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VIRGINIA: Dr. Faiqa Nur Khan, daughter of former Pakistan Air Force Chief Air Marshal (Retd) Nur Khan, has died in a traffic accident in the United States. US media reported that a local pediatrician was killed over the weekend in…

KARACHI: The annual inflation in Pakistan eased to 5.6% in December 2025, down from 6.1% in November, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The reading, however, remains higher than 4.1% recorded in December 2024, indicating that…

BANJUL: At least seven migrants have died and several others remain missing after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized in northwestern Gambia. A total of 96 people have been rescued so far. According to Gambia’s Ministry of…

KARACHI: Renowned businessman Arif Habib has reiterated his commitment to transforming Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) into a profitable airline, stating that employee retention will be strictly based on performance. Speaking to the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has released its first Digital Household Integrated Economic Survey for 2024–25, conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The survey shows that national literacy has risen from 60% to 63%, while the percentage…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has approved a provincial-level ranking system for universities, becoming the first province in Pakistan to do so. The approval was granted by Minister for Higher Education and Local…

Around 40 people were killed and about 100 injured after an explosion tore through a bar at a Swiss ski resort during New Year celebrations, police said. The blast occurred shortly after midnight at a crowded bar in the alpine resort of…

KARACHI: Small traders and business leaders have rejected government claims of declining inflation, calling official economic indicators “misleading and false."  The declared 2025 one of the worst years in Pakistan’s economic history for…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on have completed their annual exchange of lists of nuclear installations and facilities under the bilateral agreement signed on December 31, 1988. Addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Foreign…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has officially taken over the management of Telenor Pakistan, marking a major development in the country’s telecommunications sector. According to PTCL, the company has completed…