MARDAN: At least 17 people were killed and seven others injured on Monday when a speeding passenger coach slammed into a bus parked on the shoulder of the Swat Expressway after suffering a mechanical breakdown, rescue officials said.
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Pakistan plans dedicated security force to protect key water projects and Chinese workers
ISLAMABAD: The government has moved to create a standalone paramilitary force to safeguard the nation’s most critical water and power infrastructure, including massive dams and hydropower plants that employ thousands of Chinese engineers and technicians, officials said Monday.
Pakistan poised to host next round of US-Iran talks as Trump signals breakthrough near
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that Pakistan hopes to host the next round of direct negotiations between the United States and Iran “very soon,” positioning Islamabad as a central broker in a high-stakes diplomatic push to lock in a fragile ceasefire and ease months of regional conflict.
Aid worker Saad Edhi returns to Karachi after Israeli detention on Gaza flotilla
KARACHI: Saad Edhi, a Pakistani humanitarian worker and grandson of the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, arrived home Saturday at Jinnah International Airport after Israeli forces detained him during the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters earlier this week.
Pakistan faces severe heatwave during Eid al-Adha holiday, with temperatures forecast to hit 50°C
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department warned on Thursday that a moderate to severe heatwave will grip much of the country from May 25 through May 31, just as millions prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha on May 27 and take advantage of a three-day government holiday.
Pakistan demands immediate release of activists detained after Israeli raid on Gaza-bound flotilla
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday issued a sharp condemnation of Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, denouncing the operation as unlawful and criticizing the arbitrary detention and mistreatment of humanitarian workers aboard the vessels.
Aga Khan V, on first visit as Ismaili spiritual leader, meets Zardari and reaffirms AKDN’s development pledge in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary spiritual leader of the global Ismaili Muslim community, used his first visit to Pakistan since assuming the imamate last year to reaffirm the Aga Khan Development Network’s longstanding commitment to humanitarian and development work in the country.
Islamabad court sentences man to death in killing of teenage TikTok star Sana Yousaf
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in the capital sentenced 23-year-old Umar Hayat to death on Tuesday for the murder of 17-year-old TikTok influencer Sana Yousaf, who was shot dead in her Islamabad home nearly a year ago in a case that drew widespread condemnation and renewed debate about violence against women in the country.
Karachi court grants police more time to question alleged drug queenpin amid her claims of torture and coercion
KARACHI: A Karachi court on Monday granted police four more days to question Anmol, the alleged drug supplier better known as Pinky, in a murder investigation, even as the suspect told a magistrate she was being pressured to implicate prominent figures and had endured repeated mistreatment in custody.
Police secure custody of drug queenpin in narcotics and murder cases amid claims of torture and ex-husband plot
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Saturday ordered alleged narcotics kingpin Anmol, better known as Pinky, remanded into police custody until May 22 in a major case filed under the Sindh Control of Narcotic Substances Act, capping a day of court appearances in which authorities sought to question her in more than a dozen separate criminal matters.