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News Desk  Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday notified Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as the new Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, filling the position that had…

News Desk  Karachi: A major fire that broke out at the Karachi Port was largely brought under control on Friday after authorities intensified firefighting efforts, increasing the number of fire tenders to 20, while rescue personnel and…

News Desk Islamabad: In a major enforcement action aimed at strengthening financial transparency, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday suspended the memberships of 159 lawmakers from the National Assembly, Senate and…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Emergencies Operations Center (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather alert warning of moderate to heavy snowfall, rain and isolated thunderstorms across…

News Desk  Islamabad: The federal government on Friday increased the petroleum levy (PL) on petrol and High Octane Blending Component (HOBC) by Rs4.62 per litre, while raising the levy on high-speed diesel (HSD) by Re0.80, denying…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the US state of Oregon at 03:25 GMT on Friday, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The quake’s epicenter was located at 43.77 degrees…

News Desk  Peshawar: The National Savings Centre has announced the results of the Rs. 750 prize bond draw for January 2026. The first prize of Rs. 1.5 million went to bond number 809258. Three second prizes of Rs. 500,000 each were…

News Desk Washington/Tehran: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had been informed the recent killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and indicated there was no current plan for large-scale executions. …

News Desk  Islamabad/Istanbul: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday confirmed that discussions have taken place on a possible defence pact between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, but emphasized that no agreement has been…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has announced round-the-clock M-Tag services at two major locations, while two additional centres will operate until midnight, to facilitate vehicle owners ahead…