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RAWALPINDI: Jamaat-e-Islami brought rallies from different parts of the country to Islamabad on Friday, but the government stopped their way to D Chowk for a sit-in there. Later, the protesters started their Dharna at Liaqatbagh in…

M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: In a show of solidarity and defiance, a large number of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers staged a demonstration in Peshawar on Friday, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the party's…

PARIS: Prior to the opening of Paris Olympics late on Friday, France was hit by attacks on its TGV high-speed train network across the country, causing travel chaos and exposing security gaps, according to Reuters news agency. The…

MANILA (PHILIPPINES): A 400-million-dollar-concessional loan has been approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the reconstruction of houses and community infrastructure damaged by devastating floods in 2022 in Sindh. According to a…

ISLAMABAD: Roads to and from the capital city of Pakistan are again closed by placing containers as two political parties launch separate protests against rising inflation, inflated power bills and high taxes. According to the district…

MEXICO CITY: US authorities have arrested notorious Mexican drug kingpin Ismael El Mayo Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, in El Paso, Texas, Reuters news agency reported. Zambada is one of the most…

M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Suriya Bibi visited the Central Jail Peshawar to ensure that prisoners were receiving their fundamental rights. During her visit, Ms Suriya emphasized that according…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Thursday told a group of lawmakers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that the government was working on different plans to eliminate electricity theft and provide relief to the citizens in their…

M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: The provincial apex committee at a meeting held at the Chief Minister’s House here on Thursday approved all the 16 demands presented by the Bannu Jirga.  The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin…

MANCHESTER: A protest was held outside a police station in Manchester after a video clip showing a police officer beating a Pakistani youth at the local airport went viral on social media.  The Pakistani community expressed dismay over the…