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Information Department calls on media to follow poll code and avoid unverified reports during elections With the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections set to begin on July 27 across Mirpur Division, the AJK Information Department has called on journalists and media organisations to exercise maximum responsibility in election coverage, urging them … Read more
[ Cites non-publication of Platts rates; petrol remains at Rs335.18 per litre while HSD stays at Rs383.46 A petrol pump in the federal capital seen in this undated image. —FILEPHOTO After an increase for five consecutive days, the government on Saturday announced that petrol prices would remain unchanged for the next two days, citing the … Read more
Young Māori in New Zealand are embracing tā moko, the ritual tattoos that were banned under British colonial rule and became an act of protest in the 1970s.
‘There have always been wildfires here, but never like this.’
An author and sportsman, he helped create the game of paintball and wrote the book and movie that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name.
Dar and Prince Faisal underscore diplomacy and peace as regional tensions continue to rise Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday reaffirmed their “close and brotherly ties” while underscoring the importance of diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East … Read more
Modi’s video failed to quell protests; the education minister quit, handing demonstrators a rare victory Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the press upon his arrival to attend the first day of the monsoon session of parliament in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. REUTERS Nearly five weeks after the leaders of India’s youth Cockroach … Read more
The Cockroach Janta Party called an end to weeks of protests after the education minister resigned, a win for that movement even as deep-seated anger among young people remains.
Security forces destroy an explosive-laden vehicle; President Zardari, Naqvi hail security forces’ swift response Four terrorists were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district after security forces thwarted a major terrorist plot by destroying an “explosive-laden vehicle intended for a suicide attack”, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the … Read more
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced usually hot and dry summers.