KHYBER: Unidentified gunmen killed a senior journalist in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber district, police and family sources said on Wednesday. According to them, Khalil Jibran was traveling with friends, including a local lawyer, after attending a dinner party in the Mazreena locality of Sultan Khel when their vehicle was ambushed by armed men on Tuesday evening. They said two …

ISLAMABAD: National media watchdog Freedom Network has called on the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the international community and the United Nations to come forward and support Afghan refugee journalists who are coping with a number of issues and challenges since they left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021. The appeal for support from all relevant stakeholders …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s bid to join the BRICS economic bloc marks the country’s significant strategic intent to position itself alongside the world’s burgeoning and influential economies, besides underscoring its aspiration to be an integral player in the ascendant collective of the Global South. This was stated by Mr Mushahid Hussain Sayed, a former senator and head of Pakistan-China Institute and Pakistan-Africa …

GILGIT: A rescue mission was called off after one of the two Japanese mountaineers, Atsushi Taguchi, remained untraceable during an extensive search on Spantik peak in Shigar district as rescuers believe he is no more. On the other hand, consultation is underway to start a mission to bring down the body of the other member of the Japanese expedition team, Ryuseki Hiraoka, …

ISLAMABAD: Nine more positive environmental samples for polio were detected this week, taking the tally for the current year to 185. The total number of infected districts for the year stayed unchanged at 45, as against 126 from 28 districts during the entire 2023. Five cases of polio have been reported this year. An official of the Laboratory for Polio …

GUJAR KHAN: Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said founder PTI chairman Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, have been facing incarceration for long due to poor strategy of the current PTI leadership. He was talking to journalists at his residence in Ladhar near Dina, Mr Fawad Chaudhry said that the PTI leadership had badly …

RAWALPINDI: As Pakistan continues to face sizzling heat, weather experts have expected that western winds and rains in upper parts of the country will bring down the temperature by a few notches till June 22. “The country is facing a transition period of weather pattern…we do not call it pre-monsoon rains as rains are expected due to the winds coming from …

Shahid Afridi has denied claims that he endorses the Zionist movement, shortly after Friends of Israel (FOI) — a grassroots organisation that advocates for Israel — posted a picture with the superstar cricketer, alleging he “stopped to offer his support for our call to release the hostages”. In a picture posted on Wednesday, Afridi is seen standing with two men …

Veteran labour unionist Karamat Ali on Thursday morning died in Karachi after prolonged illness, his nephew Abbas Haider confirmed. According to Haider, the joint director of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler), Ali was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Karachi. His funeral prayers will be held at 7pm today at the Shuhada-i-Karbala Imambargah in Karachi’s …

ISLAMABAD: As the National Assembly is set to meet today (on Thursday) after a week-long break to begin a general debate on the next fiscal year’s federal budget, the PPP, a key ally of the ruling coalition, is wavering on whether to participate in the proceedings, citing differences and growing discontent with the government’s decision to announce the budget without prior consultations. Sources …