Representational image of a girl highlighting resistance agaisnt sexual abuse with “stop” written on her hand. — Unsplash/File TOBA TEK SINGH: A man raped his niece at Siddiq Park locality of Gojra on Friday. Mudasar informed the police that he and his wife had gone to a hospital and his 14-year-old daughter was at home…
The representational image shows a child with both hands tied together. — APP/File LALAMUSA: Rehmania police recovered a seven-year-old child, who was kidnapped for ransom, and arrested two kidnappers. On March 12, during Iftar, the police received an emergency call reporting the abduction of seven-year-old Burhan Akhtar from New Model Town. Upon reviewing CCTV footage,…
Students participate at the Pakistan Cultural Evening organised by the Pakistan Embassy in Cairo in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture on March 14, 2025. — X@PakinEgypt ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Embassy in Cairo organised Pakistan Cultural Evening in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, as part of the weeks-long segment of Ramazan Nights at…
Abbottabad players celebrate during a National T20 Cup match against Peshawar at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on December 6, 2023. — PCB KARACHI: The National T20 Cricket Tournament has started in Faisalabad, featuring teams from Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Larkana, Quetta, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Bahawalpur, Abbottabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sialkot, FATA, and Azad Kashmir. Pakistan’s…
Local Hindu residents celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi in Tharparkar district of the desert town of Mithi, south-eastern Pakistan, on March 13, 2025. — AFP MITHI: In this desert town of Sindh, Hindus prepare meals for fasting Muslims, who in turn gather to welcome a Holi procession, a rare moment of religious solidarity in…
The Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of intra-court appeals regarding the levy of super tax until after Eid-ul-Fitr. Seven-member bench headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and comprising Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat…
A view of Balochistan Assembly during the a session. — Online/File QUETTA: Opposition members of the Balochistan Assembly (BA) have expressed concerns over non-completion of development schemes in the province. They warned that if the schemes were not completed on time, allocated funds would lapse or be surrendered. Provincial ministers assured that priority would be…
A general view of the LHC building in Lahore. — APP/File LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought a report from the Ministry of Interior on the use of X as it heard a petition against the ban on the social media platform. Access to X has been disrupted since February 17 2024,…
Speaker National Assembly (NA) Ayaz Sadiq (centre) talks to the media persons after launching tree plantation drive at the Mughal Garden in the Parliament House on March 14, 2025. — Facebook@NationalAssemblyOfPakistan ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly (NA) Ayaz Sadiq said on Friday the doors for dialogue will always remain open, but the dialogue should only be…
This collage shows, Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Barrister Dr Muhammad Ali Saif (left) and Federal Minister Khawaja Asif (right). — PPI/Facebook@khawajaAsifofficial/File PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Barrister Dr Muhammad Ali Saif has stated that Federal Minister Khawaja Asif’s claim about settling terrorists in Khyber…