21 killed as migrant boat sinks off Senegal
Dakar(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…
Dakar(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…
Paris(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…
Islamabad(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…
Charsadda(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…
Peshawar(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…
Islamabad(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…
Lahore(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…
Kualalumpur(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…
Washington(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…
Islamabad(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…
Islamabad(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…
Karachi(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…
Peshawar(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.…
Islamabad(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…
Lahore(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…
Islamabad(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…
Paris(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.…
Washington(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…
Lahore(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…
Islamabad(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…
Islamabad(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…
Gaza(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…
Jerusalem(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…
Islamabad(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…
Mansehra(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…
Islamabad(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…
Georgia(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…
PARIS: 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…
Washington(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…
Lahore(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…
Islamabad(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…
Karachi(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…
Islamabad(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…
Peshawar(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…
Islamabad(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…
Islamabad(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…
Tariq 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…
Cairo(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…
Dhaka(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…
Florida(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…
Peshawar(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…
Islamabad(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,…
Lahore(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…
Rawalpindi(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…
Quetta(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…
Lahore(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…
Washington(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…
Washington(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.…
Karachi(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,…
Karachi(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…
Islamabad(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…
Islamabad(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…
Islamabad(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…
Jerusalem(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…
Karachi(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…
Islamabad(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…
Islamabad(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…
London(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”…
Tehran(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…
Karachi(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…
New 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…
Karachi(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…
Peshawar(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…
Lahore(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…
Islamabad(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…
Jerusalem(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…
Jordan(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…
Karachi(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…
Islamabad(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…
Peshawar(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…
Islamabad(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…
London(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…
Tehran(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…
Islamabad(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…
Peshawar (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…
Rawalpindi (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…
Islamabad (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…
Karachi (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…
Nazareth (newsviews) They will not govern Israel, but Arab-majority lists could be the kingmakers in Israel’s close-fought elections next week, guided by a voter base fed up with Prime Minister…
Karachi (newsviews) A court on Saturday remanded over a dozen suspects in the custody of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in the cases pertaining to alleged online sale…
Karachi (newsviews) An infant boy battling mpox for more than a week at a hospital died early on Saturday morning — the first mortality of a baby from the contagious…
Washington (newsviews) US President Donald Trump has been telling voters to view the midterm elections as if he were on the ballot, and on Saturday one of his Democratic predecessors…
Bannu (newsviews): Government schools across Bannu district require an estimated Rs4.509 billion to address infrastructure deficiencies and provide essential facilities, according to official data. The data gathered from the district…
Peshawar (newsviews): The debacle that befell the PTI’s recent protest march has led to serious fissures within the core committee, with demands emerging from within for changes at the leadership…
Washington (newsviews): As Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for freezing the front as a…
South Carolina (newsviews):Young students attending their debut political gathering, longtime supporters coming since 2015, or curious onlookers witnessing a presidential spectacle, they all agree. As Donald Trump runs his final…
Riyadh (newsviews): As the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement continues to escalate, the Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday said it had intercepted six drones launched towards the kingdom,…
Nagoya (newsviews):The Asian Para Games is taking place in the central Japanese hub city through Saturday, featuring around 4,000 athletes and officials in 18 sports. Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa apologised…
Multan (newsviews):The suspect accused of running over and killing a 14-year-old boy in Multan was killed in an alleged encounter with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in Bahawalpur early on…
Islamabad (newsviews): The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the condition of a deceased person’s eyes at the time of death cannot conclusively establish the fact that the incident was…
Washinton (newsviews): US President Donald Trump called upon Ukraine on Tuesday to make a deal to settle the war with Russia, saying Moscow wanted to end the conflict. “Ukraine has…
Islamabad (newsviews): Iranian leaders have told Pakistan that the United States must take the first steps to rebuild trust, and that the acceptance of Tehran’s seven-point proposal could provide a…
Islamabad (newsviews): Adviser to the National Command Authority retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai on Tuesday warned that Pakistan could review its deployment options to restore strategic balance in South Asia,…
Ankara (newsviews): Turkiye has submitted the Makkah defence pact to parliament for ratification, moving Nato’s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it continues to…
YEREVAN(newsviews): The UN biodiversity summit kicked off in Armenia on Monday with calls to overhaul subsidies for extractive industries that harm the planet, as governments fall behind on their commitments…
RIYADH(newsviews): At least 53 people were killed and 200 others injured on Monday in a Houthi attack on a government security forces training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, local authorities…
PESHAWAR(newsviews): With Peshawar High Court set to hear today (Tuesday) multiple petitions against imposition of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has sought permission of the court…
LAHORE (newsviews): The government is all set to introduce the Asset Performance Management System (APMS), also known as the Advanced Power Management System, to control power theft and load management…
ISLAMABAD: The PTI core committee met for eight hours over the past two days but failed to decide on a future course of action, as several recommendations, including the formation…
COLOMBO(newsviews): A Chinese state-owned firm has withdrawn from a $392 million joint venture to develop a major logistics hub at Sri Lanka’s main seaport, the key local partner said on…