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CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israel battled Hamas militants on Saturday in pursuit of its elusive interim goal of full control of northern Gaza after the U.N. Security Council appealed for more aid for the Palestinian enclave but stopped…

KARACHI: As Pakistan is grappling with the impacts of climate change, President Dr. Arif Alvi on Saturday said that there was an urgent need for joint efforts to mitigate the effects of global warming. Mr Alvi was speaking at a climate…

PESHAWAR: A meeting was held to discuss issues being faced by the public sector universities of the province with caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Syed Arshad Hussain Shah in the chair. Concerned caretaker provincial ministers,…

CHINNIOT: A target killer was gunned down along with an accomplice in what the authorities claimed an encounter with law enforcement agencies early on Saturday. According to the Counter-Terrorism Department, Asghar Nadeem was involved in…

CHITRAL: For the first time, a women football team has been formed in Chitral by national player Karishma Ali. Karishma told media that she has formed the Chitral Women FC, consisting of 16 players. She said six of the 16 players of the…

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters): The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and called for urgent steps "to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities"…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has deprived the embattled PTI of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan of its election symbol of ‘Bat’ saying it did not hold the recent intra-party election in accordance with its…

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli forces signalled they were widening their ground offensive with a new push into central Gaza on Friday, as the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid to stave off the…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case.  A bench headed by acting chief justice of Pakistan Sardar Tariq Masood…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday announced to extend the last date for filing of nomination papers for national and provincial assembly seats across the country. The two-day extension was made on the request of…