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MOSCOW: A Russian military transport aircraft crashed, resulting in the deaths of 29 people. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the military transport plane An-26 crashed in Crimea. Among the victims were 23 passengers and 6…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has achieved a notable decrease in its pending caseload following ongoing judicial reforms, Chief Justice Yahya Afridi said. During the past three months, 3,600 new cases were filed in the apex…

RAWALPINDI: PTI founder Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan has asked over 10,000 office-bearers of the party to gather at Adiala Jail next week. During a media talk, she said that 10,000 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) officials will now sit…

LAHORE: Renowned singer Ali Zafar has won a defamation case against Meesha Shafi, with a Lahore sessions court imposing a fine of 5 million rupees on Shafi. According to reports, Meesha Shafi had accused Ali Zafar of harassment, after…

ISLAMABAD: After remaining closed for several days due to the petroleum price crisis, educational institutions in the federal capital territory and Punjab will reopen from Wednesday (today). All academic activities will resume with…

BEIJING: A high-level diplomatic engagement in Beijing between Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has culminated in a five-point initiative jointly proposed by Pakistan and China. This aims at…

MARDAN: At least six workers were killed and three others injured after an explosion occurred inside a mine in the Rustam Plodheri hills area. According to local authorities, Mujahid Ali, Additional Assistant Commissioner,…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has said that Pakistan’s efforts to bring the US-Iran war to an end by bringing the two sides to the negotiating table is intended to serve the broader interests of…

KARACHI: Pakistan’s State Bank has reported an increase in the country’s foreign exchange reserves, which have reached $16.37 billion. The central bank continues its mission to strengthen the reserves, having purchased $6.9 billion from…

WASHINGTON: The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the Trump administration has decided to resume processing certain asylum applications. The processing of asylum requests had been temporarily…