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News Desk  Islamabad: As the New Year arrived with fireworks, celebrations and renewed optimism, Pakistani celebrities also marked the occasion by sharing heartfelt messages and personal reflections with their fans on social media.…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistani actor Saba Qamar, widely regarded as one of the country’s most versatile and fearless performers, has once again found herself at the centre of public discussion — this time over her wardrobe choices in a…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday launched the country’s first-ever fully digital Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25, revealing significant improvements in digital connectivity,…

News Desk  Rawalpindi: The Galiyat region experienced its first snowfall of the season on New Year’s night, which continued into the morning, signaling the official onset of winter and bringing both scenic beauty and challenges for…

News Desk Skardu: The Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) has launched a next-generation bio-monitoring framework in the Karakoram–Himalayan region of northern Pakistan, aimed at strengthening biodiversity research and evidence-based…

AFP/APP Geneva: Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday. "There has been an explosion of unknown…

News Desk  Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has shared details of his recent interaction with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar in Dhaka, saying the Indian minister deliberately initiated contact…

News Desk  Islamabad: Gold and silver prices ended lower in the final trading session of the year on Wednesday, tracking weakness in both local and international markets, traders said. According to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald Trump upended global trade, and the brutal conflict in Ukraine…

AFP/APP New York: Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was readying on Wednesday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks strike midnight (0500…