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Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque, leaving 158 injured

Israeli forces raid Al-Aqsa Mosque, leaving 158 injured

Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday. Medics reported that at least 158 Palestinians were injured in the ensuing violence, and hundreds were held in custody. The Islamic endowment that

US for maintaining healthy military-to-military ties with Pakistan

US for maintaining healthy military-to-military ties with Pakistan

On Tuesday, Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby said Washington wanted to continue its "healthy" military-to-military ties with Islamabad despite the change in the government. In a press briefing, Kirby congratulated Shehbaz Sharif for becoming

Sri Lanka defaults on foreign debt

Sri Lanka defaults on foreign debt

Sri Lanka announced Tuesday a default on its $51 billion foreign debt.  The island nation is grappling with its worst economic crisis and surging protests demanding the government's resignation. Daily electricity blackouts and acute food

Army huddle takes notice of propaganda campaign

Army huddle takes notice of propaganda campaign

On Tuesday, at the 79th Formation Commanders' Conference, the Pak Army leadership took note of a propaganda campaign by some fragments of society to malign it. The army leadership said the campaign was intended to

The fate of NAB

The fate of NAB

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Javed Iqbal’s tenure has been marred by allegations of the worst kind of political victimisation. The epitome of flawed accountability has already completed his term but is said to continue

Qureshi vs Sharif: Shehbaz Sharif elected as PM

Qureshi vs Sharif: Shehbaz Sharif elected as PM

The National Assembly session to elect the new prime minister began Monday with Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri in the chair. The House came to the point of election two days after the end of Pakistan

SC to announce verdict on Suri’s ruling today

SC to announce verdict on Suri’s ruling today

On Thursday, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said that it was clear that the deputy speaker’s ruling to dismiss the no-confidence motion against the prime minister was “wrong.” The Apex Court bench resumed hearing of

Imran Khan for SC’s probe into ‘lettergate’ scandal

Imran Khan for SC’s probe into ‘lettergate’ scandal

Imran Khan has asked the Supreme Court to form a Memogate-style commission to probe the alleged foreign conspiracy to oust his government. “It is the genuine desire of Imran Khan that this honourable court should

Speaker Asad Qaiser reportedly opposed PTI’s vote rejection move: Sources

Speaker Asad Qaiser reportedly opposed PTI’s vote rejection move: Sources

Sources have claimed that National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser opposed the PTI leadership's stance of rejecting the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Local media reported that he wasn't in favour of using article

Former US military chief says US ‘visibly distanced’ from Pakistan

Former US military chief says US ‘visibly distanced’ from Pakistan

Former US military chief Mike Mullen said Sunday that the United States had visibly ‘distanced’ itself from Pakistan. The ex-US military chief said the White House and the State Department rejected claims of their linkage