ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Senator Faisal Vawda has said that the 14-year sentence awarded to former Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed marks only the beginning of what he described as a long and comprehensive process of accountability. Speaking to media on Thursday, Vawda said the former general still faces cases related to the May 9 incidents, adding…
RAWALPINDI, December 11, 2025 — Pakistan’s military has announced that former Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has been sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty on multiple charges following a 15-month-long Field General Court Martial (FGCM). According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the FGCM proceedings, initiated on August 12, 2024, tried…
At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar’s military hit a hospital in the country’s west on Wednesday night, according to ground sources. The hospital is located in Mrauk-U town in Rakhine state, an area controlled by the Arakan Army – one of the strongest ethnic armies…
Severe fog has disrupted daily life across various districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prompting authorities to shut down multiple motorways due to extremely low visibility. According to the Motorway Police, M-2 from Lahore to Kot Sarwar has been closed for traffic. Similarly, M-3 from Rajana to Darkhana, M-4 from Faisalabad to Multan, and M-5…
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Shares of cloud computing giant Oracle plunged more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company’s revenues fell short of Wall Street expectations. The company reported revenue of $16.1bn (£12bn) for the three months that ended in November, compared with the $16.2bn projected by analysts. Revenue growth was still up 14%, with a…
Two brothers wanted in connection with a deadly fire at their nightclub in India’s Goa state, which killed 25 people, have been detained in Thailand, India’s ambassador to Thailand, Nagesh Singh, told the BBC. Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who own Birch By Romeo Lane club, fled to Phuket, shortly after the incident earlier this week….
News Desk New Delhi: Police in the Indian state of Kerala have busted a nationwide network involved in producing and supplying fake university degrees and foreign certificates, arresting 11 individuals linked to the operation. According to Indian media, the gang is suspected of providing over one million fake certificates across the country. The network was…
By Dr Ansab Ali — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, a seminar organized by Kashmir Center Lahore highlighted ongoing human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK), urging international organizations to intervene and raise their voices against these abuses. The seminar was presided over by senior…
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab’s sugar mills are paying farmers between Rs375 and Rs480 per 40 kilograms of sugarcane during the ongoing crushing season, officials confirmed. Cane Commissioner Punjab Amjad Hafeez provided these details, highlighting the active production and smooth operations across the province. So far this year, sugar mills in Punjab…
