Policemen examine damaged vehicles after a suicide blast outside the district court in Islamabad on November 11, 2025. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is weighing its options after investigations revealed that the suicide bombers behind the recent attacks in Islamabad and Wana were Afghan nationals. This development will certainly further strain the already fraught relationship between…
Both Shah and Minallah remained consistent in their opinions on issues of civil liberties Attorney-General for Pakistan, Khalid Jawed Khan arrives to attend a hearing outside the Supreme Court building in Islamabad on April 7, 2022. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Some key legal experts have described the resignations of Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice…
. The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia have urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to continue diplomatic dialogue to resolve ongoing disputes over cross-border terrorism, following recent deadly clashes along their shared frontier. The call came as Islamabad and Kabul’s third round of talks in Istanbul collapsed last week. The discussions followed violent border incidents in…
BOI assures Nova Minerals of facilitation as minister highlights potential in gold, mineral processing Federal Minister for Investment and Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh held a meeting with a delegation from Nova Minerals Ltd, a US-based mining exploration and development company…
Musadik Malik, envoy explore cooperation in community welfare, climate-adaptive agriculture ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator Dr Musadik Malik, met with the High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan, Tarik Ali Khan, to discuss ongoing collaboration and future avenues of partnership between Pakistan and Canada. The Canadian high commissioner conveyed condolences over…
KARACHI: The Consulate-General of Japan hosted the Japanese Festival 2025 in Karachi, attracting a lively audience of students, youth, and leading social and business personalities who gathered to celebrate Japanese culture and its growing appeal in Pakistan. The festival opened with a welcoming address by Japan’s Consul-General Hattori Masaru, who praised the public’s enthusiasm for…
From dubbed soap operas to Turkish restaurants, Ankara and Dhaka’s growing cultural and political ties Voiceover artist Rubaiya Matin Gity dubs her part in the Turkish soap opera ‘Kara Sevda’ at Deepto TV in Dhaka. Photo: AFP DHAKA: In a soundproof studio in central Dhaka, voiceover artist Rubaiya Matin Gity leans into the microphone, her…
Hathaway and Streep reunite as fashion’s fiercest duo nearly two decades after the original Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Photo: screengrab Almost 20 years after taking audiences behind the velvet ropes of ‘Runway Magazine’, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are set to reprise their iconic roles in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, and the first…
Pakistan made a flying start to their three-match play-off series against Bangladesh, cruising to an 8-2 victory in Thursday’s opener at Dhaka’s Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium. Afraz and Nadeem Ahmed each scored twice for the visitors, while Ammad Butt, Ghazanfar Ali, Waheed Ashraf Rana, and Hannan Shahid also found the net. Bangladesh’s Hozifa Hossain and…
Truck reversed 28 metres, then sped into market after sudden acceleration, driver tells officials Still from video footage showing truck in the market. PHOTO: REUTERS A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday, ploughing 150 metres (164 yards) along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt, killing two…
