Islamabad |Muhammad Saleem The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) held a successful General Body Meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of RIUJ President Tariq Ali Virk, during which members were briefed on the union’s year-long struggle for press freedom and the protection of journalists’ rights.Speakers at the meeting unanimously lauded the collective performance of the…
Islamabad, Wednesday, January 14, 2026:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad on Wednesday.The cabinet was briefed by the Ministry of Finance on the new design of banknotes to be issued by the State Bank of Pakistan. The meeting was informed that the new…
Islamabad: A delegation of World Liberty Financial (WLF) USA, led by Chief Executive Officer Zachary Witkoff, met Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday, underscoring growing international interest in Pakistan’s digital finance sector. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field…
A surreal drum duet between two East Asian world leaders has set the internet abuzz – and put a spotlight on Japan and South Korea’s diplomatic relationship. Decked out in matching blue jackets, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday played drums to the beats of K-pop hits…
You must have heard of Dubai chocolate: the sticky, indulgent confectionary filled with pistachio cream, tahini and shreds of knafeh pastry, which has become a global sensation. Now the decadent bar has inspired South Korea’s latest dessert craze. The Dubai chewy cookie has been selling like wildfire – and even restaurants that don’t usually offer…
Donald Trump is the only world leader capable of stopping Vladimir Putin from threatening Europe, according to Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki. In an interview with Radio 4’s Today programme he said the Russian leader was not to be trusted, but that Europe needed to do everything it could to support President Trump in his efforts…
Watch: Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters President Donald Trump has said the US will take “very strong action” against Iran if it executes protesters, as rights groups say more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in a violent crackdown by Iranian authorities. Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained…
David Grittenand Paul Adams Reuters Armed security forces were deployed at a pro-government rally in Tehran on Monday More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as President Trump promised Iranians that help was “on its way”. The US-based…
Greenland’s prime minister has said his people would choose Denmark over the US if they were asked to make such a choice “here and now”. Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s remark at a joint news conference with Denmark’s prime minister is the strongest by a representative of the semi-autonomous Danish territory since US President Donald Trump renewed his…
Anti-government protests have continued in Iran with thousands feared dead after the government crackdown on demonstrators. One protester, 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, will reportedly be “executed tomorrow”, with the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights saying they “have never witnessed a case move so quickly”. The protests, which began in Tehran on 28 December, were sparked by…
