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DHAKA: Polling began across Bangladesh on Thursday in the country’s first general elections since the 2024 mass uprising, marking what observers describe as a critical test for the nation’s democracy. According to the Election Commission,…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan and Iran are not only neighboring countries but also “civilizational partners,” reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation and promoting regional…

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has submitted details of various welfare schemes for overseas Pakistanis to the National Assembly. According to the submitted report, financial assistance amounting to Rs 712 million has been…

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has termed the opposition leader’s recent remarks about the Pakistan Army as “irresponsible,” saying such statements do not suit a national office. Addressing the National Assembly, Khawaja Asif…

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the “Khelta Punjab Pink Games 2026,” a major sporting event featuring 3,400 female athletes from across the province. The opening ceremony was held at the Punjab Stadium in…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four police personnel, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were martyred and a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was injured in a terrorist attack in Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), according to media reports. Police…

Inzimam Ul Haq In the north-eastern part of Chitral, above the Yarkhun Valley in the Hindu Raj mountain range, lies a dramatic and little-known landscape. Here, nine glaciers flow almost parallel to one another, creating a rare and…

Two pilots were killed after gunmen opened fire on a small commercial passenger plane during landing in Indonesia’s remote South Papua region on Wednesday, according to international media reports. The aircraft had departed from Tanah…

NEW YORK: The Consul General of Pakistan in New York, Mr. Aamer Ahmed Atozai, held a meeting with Dr. Hussain Muhammad Abdullah, Chief of Addiction Services and Fellowship Program Director at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and…

ISLAMABAD: Freedom Gate Prosperity (FGP) convened a high-level meeting with Dr. Sayad Parastar, a renowned agricultural scientist and Chairman of Henan Pallas Biotechnology Co. Ltd., to explore potential collaboration aimed at improving…