Yemen’s Houthi group has confirmed that an Israeli airstrike in the capital Sana’a killed its de facto Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahwi along with 12 cabinet ministers. According to the Houthis, the strike took place on Thursday while al-Rahwi was attending a workshop with several ministers. The statement added that other officials were also killed, though…
Islamabad,M.Saleem Jutt . A major financial scandal has surfaced in Pakistan after revelations that billions of rupees from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), originally intended to aid the poorest families, were unlawfully transferred to government officials. An audit report presented before a sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Convener Moeen Aamir Pirzada,…
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Field Marshal and Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, toured flood-affected areas of Punjab, including Sialkot sector, Shakargarh, Narowal and Kartarpur, where he reviewed ongoing rescue and relief operations. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said General Munir was briefed on the latest flood situation as well as preparations…
Germany has launched its largest Islamic conference today, a three-day event regarded as one of Europe’s most significant religious and spiritual gatherings of Muslims. This year, around 40,000 participants are expected to attend, arriving not only from across Germany but also from other European countries. Men, women, children, and elders are gathering in a vast…
ISLAMABAD,M.Saleem Jutt Former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Peace and Culture Organization, Mashaal Hussain Malik, hosted a reception in honor of the newly elected cabinet of the Young Journalists Association at the Islamabad Club. The event was attended by YJA President Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Finance Secretary Sonia Satti, Secretary Coordination…
On #EmiratiWomensDay, a message of tribute highlighted the resilience and leadership of Emirati women who continue to break barriers and assume key roles in government, business, science, and culture. Guided by the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, Emirati women were praised as central to the UAE’s progress…
Kazan, Russia Dr. Sharmeen Fayyaz, a young Pakistani scientist and Research Officer at the National Institute of Virology, University of Karachi, has been awarded the Best Young Researcher Award at the prestigious Kazan Global Youth Summit 2025. Specializing in virology and molecular medicine, Dr. Fayyaz received the award from Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator…
NEW YORK The United Nations has released $600,000 in emergency assistance to support relief efforts in Pakistan, where weeks of monsoon rains and floods have caused widespread devastation, killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands. UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s spokesperson told reporters in New York that the funds were allocated from the UN Central Emergency…
LAHORE, Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a new initiative to fund both cricket training and educational expenses for young players in its development programs, officials said Thursday. Under the plan, boys from under-15 to under-19 levels will be enrolled in year-round academies where they will receive both cricket coaching and formal education,…
LAHORE, Pakistan Water flow in the Chenab River has started to decline at key barrages, though dangerous flood levels persist across parts of Punjab, officials said Thursday. At Head Khanki, discharge dropped from 1.05 million cusecs to around 859,000 cusecs, while at Head Qadirabad the flow stood at 996,601 cusecs, according to the provincial irrigation…
