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KARAK: At least five policemen were martyred when unidentified attackers opened fire on a police mobile van in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. According to police officials, the attack took place in the Gargarai Dami…

KARACHI: Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani has said that imposing the Transgender Act would amount to “opening the door to homosexuality." Addressing a gathering in Karachi, Mufti  Usmani stated that Pakistan is facing…

BEIJING: Pakistan and China have taken a significant step to deepen technological ties by signing 24 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Beijing aimed at boosting digital cooperation under the Joint Working Group on IT Cooperation. The…

KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman here stated that neither the 2018 nor 2024 elections were constitutional and that fresh general elections should be conducted. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi…

TEHRAN: Two Pakistani migrant youth have died near the Iran–Turkey border, Pakistani officials confirmed on Monday. According to the Pakistani embassy in Iran, the incident occurred near the Khoy area, close to the border region.…

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami has announced the launch of a nationwide public referendum starting from January 15. The announcement was made by the party’s Ameer, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman at a gathering at Mansoorah in Lahore. Speaking on the…

KARACHI: The five-day Karachi International Book Fair, organized by the Pakistan Publishers & Booksellers Association at the Karachi Expo Center, concluded quenching the thirst for knowledge among book lovers. The fair broke all…

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has acquitted five individuals previously convicted in a blasphemy case, setting aside death sentences awarded to four of them and a seven-year prison term given to another.…

RAWALPINDI: PTI leader Aleema Khan on Monday questioned the fairness of the Toshakhana case verdict, alleging selective accountability and inconsistent application of the law. She noted that while PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued to show signs of recovery on the first day of the business week, while the value of the US dollar further declined in the interbank market. Trading at the PSX began on a negative note;…