US Democratic Senator Christopher Van Hollen has revealed that he is considering a run for the 2028 US presidential election, bringing renewed attention to his personal connection with Pakistan, where he was born. According to the Maryland state government’s official biography, Van Hollen was born in Karachi on January 10, 1959, while his father was...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced plans to spend approximately Rs70 billion on the police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) over the coming year as part of efforts to strengthen the province’s response to terrorism. The proposals were shared during a security briefing attended by KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and senior government and police officials...
Hundreds of Pakistani teachers staged a protest in Peshawar against their dismissal from schools serving Afghan refugee children, alleging they were laid off without prior notice or financial compensation. According to reports, 291 teachers—including 100 men and 191 women—were dismissed on October 31 after working under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for...
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on November 4, 2026, nearly 22 years after its launch. The ageing space telescope, weighing approximately 3,200 pounds (1,452 kg), is approaching the end of its mission after spending more than two decades studying powerful cosmic events. According to NASA, the US Space Force...
The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced a winter gas supply schedule for domestic consumers in Sindh and Balochistan, limiting daily supply to three fixed time slots. According to the schedule announced on November 4, households will receive a total of eight hours of gas in every 24 hours, with supply prioritised around meal...
Pakistan’s Maliha Ali has secured an impressive victory at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, defeating Russia’s Veronika Drozdova by split decision. The 24-year-old fighter from Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, overcame a two-time European champion in their featherweight (65.8kg) contest on November 3, delivering a strong performance across the first two...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in media, broadcasting, culture, tourism, and public relations following a meeting between Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Saudi Ambassador Dr Rajeh Tami Albugamy in Islamabad on Tuesday. During the meeting, Tarar highlighted opportunities for collaboration in television dramas, music, tourism and people-to-people exchanges. He proposed...
Americans are heading to the polls on November 3 in midterm elections that could reshape political control in Washington and determine the direction of President Donald Trump’s second term. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats are being contested, alongside governorships in 36 states. Democrats are seeking...
French authorities have opened a judicial investigation into a complaint alleging war crimes by the Israeli military following a deadly airstrike on a residential building in Beirut in November 2024. The complaint was filed by French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents were among seven civilians killed in the November 26 attack. The case was brought...
A Lahore court has granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a further two-day physical remand of two suspects accused of involvement in a major counterfeit US postage stamp scam estimated at Rs35 billion. The suspects, including the prime accused, were produced before Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo on Tuesday after their previous four-day remand...