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News Desk Islamabad: The groom, arriving with a grand procession, found himself unexpectedly facing a math test before his wedding ceremony. Little did he know that his bride-to-be would call off the wedding upon his failure to recite the…

News Desk Islamabad: At least 2,534 children were abducted or kidnapped, while 891 children fell victim to sexual abuse across various regions in Punjab during 2023, according to Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), an…

Xinhua/APP Guanzhou: A strong tornado hit Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, on Saturday afternoon, according to the provincial meteorological bureau. A preliminary investigation has determined that the…

AFP/APP London: US stocks rebounded Friday on the back of buoyant big tech earnings while London hit another record peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies. Wall Street opened higher as traders shrugged…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said. Emergency workers…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage. Israeli media identified him as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted…

News Desk  Islamabad: TikTok, the popular short video sharing app, is gearing up for a legal showdown with the US government over the proposed ban on its operations in the country. According to a memo sent to its employees and…

News Desk  Islamabad: The hashtag urging people to engage with India's Muslim community gained traction following remarks made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about opposition…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. The nine justices' ruling could…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The ongoing heavy rain in south China is expected to subside from Monday, according to the country's national observatory. However, rainfall is forecast to continue over the coming three days across the southern…