Pakistan

Over 4,600 personnel deployed for security of 350 processions

While price-hike may have changed mode of niyaz, essence of Muharram remains unchanged

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has credited Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies for ensuring peace and security during Muharram, commending the coordinated efforts of police, rangers, and intelligence services across the country.

In a major counterterrorism effort, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and Punjab Police conducted coordinated operations in Taunsa and Bahawalpur on Saturday, killing six terrorists linked to Indian-backed networks.

Complying owners to get 10% blanket fee concession

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Access to civic departments expanded in 44 municipalities

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Police register case, launch investigation into honour killing

RAWALPINDI: As the announcement date nears, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi is finalizing preparations to issue the Class 10th results for the 2025 annual examinations. The BISE Rawalpindi is responsible for organizing matric and intermediate examinations in the city as well as other regions and publishing their outcomes. Its jurisdiction covers […]

Several feet of water enters homes, destroys belongings worth millions of rupees

Police are on the look for two nominated suspects, unidentified accused

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Releases over 1,800 individuals, family members from detention centres

Officials recover 11.2kg of high-grade hashish, arrest member of global drug cartel

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik has taken notice of the reported killing of a deer in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills National Park after a shocking video of the incident emerged on social media. Terming the act brutal and intolerable, the minister ordered a thorough investigation and directed authorities concerned […]

The United Kingdom is re-establishing full ties with Syria following the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, foreign minister David Lammy said during a visit to Damascus on Saturday. “After over a decade of conflict, there is renewed hope for the Syrian people. The UK is re-establishing diplomatic relations because it is in our interests to support the new government to deliver their commitment to build a stable, more secure and prosperous future for all Syrians,” Lammy said in a statement. The statement came following Lammy’s meeting with Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, the Syrian presidency said, in his first visit since Assad’s ouster. Interim President Sharaa received Lammy alongside Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, according to photos of the meeting released by the presidency. The talks addressed “bilateral ties … and ways of strengthening cooperation, as well as regional and international developments”, Sharaa’s office said in a statement. The Syrian foreign min...

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