On July 22, 2025, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore delivered a mixed verdict in a case related to the May 9, 2023, riots, acquitting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi and others while sentencing senior PTI leaders to 10 years in prison. Judge Arshad Javed announced the decision, which pertains to the...
On July 22, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to creating a safe and business-friendly environment for Chinese nationals, emphasizing their critical role in the country’s economic future. Chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad focused on security arrangements for Chinese citizens, the Prime Minister outlined ongoing efforts to bolster their protection nationwide. “The...
A couple from Baldia Town, Karachi, welcomed quintuplets—five babies born simultaneously—on July 22, 2025, at a local hospital in the city. This marks a phenomenon that occurs naturally in 1 in 55,000,000 births. The babies, born prematurely at 29 weeks via an emergency cesarean section, have brought both joy and challenges to the family. The...
Pakistan’s rising squash star Abdullah Nawaz has advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 World Squash Junior Championships held at the Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt. On July 22, 2025, the young athlete secured a commanding 3-0 victory over Canada’s Rohan Paliwal in the Round of 64, with a scoreline of...
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan issued a critical landslide alert on July 22, 2025, warning of heightened risks in the northern regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to ongoing heavy monsoon rains. The alert, issued by the NDMA’s National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC), identifies specific...
On Monday, July 21, 2025, a catastrophic accident struck Dhaka, Bangladesh, when a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training jet crashed into the Milestone School and College campus in the Uttara neighborhood, claiming at least 20 lives and injuring over 170 people. The jet, which suffered a mechanical fault shortly after takeoff at 1:06 p.m....
A simple ‘no’ took the life of a young lady with a bright future ahead of her. Kinza, a 19-year-old student of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University in Rawalpindi, was brutally murdered after rejecting a marriage proposal. Kinza was traveling home by bus from Rawalpindi to her hometown in Jhang, maintaining contact with...
After years of disputes, K-Electric, Karachi’s primary electricity provider, has begun clearing outstanding dues owed to the Sindh government, specifically related to electricity duty. The company has already paid over PKR 1.25 billion in two installments as part of an agreement to settle a total of PKR 9.142 billion out of the PKR 32 billion...
Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai, a prominent tribal leader and the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a couple in Balochistan’s Dagari area, was arrested and presented before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta. The court, presided over by Judge Muhammad Mubeen, granted a two-day physical remand to the Special Crime Investigation Wing (SCIW) for further...
On July 21, 2025, senior leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) gathered in Karachi’s Federal B Area Town, UC-3, to attend the funeral of former right-wing Chairman Farid Ahmed. The solemn event saw the participation of prominent figures, including MQM-P Senior Central Leader Syed Ameen-ul-Haq, Central Leaders Rashid Sabzwari and Zahid Mansoori, and Member...