. PESHAWAR: In a significant development in one of country’s most tragic terrorism cases, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Peshawar has acquitted two accused individuals for lack of evidence in the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack, which claimed the lives of over 150 people, mostly school children. The court, presided over by Judge Asad … Read more

. RAWALPINDI: The FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Islamabad arrested the main accused involved in a US visa fraud case on Monday. According to officials, a case was registered against Sheikh Syed Saifuddin Arefi, alias Usman Gilani, in light of a tip-off from the US Embassy. Police investigation revealed that the accused tried to send several … Read more

Cabinet committee warns Strait of Hormuz tensions may disrupt energy supply chain A view shows an oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decided to fully pass on the increase in global oil prices due to the US-Israel-Iran war to domestic … Read more

Police clarifies that the move is temporary administrative measure, not permanent policy shift Afghan refugees along with their belongings on trucks await deportation to Afghanistan near the Chaman border crossing. Photo: AFP In view of the border closure and the prevailing uncertainty, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Police decided on Monday to temporarily suspend its ongoing crackdown and … Read more

Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, 79, had been in a coma since strikes on Saturday Iranian women living in Malaysia pray next to a portrait of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a memorial ceremony at the Cultural Consulate Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kuala Lumpur on March 2, 2026. PHOTO: AFP … Read more

Goals from Rana Waheed Ashraf, Zakariya Hayat, Ahmed Nadeem, Muhammad Sufyan Khan and Muhammad Ammar secured the win Pakistan beat Malaysia 5-3 to reach World Cup qualifier semi-finals. Photo: PHF ISLAMABAD: In the second match of the FIH Men’s World Cup Qualifier round, held from March 1st to 7th, Pakistan defeated Malaysia with a score … Read more

Says negotiations, diplomacy the only way forward, and that Pakistan wants all parties to prioritise talks Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: Screengrab Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that Pakistan was closely monitoring the regional situation following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and was working to … Read more

An army soldier stands guard at a deserted entry point at the Friendship Gate, following the exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that … Read more

A burning aircraft falls from the sky in Al Jahra, Kuwait, in this still image obtained from social media video released on March 2, 2026. PHOTO: Social Media/REUTERS DAY Kuwait’s air defences mistakenly shot down three US F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, US Central Command said, describing it as an apparent friendly-fire … Read more

China’s CGTN poll finds 93.9% of respondents warn of escalating regional instability and damage to multilateral trust A satellite image of a destroyed residence complex belonging to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after a joint US-Israeli air strike in Tehran. Photo: ReutersS A whopping 93% of netizens have condemned the joint US-Israeli military action … Read more