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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed 15-point plan for Gaza, insisting that Israeli forces will not withdraw from the territory until Hamas has been fully disarmed. The move marks a significant public disagreement with US President Donald Trump over the next stage of the Gaza process. Speaking...
Voting is underway in four constituencies across Bagh and Haveli districts as Azad Jammu and Kashmir enters the third phase of its Legislative Assembly elections, with extensive security arrangements in place for the closely watched contests. Polling began at 8am on Monday and is scheduled to continue until 5pm. Three...
Pakistan has restructured a major World Bank-funded flood rehabilitation programme in Balochistan, limiting its housing component to roughly 69,000 homes while redirecting remaining resources towards roads and irrigation infrastructure. The decision comes as authorities investigate allegations involving record manipulation, duplicate claims and multiple payments. The Rs115 billion Integrated Flood Resilience...
Pakistan’s Khawaja Muhammad Zubair has claimed the Tekken 8 title at the Esports World Cup 2026, completing a remarkable qualifier-to-champion journey with a commanding 5-0 victory over South Korea’s Yoon “LowHigh” Sun-woong in the grand final in Paris. Zubair entered the competition through the Last Chance Qualifier, where hundreds of...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Jeddah for a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, leading a high-level Pakistani delegation for talks expected to focus on bilateral cooperation and the rapidly evolving security situation in the Gulf. The visit, scheduled from August 6 to 8, comes at the invitation...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
