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BARCELONA: The Consulate General of Pakistan in Barcelona marked Kashmir Exploitation Day on August 5 with a solemn ceremony and photo exhibition, expressing solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and condemning Indian human rights…

RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has dismissed speculation that Field Marshal Asim Munir will assume the office of President of Pakistan, calling such claims…

WASHINGTON: A new decision has been announced for those wishing to obtain a US visa. US authorities have introduced a pilot program requiring certain applicants to deposit a $15,000 bond in order to be granted a visa. According to a…

ISLAMABAD: In the first six months of 2025, more than 350,000 Pakistanis have left the country, driven by rising unemployment, economic instability, and stagnant wages. The exodus includes not only highly educated professionals but also…

NEW DELHI: The Indian army on Tuesday said there had been no violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) that separates Indian-controlled and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, after some Indian media reported that Islamabad had…

NEW YORK: Pakistan has urged the United Nations Security Council to take urgent and concrete measures to end what it called the “unimaginable suffering” of Palestinians in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another case of polio, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country this year to 19. The National Institute of Health’s Regional Reference Laboratory confirmed that the virus was detected in a…

GAZA: Israeli forces have continued their relentless attacks on Gaza, killing 74 more Palestinians since this morning, according to Arab media reports. Among the dead are 51 people who were attempting to leave their temporary shelters in…

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim head of state, Mohammad Yunus, on Tuesday announced that general elections will be held in February 2026, as the country marked the first anniversary of the mass uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified nine members of parliament, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Senator Shibli Faraz and MNA Omar Ayub, following their convictions in cases related to the…