According to her family, Riffat Ara Alvi, the mother of journalist Arshad Sharif, died on Sunday. On October 24, 2022, Arshad, a well-known journalist who received the 2023 Pride of Performance award from then-President Arif Alvi, was shot and killed in Kenya. Politicians and media outlets called for an investigation into his death, although the...
Karachi: police have uncovered a shocking case involving a domestic worker who, despite earning a salary of just 45,000 rupees a month, turned out to be a millionaire. Investigators found that the man owned gold worth nearly one crore rupees, had made bank transactions exceeding one crore, and maintained four separate bank accounts. According to...
Islamabad: The Interior Ministry has formally issued a notification declaring a religious party a banned organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997. According to the notification, the federal government has credible evidence that the organization is involved in activities deemed as terrorism, leading to the decision to include the religious party in the First Schedule...
Pakistan has announced the phased restoration of Afghan transit trade, starting with the Chaman border crossing, as part of efforts to normalize trade movement after nearly two weeks of suspension. According to a notification issued by the Directorate of Transit Trade Customs, the movement of returning vehicles will be strictly monitored under the new restoration...
Islamabad: The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has formally approved a ban on a religious political party, citing its involvement in violent and extremist activities across the country. During the meeting, senior officials from the Punjab government joined via video link and briefed the cabinet on the group’s history of violence and...
ISLAMABAD: The recent Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections dealt a serious blow to the lawyers’ panel supported by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), as the party lost not just nationally but also at every polling station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). This province is typically seen as a PTI stronghold. Despite several of the PTI’s leading...
Shikarpur: In a major breakthrough under the Sindh government’s Surrender Policy 2025, 72 bandits from the Kachha area laid down their arms during a ceremony held at Police Line Shikarpur. The surrender ceremony showcased a large cache of weapons handed over by the outlaws, including Kalashnikov rifles, rocket launchers, anti-aircraft guns, and other advanced arms....
Rawalpindi, and Peshawar, creating panic among residents. According to reports, earthquake tremors were also felt in Samahani, Azad Kashmir, Bhimber, and the hilly area of Murree. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the shocks were experienced in Dir Bala, Dir City, Peshawar, Bajaur, and nearby regions. The Seismological Center reported that the earthquake measured 5.3 on the Richter...
Karachi: In a horrifying incident, a father brutally killed his two young daughters in North Nazimabad’s Kausar Niazi Colony early Monday morning. According to police officials, the accused, identified as Akbar son of Abdul Sattar, was arrested from the scene, and the murder weapon was recovered. The victims, identified as Zainab and Alia, were 10...
Karachi:Two people were killed in a firing incident near Siddiq Akbar Mosque in Karachi’s Nagin Chowrangi area late Saturday night. According to police, the tragic shooting occurred around 2 a.m. when two unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire indiscriminately. SSP Central confirmed that both victims died on the spot, adding that initial investigations suggest...