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A Rawalpindi court has granted police three-day physical remand of two suspects arrested in connection with the death of Hina Javed, as investigators continue collecting evidence in a case that has triggered widespread public outrage. The suspects, identified by police as Hina’s husband, Faisal Asghar, and domestic worker Zeeshan, were...
Around 100,000 people have been displaced and thousands of homes swept away as relentless erosion along the Indus River causes widespread destruction across parts of Punjab’s Layyah district. According to Dawn, the displacement has occurred over the past week as the river rapidly eroded its banks and threatened populated settlements....
The Strait of Hormuz remains at the centre of the escalating US-Iran confrontation as Tehran tightens its control over commercial shipping, vessel traffic stays severely restricted and Washington prepares a new round of sanctions against Iran. Fewer than 20 commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, according...
A team of young Pakistani students has earned international recognition after being named World Champions and Best Delegation at the Global Model UN in Singapore, competing against more than 700 students representing over 50 countries. The 10-member delegation from Westminster Islamabad represented Pakistan at the international event organised by the...
Elections for seven reserved seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly are being held today, August 24, moving the region closer to the formation of its next government following a prolonged multi-phase election. The 53-member assembly consists of 45 directly elected lawmakers and eight members chosen for reserved...
Heavy monsoon rainfall has pushed water levels higher in Rawalpindi’s Nullah Leh, prompting the Pakistan Meteorological Department to issue a flood alert after three consecutive days of rain across Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Authorities sounded flood-warning sirens as water in the natural drainage channel rose rapidly. The level at Kattarian crossed...
At least 50 people, most of them children, have died after an overloaded boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria’s Sokoto state. Rescue teams continue to search the area following one of the country’s latest deadly waterway disasters. The accident occurred on Thursday near Gorau, a community in the Goronyo local government...
Syria has rejected Israel’s justification for striking the Abu al-Duhur airbase in the country’s north, denying Israeli claims that the facility was being prepared for a Turkish military buildup. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Damascus had informed Israel before the attack that rehabilitation work at the airbase was intended...
The United States is preparing what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described as the “toughest sanctions in history” against Iran, escalating Washington’s economic campaign as it seeks to pressure Tehran while reducing the likelihood of another major round of military operations. Bessent said on Thursday that details of the new...
PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has returned to Adiala Jail after undergoing an overnight medical examination at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Friday. Khan was transferred to the hospital during the night between August 20 and 21 under heightened security arrangements,...
