At least five killed, 29 wounded in Quetta explosion
QUETTA: At least five people were killed and 29 injured in an explosion on Quetta’s Sariab Road Tuesday night, a Civil Hospital spokesperson told the media. “The incident near Shahwani…
Govt declares public holiday on Sept 6 for Eid Milad un Nabi
A mosque is seen illuminated on the eve of the Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad, in Karachi, Pakistan, September 16, 2024. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has declared…
Six security personnel martyred, five terrorists killed in Bannu attack
Pakistan Army personnel can be seen patrolling in this undated image. — Reuters/File Six personnel of the Pakistan Army and the Federal Constabulary embraced martyrdom after Indian-sponsored militants attacked the…
CM Gandapur says mistrust between establishment, Imran Khan persists
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur addresses press conference in Islamabad, September 2, 2025. — Screengrab via XGandapur says dialogue started but later fell apart.KP CM insists establishment must…
WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. Read the full story, “WHO…
Sudan: Hundreds feared dead in Darfur landslide
Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in Sudan, a senior UN official in the country…
Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Read…
Decision to resign from NA committees ‘irreversible’: Imran Khan
PTI founder Imran Khan after appearing at the Lahore High Court on March 17, 2023. — AFP Ex-PM endorses boycott of by-elections, committee resignations.PTI urges national flood response plan like…
Magnitude-5.4 earthquake jolts Islamabad, KP regions
A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday jolted Islamabad, Peshawar, Swat, and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Seismic Network of the Pakistan Meteorological…
US Congress returns, with a one-month deadline to avert government shutdown
A US Capitol Police officer patrols the east front of the US Capitol in Washington, US September 15, 2021. — ReutersCongress faces Sept 30 funding deadline amid partisan tensions.Senate requires…