Malik Abdul JabbarNew Delhi(newsviews) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office summoned the telecommunications secretary on Saturday to explain how officials ordered the takedown of more than 100 websites based on court orders…
Malik Abdul JabbarCalifornia(newsviews) Weary travellers endured more flight disruptions as service resumed at US airports after an hours-long total stoppage, with officials saying the situation should return to normal on Sunday. The Trump administration…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) After 17 years of integration, the government has decided to reverse the functional integration of sales tax and income tax collection, acknowledging that the sales tax revenue gap has…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Aplay staged by the Italian group Balkan Theatre titled Burrnesha and music from the Mehran region were the highlights of the World Culture Festival on Wednesday evening. Let’s focus on the…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) pakistan skipper and one of the country’s most successful female batters ever, Fatima Sana dreams of a time when Pakistan’s women’s teams will draw equally big crowds of fans…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsciews)Everybody loves Dar-e-Nijaat’s Abu Bakar. Widely described by viewers as the ultimate green flag of a man, the character played by Sheheryar Munawar has become Pakistan’s national crush and it seems…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday called the creation of smaller provinces “a national necessity” and not a “political desire”,…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) on Saturday served a legal notice on Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, demanding that she withdraw her alleged remarks describing the party as…
Malik Abdul JabbarWASHINGTON(newsviews) President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US does not need a deal with Iran, directing Vice President JD Vance to focus on alleged crime and corruption in Democratic-run…
Malik Abdul JabbarPARIS(newsviews) Migration to developed countries dwindled for a second year in a row in 2025, down 1.6pc compared to the previous year, according to an OECD report published on Thursday.…
Malik Abdul JabbarKARACHI(newsviews) Auto assemblers have been struggling to lay their hands on a copy of the new auto policy (2026-2031) announced last week. Raziur Rehman, who heads the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers…
Malik Abdul JabbarRawalpindi(newsciews)Security forces have killed 74 terrorists during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, said a statement by the military’s media wing on Friday. In a breakdown of…
Malik Abdul JabbarSUKKUR(newsviews) Attempts are now being made again by the MQM-P, PPP and the PML-N, under various pretexts, to introduce new administrative units and a dual local government system in Sindh.…
Malik Abdul JabbarKARACHI(newsviews)The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed by the Sindh government, to probe the mysterious death of a young businessman, Mir Raza Ali, has seized the licensed pistol of his partner.…
Malik Abdul JabbarISLAMABAD(newsviews) The first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Population Council (NPC) agreed that rapidly growing population was a national emergency requiring urgent and coordinated action. The meeting…
Malik Abdul JabbarGeneva(newsviews) The United States boycotted on Tuesday a United Nations review of its human rights record for a second time, in an unprecedented snub of a process that all countries…
Malik Abdul JabbarNew Delhi(newsviews) India’s air pollution monitors were overwhelmed this week by toxic smog so severe that concentrations exceeded their upper measurement limit, equivalent to 66 times the World Health Organisation’s…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) In a major development, Uzbekistan’s Food Safety Committee has approved 184 Pakistani kinnow exporters and 39 packhouses to access the Uzbek market. The approval comes ahead of the upcoming…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The country’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) spending in the first four months of the current fiscal year struggled at only 10 per cent of the annual allocation. Total…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) he Capital Development Authority (CDA) is planning to launch an exclusive electric bus service for women. If all goes as planned, the civic agency will introduce the service with…
Malik Abdul JabbarAntalya(newsviews) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to highlight Pakistan’s climate priorities at the COP31 Antalya Leaders’ Summit in Turkiye today, with other world leaders joining him in setting out…
Malik Abdul JabbarISLAMABAD(newsviews) Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan was again taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for tests and follow-up treatment for his eye condition, a…
Malik Abdul JabbarDakar(newsviews) A small boat carrying migrants sank off northwestern Senegal killing at least 21 people in the latest tragedy along the dangerous Atlantic Ocean route from Africa to Europe, authorities…
Malik Abdul JabbarParis(newsviews) Europe will be represented at upcoming US-mediated talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war, France said on Sunday. “The Europeans will be…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) Protesting against the revised incremental consumption package (ICP) for industry and agriculture, industrial consumers have asked the government to order an independent third-party audit for verification of power sector…
Malik Abdul JabbarCharsadda(newsviews) As many as 104 confirmed dengue cases had been reported in Charsadda district as of November 6, 2026, including 37 locally transmitted infections, according to statistics released by the…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar(newsviews) The district administration has begun demarcating encroachments along University Road here to prepare for a major operation aimed at clearing the busy thoroughfare and improving traffic flow. The operation…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) With consumers paying Rs600 to Rs800 per kg for LPG, nearly double the officially notified rate, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it will approach the Islamabad…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the limit of personal loans available under the Youth Business and Agriculture Loan schemes, and reduced the minimum age limit to allow 18-year-olds…
Malik Abdul JabbarKualalumpur(newsciews) Malaysia’s king warned on Saturday that any attempt to challenge his order letting former Prime Minister Najib Razak go from jail to house arrest could amount to defying his…
Malik Abdul JabbarWashington(newsviews) The United States is expanding its campaign against Iran’s military supply chains and revenue sources beyond the sea, with US Central Command (Centcom) announcing a task force on Saturday…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Rs25.30 per unit increase approved by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday is the revised marginal rate under the Incremental Consumption Package for industrial and…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) A high-level committee tasked with operationalising the LPG auction framework decided on Saturday that state-owned companies would be allocated 10 per cent of locally produced LPG, while private bidders…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Police in Karachi killed around 200 suspected street criminals in alleged encounters over the past 10 months, an 80 per cent increase from 109 killed during the same period…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar(newsviews) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Saturday said the province was rich in natural resources and mineral reserves, offering investment opportunities in the minerals sector and other fields.…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Supreme Court on Saturday acquitted two brothers in a blasphemy case under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), setting aside their death sentences earlier upheld by…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) Setting a provincial wheat cultivation target of 16.5 million acres for the upcoming season, Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani announced that the government fixed a support price…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday approved supplementary grants worth about Rs380 billion, including Rs275bn for five major water projects facing financial constraints, and around…
Malik Abdul JabbarParis(newsviews) World leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican party.…
Malik Abdul JabbarWashington(newsviews) US President Donald Trump backed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth a day after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in midterm elections that reflected voter anger over the war on…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) Punjab Commerce and Investment Minister Shafay Hussain has apparently distanced himself from his younger brother Salik Hussain, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis who levelled corruption allegations against the provincial government of…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, against their convictions in the £190m corruption case on Nov…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Islamabad High Court has questioned the acquittal of the former chairman of Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI), the prime suspect in a Rs40 billion corruption case, and summoned…
Malik Abdul JabbarGaza(newsviews) Gaza’s health and security officials said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes killed at least four people in the Palestinian territory, including a member of Hamas’s security service and a…
Malik Abdul JabbarJerusalem(newsviews) Israeli electoral authorities on Wednesday rejected allegations promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraud by Arab parties, who could hold the key to removing him from power after a divisive…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The government is considering international arbitration against Etisalat over the outstanding $800 million payment from the sale of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), along with its opportunity cost since…
Malik Abdul JabbarMansehra(newsviews) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said here on Tuesday that his party would never allow the government to plunder the natural resources and deprive people of their democratic…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday decided to frame contempt of court charges against Capital Development Authority (CDA) Member (Estate) Mohammad Zaman Wattoo over his alleged misrepresentation of…
Malik Abdul JabbarGeorgia(newsviews) Russia arrived at the IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, with more than 60 athletes, government backing and one of the best-funded programmes in the sport. On Tuesday, a…
Malik Abdul JabbarPARIS: Exceeding 1.5C of global warming will have “irreversible” consequences for glaciers, sea ice and the Earth’s frozen regions, two UN reports warned on Monday, calling for urgent action. The…
Malik Abdul JabbarWashington(newsviews) Americans deliver their verdict on Donald Trump’s tumultuous second presidency on Tuesday in midterm elections that threaten to shatter his grip on Washington, with Democrats poised to seize the…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) Maaz Sadaqat and Hasan Nawaz have been included in the 15-member Pakistan Shaheens squad for the ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026, with Abdul Samad appointed captain for…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday reserved its ruling on a set of petitions seeking a review of its Jan 27 judgement upholding the vires of the Super…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Although the arrival of imported wheat has brought down prices in the open market, consumers continue to pay high prices for different varieties of flour and Roti. On Oct…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said continuity in sustainable development policies, institutional preparedness and long-term strategic planning were essential for countries…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar(newsviews) Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday alleged that the federal government was considering reversing the merger of Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “The merger of Fata with…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) Characterising the global environmental challenge as a multi-layered crisis, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday called for a fundamental overhaul of climate priorities to address the growing intersection of artificial…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) granted pre-arrest bail on Monday to four Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser, in cases related to the Nov 26…
Malik Abdul JabbarTariq Usmani / Special Analysis: Every year on November 2nd, the “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists” is observed across Pakistan and around the globe. This day…
Malik Abdul JabbarCairo(newsviews) Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians, including five police officers, in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Sunday. Medics said three people were killed in an…
Malik Abdul JabbarDhaka(newsviews) Bangladesh said it had set up a wage board to review garment workers’ pay and urged employees to return to work as violent protests forced the closure of more…
Malik Abdul JabbarFlorida(newsviews) A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said. The private jet had…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar(newsviews) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the federal government is failing to provide Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the support it deserves. Addressing the annual conference of Pakistan Association of Urological…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has simultaneously handled two foreign bulk carriers carrying a combined 101,000 tonnes of diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser and wheat. Announcing the development on Sunday,…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) Demonstrating remarkable resilience in the face of escalating geopolitical conflict and global shipping turmoil, Pakistan’s premium Basmati rice exports have absorbed the shock waves of the US-Iran conflict and…
Malik Abdul JabbarRawalpindi(newsviews) Eight special police pickets have been set up at various locations to ensure the security of the PAF base. A separate police picket with 40 officers has also been…
Malik Abdul JabbarQuetta(newsviews) The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Balochistan chapter has directed party workers across the province to prepare for any political developments and complete organisational and protest preparations in line with the…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) Pakistan’s left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman on Saturday equalled the long-standing record set by batting great Saeed Anwar, scoring a century against Sri Lanka in the final of the home…
Malik Abdul JabbarWashington(newsviews) Muslim and Arab Americans are seeking a greater political voice in the Nov 3 midterm elections, with candidates contesting congressional, state legislative and local offices across the US amid…
Malik Abdul JabbarWashington(newsviews) President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deport more than 150 Afghan immigrants back to Afghanistan via Pakistan, US media reported, a move advocacy groups say could endanger their lives.…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Amid rising food inflation and weakening purchasing power from higher fuel costs driven by Middle East tensions since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on Feb 28,…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) More than 86,000 medicines produced by pharmaceutical companies have been registered under the Track and Trace System, allowing consumers to scan products by mobile phone to check their authenticity…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Islamabad chapter has demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should extend the deadline for submission of nomination papers for the upcoming local government elections…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) A final draft of the Federal Prison and Correctional Facility Act, 2026, has been prepared and sent to the Ministry of Interior for approval before its introduction and implementation…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday announced a pilot project to reduce the gender gap in voter registration in Kasur district of Punjab and Qamber-Shahdadkot district of…
Malik Abdul JabbarJerusalem(newsviews) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a majority, final results from general election showed on Friday, setting the stage…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Pakistan State Oil (PSO) posted a profit after tax of Rs25.56 billion in 1QFY27, with earnings per share of Rs54.44, up from Rs9.39bn and Rs20.00 a year earlier, driven…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) Lawmakers in the National Assembly and Senate on Thursday raised concerns over the political situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and alleged human rights violations, while both houses also discussed electoral…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) Expressing concern over a delay of around 40 years in a case relating to land consolidation proceedings and its adverse implications for the proprietary rights of landowners, the Federal…
Malik Abdul JabbarLondon(newsviews)The wife of British comedian and actor Russell Brand testified on Thursday at his trial for rape and sexual assault, saying he had found monogamy “difficult” but became an “amazing”…
Malik Abdul JabbarTehran(newsviews) Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Tehran remained in close contact with mediators over ways to implement its proposal to end the Middle East war, even as Iranian…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews)The internet’s favourite TV green flag, Dar-e-Nijaat’s Abu Bakar isn’t so much of a green flag after all, at least according to Sheheryar Munawar, who plays the character on the show. In…
Malik Abdul JabbarNew York(newsviews) The governor of New York state signed a new law Wednesday preventing minors from using AI chatbots that act as companions, in one of the broadest moves yet…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Banks were keen to invest about Rs4.9 trillion in treasury bills on Wednesday, while the government borrowed money more than the auction targets. The auction reflected the impact of…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar(newsviews) An inquiry into the recent deadly collapse of a school roof here has held the owner responsible for using substandard construction material. It also pointed out negligence on the…
Malik Abdul JabbarLahore(newsviews) At least five people were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger bus plunged into a drain in Punjab’s Hafizabad district on Thursday, according to Rescue 1122. Rescue…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to reopen a departmental inquiry against officials allegedly linked to the fatal 2023 Greek migrant…
Malik Abdul JabbarJerusalem(newsviews) A deeply divided Israel will head to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since the October 7, 2023, attack, with voters delivering their verdict on veteran Prime Minister…
Malik Abdul JabbarJordan(newsviews)The Jordanian military said it had struck “terrorist organisations” in neighbouring Syria on Monday in retaliation for a deadly attack on a church last week, hours after authorities arrested three men they…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi(newsviews) Foreign investors welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) 50bps rate hike to 12 per cent on Monday, but the business community called it counterproductive for stabilisation, industrial growth and export…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The National Assembly was apprised on Monday that closure of Pakistan-Iran border was one of the main reasons of sky rocketing price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar(newsviews) The PTI’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter on Monday claimed that the party avoided staging protests following the proclamation of emergency and imposition of governor’s rule in the province in a bid to…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews)The country’s top leadership on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as the country observed Kashmir Black Day to mark the anniversary of…
Malik Abdul JabbarLondon(newsviews) Caribbean nations campaigning for slavery reparations have won support from an unexpected source — the descendants of some of Britain’s most prominent families to have benefitted from the slave…
Malik Abdul JabbarTehran(newsviews) Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye will travel to Tehran on Monday, according to an Iranian and a Saudi official. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the deputy secretary…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad(newsviews) The groundbreaking of the proposed cricket stadium is expected to take place in the coming days after the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the contractor settled a dispute over…
Malik Abdul JabbarPeshawar (newsviews) The cases of dengue fever continued to rise in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during October, the peak month for infection, with the provincial tally reaching 4,856 after 51 new cases…
Malik Abdul JabbarRawalpindi (newsviews) Former army chief Abdul Waheed Kakar passed away in Rawalpindi on Monday, a statement by the military’s media affairs wing said. Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of…
Malik Abdul JabbarIslamabad (newsviews) Expressing concern over rising wheat prices, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday directed federal and provincial governments to take all necessary measures, including increasing…
Malik Abdul JabbarKarachi (newsviews) Amid inflationary pressure from costly oil imports linked to the Middle East conflict, economic stakeholders have called for a 50- to 100-basis-point hike in interest rates to curb…