
PTI’s Imran Khan appoints new party president for KP
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supremo Imran Khan has appointed Member of National Assembly Junaid Akbar as the party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president, replacing Ali Amin Gandapur, the incumbent provincial party president, a source said on Saturday. “The change has been made to lessen the burden on Ali Amin Gandapur who has a...
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North Korea vows tough response to US after cruise missile test
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UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria
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30 terrorists killed in three separate raids in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city
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70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur
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Diaspora celebrate 76th Republic Day
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One woman killed as apartment building collapses in Turkiye
26 January 2025 | PTI
Getting hard criminals out: Trump
Within just a little over four days after Donald Trump took over as the 47th President of the United States, the country has begun deportation flights for illegal immigrants using military aircraft. Mass deportation of illegal immigrants has been one of the major poll promises of the Trump campaign. As part...
Palestinians prisoners released in ceasefire deal arrive in West Bank
Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah celebrated the arrival of buses carrying dozens of prisoners released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Israel said it released a total of 200 prisoners after Hamas freed four young, female Israeli soldiers. The prisoners include 120 who were serving life sentences...
Insurers expect tax benefits, concessions for healthcare sector in Union Budget
Insurers are hopeful of a host of tax benefits, including concessions for the insurance and healthcare sectors, from the Union Budget 2025-26 to be unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. SBI General Insurance MD and CEO Naveen Chandra Jha said that as India advances toward financial inclusivity and...
Pak Parl holds joint session to pass four bills
Pakistan Parliament on Friday briefly held its joint session to hurriedly pass four bills amidst protest by the opposition lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party. Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq presided over the joint session of the Senate and the National Assembly. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan presented the Trade Organisations Amendment Bill...
Philippines launches comic book to counter China’s SCS ‘disinformation’
The Philippines launched a comic book on Friday to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea. The 40-page comic book, titled “The Stories of Teacher Jun,” was unveiled by Philippine officials. It contains colorful caricatures of a Filipino...
Af refugees urge Pak to ease visa rules after US resettlement pause
Afghan refugees on Friday appealed to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the US refugee programmes. Many Afghans whose visas have either expired or will expire soon fear arrest and deportation. “We don’t know exactly when the pause of the US refugee programme...
Taliban reject arrest order for officials persecuting Af women
The Taliban Friday rejected a court move to arrest two of their top officials for persecuting women, accusing the court of baseless accusations and misbehaviour.The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Since they...