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Syeda Uswa Fatima Kazmi

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Pakistan’s Foreign Media Rules Draw Press-Freedom Concerns

Pakistan’s government has introduced new guidelines regulating foreign media operations and the Pakistani journalists and production staff who work with international news organisations, prompting objections from press-freedom and human-rights groups. The Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines require Pakistan-based journalists working for foreign outlets to register with the Ministry of Information and...

National Politics & Governance

Jamaat-e-Islami Plans 510 Nationwide Sit-Ins Against Petroleum Levy

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced plans to stage sit-ins at 510 locations across Pakistan on August 7, escalating its campaign against the petroleum levy, fuel taxation and rising living costs. JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said the demonstrations would remain peaceful but would involve blocking major interdistrict roads from 4pm. He...

International World Politics & Diplomacy

Iran Says Oman Deal Will Not Immediately Reopen Hormuz

Iran has said that any future agreement with Oman on shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz will not lead to the immediate reopening of the strategic waterway, signalling that key political disagreements remain unresolved despite reports of diplomatic progress. According to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, negotiations over future navigation...

International World Politics & Diplomacy

US Reports Progress in Iran Talks, Hormuz Deal Still Pending

The United States says negotiations with Iran have moved closer to an interim agreement aimed at easing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, although no final deal has been signed and restrictions on one of the world's busiest shipping routes remain in place. US President Donald Trump said Washington and...

National Politics & Governance

PML-N, PPP Hold Narrow Leads in Delayed AJK Polls

Unofficial results from the delayed Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections showed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leading one constituency each as vote consolidation continued after midnight. According to preliminary figures, PML-N candidate Noreen Arif was narrowly ahead in LA-27 Kotla by...

National Politics & Governance

PTI Launches Nationwide Protests on Third Anniversary of Imran Khan’s Detention

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has launched nationwide demonstrations today, August 5, marking three years since the detention of former prime minister Imran Khan. The party says the protests are intended to demand his release and highlight what it describes as the need to restore democratic and constitutional rights. The main gathering...

COAS Munir Reaffirms Pakistan-China Partnership Amid Global Challenges
National Politics & Governance

Munir Reaffirms Pakistan-China Partnership Amid Regional Challenges

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has reaffirmed the enduring strength of Pakistan's relationship with China, describing the bilateral partnership as steadfast despite evolving regional and global challenges. Speaking during a meeting with a high-level Chinese military delegation at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, Field Marshal Munir...

PPP's Saeed Ghani Accuses PML-N of Winning Elections Through Rigging
National Politics & Governance

PPP’s Saeed Ghani Accuses PML-N of Winning Elections Through Rigging

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Saeed Ghani has accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of relying on election manipulation to secure political victories, escalating tensions between the coalition partners ahead of the next phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections. Speaking at a press conference, Ghani claimed...

Rescue Teams Evacuate 120 People as Flooding Hits Peshawar
National

Rescue Teams Evacuate 120 People as Flooding Hits Peshawar

Rescue 1122 evacuated 120 residents from Peshawar's Sardar Colony after floodwater entered the neighbourhood during the latest spell of monsoon rains, prompting a large-scale emergency response. According to Rescue 1122 officials, 40 rescuers supported by four emergency vehicles were deployed after rising water inundated residential streets and threatened homes in...

Search Resumes for Seven Missing Climbers on Broad Peak
Sports

Search Resumes for Seven Missing Climbers on Broad Peak

Rescue operations resumed on Saturday morning for seven climbers missing after an avalanche struck an expedition on Broad Peak in Gilgit-Baltistan, following a temporary suspension caused by adverse weather conditions. Ground rescue teams, Nepalese climbers and Pakistan Army helicopters rejoined the operation as weather conditions improved, allowing search efforts to...