Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday refuted US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan for a proposed US trade deal.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced PKR 5 million compensation for families of flood victims. During a visit to Chakwal, she ordered swift relief, bridge repairs, and evacuations ahead of the next monsoon, while praising emergency response efforts.
Traders in Karachi held a partial strike against new tax measures and the increased powers of Pakistan's federal tax authority to arrest and raid businesses. While some markets stayed open, most traders supported the protest, with critics calling the Finance Act FY26 anti-business, Dawn repo
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Afghan refugee ID cards will not be renewed and deported individuals will be blacklisted from re-entry. The move, reported by Khaama Press, is part of stricter immigration policies, raising concerns from rights groups about the humanitarian impa
Pakistan's business community remains divided over a planned nationwide shutter-down strike as chambers in Karachi and Lahore have announced closure, while the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has decided to stay away from the protest, ARY News reported.
Over 1.9 million Afghans were deported from Iran and Pakistan in seven months, prompting the UN to urge a halt to forced returns. UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that deportees face serious risks in Afghanistan and stressed that all returns must be voluntary, safe, and legal.
Thousands in Pakistan's tribal areas protested peacefully against new military operations, demanding peace, rights, and an end to displacement. Rallies across Mohmand, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan called out past failures and urged the government to address local concerns without f
Pakistani authorities have intensified efforts to suppress the demonstration by barring families from reaching the protest site and sealing off roads leading to the Islamabad Press Club, on the fourth consecutive day of a sit-in protest by families of forcibly disappeared persons and detaine
"It's high time that the Chinese realise and recognise the danger of terrorism, especially in their neighbouring countries like India. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) had already issued a statement long before the attack took place in India, and that's a clear indication that it'
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in collaboration with the European Union, hosted a national roundtable on July 17 to address growing concerns over restrictions on freedom of expression and the shrinking space for digital freedoms in Pakistan. The HRCP stated in a press releas