Showing posts from May, 2025

Corporal punishment: CM orders probe into death of student

KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur speaks to the media persons during a press conference on September 19, 2024. — Screengrab via Facebook@Ali Amin Khan Gandapur PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday took serious notice of the reporte…

PIA concludes pre-Hajj operation with final flight from Karachi

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-31/l_1317254_115216_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Pakistani Muslim pilgrims walk towards a waiting plane at Lahore International airport bound for Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage.…

Pre-Haj flight operation completed

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-31/l_1317254_115216_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Pakistani Muslim pilgrims walk towards a waiting plane at Lahore International airport bound for Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage.…

PTI founder to guide protest campaign from jail, says Ali Zafar

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-31/l_1317250_112057_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Lahore on March 15, 2023. — AFPJailed PTI founde…

159,000 driving licences issued in a week

A representational image of driving licences. — Pakwheels/FileLAHORE: In a major traffic enforcement drive across the province over the past week, traffic authorities issued over 159,000 driving licences and handed out more than 278,000 challans for t…

ADC martyred as terrorists strike Balochistan's Sorab

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-30/l_1316892_113230_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Police officers stand behind crime scene police tape. — AFP/FileQUETTA: Additional Deputy Commissioner Hidayat Buledi was martyred in a terrorist at…

Local issues aired at public forum in Tirah

This image shows local officials and elders during a jirga in KP on January 10, 2024. — Facebook@AssistantCommissionerUpperKurramBARA: The district administration organized a public forum on Thursday at the Tehsil Jirga Hall in Tirah valley to address…

Dr Razia Sultana assumes charge as VC Mardan Women varsity

Vice-chancellor of Women University Mardan Prof Dr Razia Sultana seen in this image released on May 28, 2025. — Facebook@mianmuhammad.shafiqPESHAWAR: Prof Dr Razia Sultana, a distinguished historian and seasoned academic administrator, officially assu…

NDMA on high alert as five weather systems threaten heavy downpours

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-30/l_1316601_010715_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Traffic moves during heavy rain at the Islamabad Expressway in the federal capital. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: The National Emergencies Operations Centre …

Trader injured during robbery

Representational image show a rescue worker waves to make way for an ambulance. — Reuters/FilePESHAWAR: A trader was shot and injured by robbers after they snatched Rs 800,000 from him in busy Chowk Nasir Khan on Wednesday.Police officials said the wo…

Pakistan, Iran to keep border open 24/7 for pilgrims

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-28/l_1316191_114830_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives at shrine of Hazrat Imam Reza , Mashhad, Iran, May 27, 2025. — Screengrab via PTVIn a move to facilitate reli…

Khawaja Asif hints at considering Aleema's 'give and take' proposal

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-27/l_1315889_120100_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. — Reuters/File In a positive development on the country's political landscape, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on T…

At least six dead as powerful storms wreak havoc in Punjab, KP, AJK

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-27/l_1315886_114722_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} A vehicle passes through stagnant rainwater, causing inconvenience for commuters on Saddar Road, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, May 27, 2025. — APPIS…

KP seeks transfer of funds for merged districts

Adviser to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif gestures during a meeting. — APP File PESHAWAR: Adviser to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif on Monday cal…

Modi's Gujarat comments trigger strong response from Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-27/l_1315741_045807_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} The office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. — Radio Pakistan/FileIslamabad has strongly censured New Delhi over the “reckless” and “ha…

Kuwait ends visa ban on Pakistanis after 19 years

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-26/l_1315556_120601_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Pakistani skilled labours work at a construction site. — AFP/FileKuwait has lifted a visa ban on Pakistani citizens after a gap of 19 years, Mustafa…

Man, mother shot dead

A representational image of a police tape restricting an incident scene. — Reuters/FilePESHAWAR: A man and his mother were shot dead in Palosai here on Sunday. Police officials said that one Khayam allegedly opened fire on Uzair his mother Noor over a…

GB slashes mountaineering, trekking fees to promote tourism

Foreign tourists and porters rest at a camping site above Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram range of Pakistan’s mountain northern Gilgit region. — AFP/FileGILGIT: In a move aimed at boosting adventure tourism in the region, the Gilgit-Baltistan governm…

Private Hajj quota lapses as operators miss deadlines: Sardar Yousaf

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-23/l_1314567_112204_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf addresses press conference at state-news TV headquarter, Islamabad, May 23, 2025. — PI…

PLF gets office-bearers

This representational image shows a man casting his vote in the ballot box. — AFP/FileABBOTTABAD: Malik Saeed Akhtar Advocate has been appointed as president while Qasim Sajjad Abbasi Advocate as secretary general of People’s Lawyer Forum Abbottabad d…

Man, two sons killed in Mardan

Police officers stand behind a police tape at an incident site. — AFP/FileMARDAN: A man and his two sons were killed over a land dispute at Galyara village in the limits of Shahbaz Garhi police station, police sources saidThe sources added that Faroq …

ANF official kidnapped

Representational image of a kidnapped person with his hands tied to a chair. — Unsplash/FilePESHAWAR: An official of the Anti-Narcotics Force was kidnapped from N Waziristan on Wednesday.Reports said Hanif, an official of ANF, was on his way for duty …

'Real empowerment comes through confidence, skills'

Punjab Minister for Health and Population Welfare Khawaja Imran Nazir cuts a ribbon during an inauguration ceremony on May 19, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@Khawaja Imran Nazir FAISALABAD: Under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s flagship Skilled …

Six of a family shot dead inside house in Peshawar

A representational image of a police tape restricting an incident scene. — Reuters/FilePESHAWAR: Six members of a family were shot dead and a woman was wounded when relatives opened fire inside a house in Urmar village in rural Peshawar early Monday.T…

Millions across country seen vulnerable to mental illnesses

A representational image showing a person sitting at the beach. — Canva/FilePESHAWAR: Years of exposure to terrorism, displacement, and economic hardships have left millions in Pakistan vulnerable to mental illnesses, said a senior psychiatrist during…

KP govt launches drive to plant fruit trees

Representational image shows students planting saplings on October 21, 2023. —Facebook/@alkhidmat.orgPESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced a province-wide initiative to plant fruit-bearing and indigenous trees as part of a large…

GIK Institute, CSC sign MoU to boost innovation

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology building. — GIKIET websiteSWABI: The Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology and Capital Smart City have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at foster…

PM Shehbaz calls for building inclusive, empowered digital Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-17/l_1312557_112207_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is presiding a meeting in Islamabad on April 3, 2024. —Facebook/ Mian Shehbaz Sharif The government is determined to c…

ECP organises workshop for journalists, CSOs

Security personnel stand guard at the headquarters of Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFPPESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan organised a workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organisations here on F…

PM Shehbaz urges India to sit for talks on Kashmir for lasting peace

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-16/l_1312229_114315_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses ceremony related to Youm-e-Tashakur in Islamabad, May 16, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo NewsISLAMABAD: …

JUIF leader survives bomb blast

This image shows JUIF workers during a protest on November 30, 2023. — Facebook@Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam PakistanWANA: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl leader remained unharmed in an explosion near a madrassa in Azam Warsak Bazaar of Birmal Tehsil in Lower W…

Plantation drive launched

Representational image shows students planting saplings on October 21, 2023. —Facebook@alkhidmat.org PESHAWAR: On the directive of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapuron, a province-wide campaign to plant fruit-bearing trees has been of…

PPP condemns police violence against health workers

Pakistan People's Party supporters wave flags in a rally on January 21, 2024. — AFPMULTAN: Pakistan People’s Party South Punjab President Syed Ahmed Mahmood, along with Senior Vice President Khawaja Rizwan Alam and Chief Coordinator Abdul Qadir Sh…

First heatwave spell of May to hit most parts of country today

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-14/l_1311563_112246_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} A man cools down with water in this undated image. — Reuters/FileThe first heatwave of May will grip most parts of the country today and continue to…

Training arranged for video journalists

Participants attend the event organised by the Global Neighbourhood for Media Innovation in collaboration with the United States Department of State on April 1, 2024. — Facebook/Global Neighbourhood For Media InnovationPESHAWAR: A training workshop wa…

Army, civil delegation visits Barila Sharif to honour martyrs

Army officers paying tribute to a martyr. — APP/FileLALAMUSA: Lieutenant Colonel Akbar of the Pakistan Army, Deputy Commissioner Gujrat Safdar Hussain, and District Police Officer Mustansir Atta Bajwa visited Barila Sharif on Tuesday.The high-level de…

Farmers' leader Liaqat Yousafzai passes away

A representational image of candles at a funeral. — Pexels/FileSWABI: Liaqat Yousafzai, a prominent leader of farmers, passed away due to cardiac arrest here on Monday, said his family and leaders of the farming community.He suffered a heart attack an…

Pakistan, India DGMOs agree to consider troop reduction from borders

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-12/l_1310920_113533_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} An Indian soldier can be seen standing alongside a barbed wire on the Line of Control. —Reuters/FileTwo days after US-brokered ceasefire, the direct…

Two cops martyred, 3 injured in Peshawar suicide blast

Police officials collecting evidence from the spot after suicide bomb blast on police van near Ring Road, Cattle Market on May 11, 2025. — APPPESHAWAR: A sub-inspector and a constable were martyred and three others were wounded in a suspected suicide …

AJK Kashmiris return to homes after Pakistan-India ceasefire

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-11/l_1310606_113138_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} This photograph taken on April 28, 2025 shows Shabbir Awan with his relatives clearing a wooden log from an underground bunker in the Chakothi villa…

India admits to 'combat losses' during recent clashes with Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-11/l_1310604_110028_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Air Marshal AK Bharti speaks during a press briefing at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, India, May 11, 2025. — Reuters Without divulging the…

11 policemen booked for killing man in fake encounter in Burewala

A representational image showing Punjab police personnel at an undisclosed location. — AFP/FileBUREWALA: The Federal Investigation Agency has registered a case against 11 police personnel, including the former SHO of Model Town police station, Burewal…

Illegal housing societies to face action

A general view of a neighbourhood in Pakistan. — AFP/FilePESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a crackdown on illegal housing societies.According to a press release, societies without valid no-objection certificates will be…

Pakistan navy 'stands ready' to counter any Indian misadventure

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-09/l_1310000_111453_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Military personnel with Indian Army stand guard at India Gate in New Delhi, India, May 8, 2025. — Reuters Amid rising tensions between the nuclear-a…

Pakistan, India NSAs made contact after strikes, confirms DPM Dar

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-08/l_1309511_054600_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar attends the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah on August 7, 2024. — AFPIn a …

PMD forecasts rain, storms nationwide under westerly weather system

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-08/l_1309459_030445_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} A car seen through a windscreen with raindrops. — APP/FileThe Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted widespread rain, wind, and thundersto…

PM vows to avenge every drop of martyrs' blood shed in Indian attack

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-08/l_1309455_023402_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on May 7, 2025. — PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday pledged that every drop of marty…

PM Shehbaz, others condemn Indian strikes on Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-07/l_1309153_053334_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. — APP/ReutersPrime Minister…

Unity stressed to address concerns of Pakhtuns

Chairman of the Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao in a meeting with a delegation of Pakhtun leaders at Watan Kor on May 5, 2025. — Facebook@QWPPKPESHAWAR: A delegation of Pakhtun leaders, including Khushal Khan Kakar, Chairman of the Pakhtunk…

Pakistan slams India's IWT breach, raises issue at UNSC

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-06/l_1308840_044930_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar speaking to the media on May 3, 2025. — X@PakistanUN_NYPakistan’…

Cricketer, friend die in road mishap

A representational image of an ambulance. — State Media/FileHARIPUR: Two persons, including a local cricketer from Havelian, were killed while another family member seriously injured when a car fell off the Hazara Motorway bridge near Sera-e-Saleh, po…

Swat Open Chess concludes

A representational image of a chess match.— Reuters/File MINGORA: The scenic valley of Swat played host to a thrilling display of intellect and strategy as the Swat Open Chess Championship 2025 concluded successfully on Saturday at a hotel here on Sat…

BZU seminar honours labourers, advocates for fair wages

This image shows the enternace of the Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan. — multan.punjab.gov.pk/File MULTAN: Marking International Labor Day, a seminar hosted by Bahauddin Zakariya University’s School of Economics on Friday, featured financial e…

Pakistan may call UNSC meeting over India tensions: Pak UN envoy

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-03/l_1307742_023351_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} Ambassador Asim Iftikhar, the permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations. — X@PakistanUN_NYUNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is monitoring th…

Minerals bill a bid to usurp resources: Mian Iftikhar

Awami National Party provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain addressing a meeting of Malgari Ustazan on May 1, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@ANPMarkazPESHAWAR: Awami National Party provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Thursday rejected t…

Bilawal vows to confront Modi to save Indus River

https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2025-05-01/l_1307235_115430_updates.jpg{FeedTitle}} PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is addressing a rally in Sindh's Mirpur Khas district on May 1, 2025. — Facebook/BilawalhouseAmid escalating…

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