Drop scene: Samiya Hijab pardons Hassan Zahid in kidnapping case
- 13-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: The kidnapping case involving TikToker Samiya Hijab took a dramatic turn after she pardoned her former fiance, Hassan Zahid, who had been accused of abducting her. In a statement, Samiya Hijab said she forgave Hassan Zahid “Fi sabilillah” (for the sake of Allah) and without accepting any financial compensation. She added that Hassan Zahid’s […]
Major development in Sana Yousuf murder case
- 13-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: In a significant development in the TikToker Sana Yousuf murder case, an Islamabad sessions court has set September 20, 2025, as the date for framing charges against the accused, Umar Hayat. Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka on Saturday conducted the hearing of the case. During the proceedings, police presented the accused Umar […]
Why is Nepal’s ‘Gen Z’ protesting?
- 09-Sep-2025
Kathmandu: Thousands of young Nepali people, many in their 20s or even younger, got together to protest in the capital Kathmandu and other cities in the Himalayan country. Many of the protesters were students and joined the demonstrations in their school or college uniforms. The organisers called the protests “demonstrations by Gen Z”. At least […]
Two powerful aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes killed 2,200
- 05-Sep-2025
KABUL: Two powerful aftershocks shook eastern Afghanistan in a span of 12 hours, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction on Friday in a region where about 2,200 people died in quakes in four days. They follow two earthquakes that have already ravaged the South Asian nation, […]
WhatsApp urges iOS, Mac users to update apps
- 05-Sep-2025
WhatsApp has issued an urgent advisory calling on iPhone and Mac users to update their apps immediately, following the discovery of a high-risk vulnerability that could allow hackers to exploit devices through malicious URLs. The flaw, documented as CVE-2025-55177 in the National Vulnerability Database, affects WhatsApp for iOS, WhatsApp Business for iOS, and for Mac. […]
Afghanistan earthquake kills 800 with more than 2,800 injured
- 01-Sep-2025
KABUL: About 622 people were killed and more than 1,500 injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, authorities said on Monday, as helicopters ferried the wounded to safety from rubble being combed in the hunt for survivors. The disaster will further stretch the resources of the South Asian nation already grappling with humanitarian crises, […]
PM free youth laptop scheme 2025 major update amid floods
- 28-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme, aimed at distributing 100,000 free laptops to deserving students across the country, has been postponed due to the ongoing flood crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), APP reported citing official sources. According to the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP), the distribution […]
Gas connections: Major updates for domestic consumers
- 30-May-2025
Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik announced that a decision regarding the lifting of the ban on domestic gas connections will be made soon. Malik, in his statement, said he would meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shortly to discuss the issue in detail and asserted that this is a nationwide concern that needs to […]
President Zardari to resume duties soon
- 07-Apr-2025
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira provided an important update on the health of President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday, ARY News reported. Qamar Zaman Kaira contacted Asif Ali Zardari via telephone and inquired after his health. Speaking to a private news channel, Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the president’s condition has […]
Government cuts petrol price for the next fortnight
- 29-Mar-2025
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decreased the petrol price, announcing the revised rates for the next fortnight, ARY News reported. As per a notification issued here, the price of petrol has been decreased by Rs1 per litre. The new price of petrol has been set at Rs254.63 per litre, effective from March 29, 2025. However, […]