PM’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah addressing a press conference. — PID/FilePrime Minister’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah opposed using the “hybrid set up” term for the incumbent coalition government led by the Pakistan Muslim…

A large number of mourners participate in the main procession of 9th Muharram-ul-Haram, commonly known as Youm-e-Ashura, in the G-6 sector area in Islamabad on July 5, 2025. — APPHundreds and thousands of majalis and processions were held nationwide on Saturday in connection with the ninth…

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. — Reuters/FileRejecting Indian claims that Pakistan was receiving “live inputs” from China during the recent conflict, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif clarified on Saturday that Islamabad had independently fought and won the war without any country’s support on…

A pride of lions can be seen at the Lahore Safari Zoo in Lahore. — AFP/FileLAHORE: In a widespread crackdown on illegal wildlife possession, the Punjab wildlife department has seized at least 13 big cats and arrested five individuals following a dramatic lion attack in Lahore that injured…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addressing a press conference on October 9, 2024 in Islamabad. — APPInterior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday dismissed rumours regarding President Asif Ali Zardari’s removal from the office and the enactment of 27th constitutional amendment as social media…

This collage shows file photos of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan. — AFP/Instagram/PTIDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Saturday rejected the reports that ruling PML-N President Nawaz Sharif was willing to meet his political rival, PTI founder…

Mourners take part in a procession on the tenth day of Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram, in Karachi on August 9, 2022. — AFPMourning processions are being taken out in the port city on account of 9th Muharram amid strict security on Saturday, with mobile phone services suspended…

Representational image shows rescue personnel inspecting the site of a bus accident that killed 23 people after it plunged into a ravine at Soon village near Kahuta, Punjab province on August 25, 2024. — AFP/FileAt least six people were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger bus…

The image shows cloudy weather in Karachi. — APP/FileKARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday said that the city is likely to experience light rain or drizzle today, with humid and partly cloudy weather expected to prevail for the next 24 hours.The Met Office also…

Rescue workers search for victims under the rubble after a five-story residential building collapsed in Karachi on July 04, 2025. — INPKARACHI: Rescue efforts entered their second day on Saturday after continuing overnight, as authorities raced against time to locate survivors and recover…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday reported that new extreme maximum temperature records were set in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas and Bunji areas, according to a press release. The country is currently experiencing high summer temperatures, with the PMD reporting in June that […]

Turkiye arrested three more opposition mayors early on Saturday as part of an investigation into alleged graft, officials from the main opposition CHP said, denouncing it as a “political operation”. The early morning arrests were the latest move targeting elected officials of the Republican […]

Torrential rains unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people as rescue teams scrambled to save dozens of victims trapped by high water or reported missing in the disaster, local officials said. Among the missing were 23 to 25 people listed as […]

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday rejected reports claiming the removal of Asif Ali Zardari as president, and enactment of the 27th constitutional amendment, saying that people should not pay heed to “social media speculations”. He was addressing the media during his visit to Sindh’s Rohri […]

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that if India truly wants more action against terrorists, it must engage in dialogue with Pakistan to resolve bilateral issues. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bilawal — who led Pakistan’s diplomatic mission to Western […]

US President Donald Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts in a ceremony at the White House on Friday, one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the signature legislation of Trump’s second term. The bill, which will fund Trump’s […]

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an urgent alert for potential Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a result of heatwave induced glacier melts. According to the official alert issued by the PMD’s Research and Development […]

The search and rescue operation continued through the night into Saturday, as teams worked for a second day to find survivors and recover bodies from the debris of the five-storey residential building that collapsed in the Lyari’s Baghdadi area. Authorities estimate that eight to 10 people may […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged stronger regional cooperation in the face of increasing geopolitical tensions, including the Iran-Israel conflict and Indian hostility towards Pakistan, stressing that the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) offered the country its “best hope” […]

At least five people died and seven were injured after a five-storey building collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari area on Friday, officials said. Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed confirmed to Dawn.com that five people were dead, including a woman, who succumbed to her wounds during treatment. Four men […]