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Tanzeem-e-Asatiza Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has rejected the government’s decision to assign supervision and inspection duties in upcoming examinations to graduates and staff of the Education Monitoring Authority (EMA). The organization’s provincial president, Dr. Aamir Atiq Siddiqui, along with Shahid Mahmood Gohar, President of Tanzeem-e-Asatiza District Haripur, and Secretary Masoodur Rehman expressed these views in a joint statement. […]

Explosions in the capital were heard along with anti-aircraft gunfire, gunfire from across the city A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun monitors Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026. PHOTO: AFP AFP reporters in kabul heard more explosions and gunfire on tuesday

PTI requests immediate transfer of former PM to Shifa Hospital for specialized eye treatment ISLAMABAD: The PTI has approached the capital’s high court asking for the immediate transfer of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for specialized eye treatment under the supervision of his personal doctors. A division bench of

ISLAMABAD: Like Pakistan’s parliamentary elections, elections within the superior bars have increasingly become a source of contention over the past several years. Once an internal professional exercise, it has now evolved into a series of regulatory and political confrontations across several provinces. At present, several serious disputes remain unresolved regarding the selection of various bar

Defense minister says ‘Zionist agenda’ risks regional realignment threatening Pakistan’s security as conflict widens Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned that the conflict involving Iran could have wider regional ramifications for Pakistan, saying the war is driven by a Zionist agenda aimed at expanding Israeli influence towards Pakistan’s borders. “Zionism is a threat to

The prosecution does not present sufficient evidence or witnesses against the accused PESHAWAR: In a significant development in one of the country’s most tragic terror cases, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Peshawar has acquitted two accused persons for lack of evidence in the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack that claimed the lives of over

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dissolved the tribunal hearing the appeals filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha against their conviction in a case related to their controversial social media posts. The IHC has ordered to submit the case file to Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar

Afghan Taliban patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province on October 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File PESHAWAR: Pakistani armed forces have destroyed a large ammunition depot in Afghanistan’s Khost province during the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil Haq, launched in response to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban along the border. Security sources

The US Consulate General in Peshawar temporarily suspended operations from Monday following protests and security concerns in several Pakistani cities, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, the US also canceled all visa and American Citizen Services appointments at its embassy in Islamabad and consulates general in Karachi and Lahore on Monday, March 2. The mission said appointments for

The official says the operation will be carried to its logical end; rejects regional contagion ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not hesitate to target the top leadership of the Afghan Taliban, including ousted supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, if credible intelligence becomes available, a senior security source revealed on Monday, as Islamabad pushes ahead with an expanded military