ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has handed a written charter of demands to Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, requesting the formation of two separate commissions to probe the violent events on May 9 and November 26, 2024. The PTI would also threaten to halt discussions if the government fails toRead More →
Karachi (Web Desk) – On Thursday, Pakistan’s anti-polio programme announced the detection of another poliovirus case from last year, bringing the total number of cases detected in 2024 to 73. The National Institute of Health’s Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication verified the 73rd case, which occurred in a youngsterRead More →
Walking Borders, a migrant rights organization, claimed Thursday that up to 50 migrants may have perished while trying to get from West Africa to Spain by boat. According to the Madrid and Navarra-based nonprofit, Moroccan police on Wednesday rescued 36 individuals from a boat that had left Mauritania on JanuaryRead More →
After 15 months of fighting, mediator Qatar said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement to swap hostages and prisoners and to establish a truce in Gaza on Sunday. The first phase of the deal, which might turn into a “permanent ceasefire,” would see the release of thirty-threeRead More →
According to Indian media agencies on Monday, Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian cricket team, is expected to go to Pakistan before the highly awaited ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 to participate in pre-tournament activities in the host nation. The fact that an Indian cricket player would be visitingRead More →
On January 16, Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq called the “decisive” third meeting of the government and opposition PTI’s negotiation committees. The long-awaited in-camera session is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at Parliament House, when the previous ruling party is expected to submit written requests toRead More →
(Reuters)- Apple reaffirmed on Wednesday that it has never sold or utilized data acquired by its Siri voice assistant to develop marketing profiles, just days after resolving a case in which it was accused of doing so. The iPhone maker paid $95 million last week to resolve a class actionRead More →
HAMILTON (AFP) – New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka’s top order on Wednesday to win the rain-shortened second One-Day International in Hamilton by 113 runs and secure the series. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana scored a hat-trick as the home team produced 255-9 from 37 overs, while the tourists could onlyRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) The Pakistani passport has fallen further, ranking 103rd in the Henley Passport Index for 2025. The green passport is listed with Yemen. According to the list, the Pakistani passport only allows for visa-free travel to 33 countries. Singapore achieved the top rank for the year 2025 becauseRead More →
Johannesburg (Web Desk) – South Africa’s sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, has added his voice to the growing backlash against Afghanistan’s participation in next month’s ICC Champions Trophy, comparing the Taliban regime’s treatment of women in the country to Apartheid and saying it would be “hypocritical and immoral to look theRead More →
