran on Tuesday issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), warning of live-fire military activity in the airspace along the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil shipping route. The notice said the live-fire activity would be conducted as part of military drills … Read more
Federal agents stand amid teargas near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026 PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in … Read more
US cut rate to 15% after Seoul pledged $350bn investment but disputes remain over unfulfilled commitments President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the United States and South Korea will work out a solution when asked about his surprise Monday announcement that he would increase tariffs on imports from the Asian ally to 25%. “We’ll … Read more
Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village. PHOTO: REUTERS JAKARTA: Search operations for the 32 people still missing after a landslide in Indonesia’s West Java were hampered by rain on Wednesday morning, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as it raised the death … Read more
Kim Keon Hee was unlike any presidential spouse South Korea had seen. Her downfall, on corruption charges, came after her husband declared martial law.
The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.
Crown Prince MBS told Iran’s president that Riyadh backs dialogue, will bar any military action from its soil Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 11, 2024.PHOTO:REUTERS Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Riyadh will not allow its airspace or territory to … Read more
[ . LAHORE: Brigadier (retd) Shoeb Anwar Kayani, chief executive officer of Railways Estate Development and Marketing Company (REDAMCO), said the company was established to utilise Pakistan Railways’ assets in a transparent and efficient manner, generating multiple revenue streams within two years of operations. According to a statement, speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce … Read more
The announcement comes a year into Trump’s term, marked by unilateral attacks and global norm breaks The “Doomsday Clock” is set to 89 seconds to midnight during the 2025 Doomsday Clock announcement on January 27, 2026, in Washington, DC. The “Doomsday Clock” representing how near humanity is to catastrophe on Tuesday moved closer than ever … Read more
