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ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has officially been granted the authority to freeze or restore properties, with approval from the Director General (DG) being mandatory for such actions. According to a…

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court in Islamabad has granted interim bail to former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi until September 18. The case pertains to…

WASHINGTON: Tension marked India’s Independence Day celebrations in the US capital as hundreds of Sikh protesters surrounded the Indian embassy. The demonstrators waved Khalistan flags and chanted slogans including “Down with India” and…

ISLAMABAD: Severe storms, flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides have wreaked havoc across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir, leaving over 325 people dead with the forecast of more rains. Buner was the hardest…

ISLAMABAD: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott has expressed deep sorrow over the large-scale loss of lives caused by the recent devastating floods in Pakistan. In a statement shared on the social media platform X, she…

ISLAMABAD: Today marks the final day for submitting applications under the 2026 government Hajj scheme. Designated banks across the country continue to accept applications to ensure that aspiring pilgrims have the opportunity to register.…

LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars’ owner and CEO, Atif Rana, visited the U.S. Embassy and met with Chargé d’Affaires Netaly A. Baker. The meeting, held in a spirit of goodwill, brought together representatives from Lahore Qalandars, the embassy’s…

ANCHORAGE (ALASKA): U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes meeting on Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Alaska, but their talks failed to deliver a formal ceasefire in the…

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan condemned and rejected Israeli remarks about creating “Greater Israel.”Islamabad said the idea seeks the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.The government called the remarks a flagrant breach of…

By Altaf Hussain Wani In August 2019, New Delhi executed its most far-reaching intervention in Jammu and Kashmir since independence. By revoking Articles 370 and 35A, the Modi government dismantled the region’s limited autonomy and split…