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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad on Sunday announced that the moon of Dhul-Hijjah has been sighted in Pakistan and Eidul Azha will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 27. A meeting of the Central…

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Police in Rahim Yar Khan have recovered Nooruddin, a young man from Chitral who had gone missing from Islamabad, and presented him before the media, claiming that the incident was not a kidnapping but a self-staged…

WASHINGTON: A US Congressman, Jake Bergman, has sent a letter of appreciation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, praising their leadership in facilitating diplomatic engagement efforts. According to the letter,…

ISLAMABAD: Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund, the government is planning Rs860 billion in new taxes in the upcoming 2026–27 budget and has decided in principle to end subsidies on petrol and diesel. The total budget is…

RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has strongly reacted to what it described as an “irresponsible and provocative” statement by the Indian Army Chief, calling it a reflection of “war hysteria, strategic immaturity, and a…

ISLAMABAD: The government has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it will accelerate the privatization of state-owned enterprises, with plans to begin the sale of electricity distribution companies from 2027. The government…

CHITRAL: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said education has become expensive and class-based with corruption and nepotism permeating every sector. He expressed these views while addressing a ceremony of…

MODENA: A driver rammed a high-speed car into a crowd of pedestrians in northern Italy on Saturday afternoon. The violent Modena car ramming injured at least eight people on a busy downtown street. Emergency responders rushed four…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-member national squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the tri-series in Ireland. Fatima Sana will lead the team. Five players—Aimen Fatima, Natalia Parvez, Rameen…

For centuries, humans have wondered whether we are alone in the universe. Despite advances in science, no reliable evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence has been found so far. Modern telescopes, such as the James Webb Space Telescope,…