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Calls Grow to Make Karachi a Federal Territory Amid Local Government Failures

Karachi’s governance failures have come under renewed scrutiny after the Gul Plaza fire exposed administrative lapses.

US deploys aircraft carrier as Iran warns against attack

A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said Monday, as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests.

EU, India agree ‘mother of all’ trade deals

India and the European Union announced Tuesday the "mother of all deals", a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations.

Threatening Your Spouse with Second Marriage Now a Punishable Offence in Pakistan

The law also criminalises threats of unjustified divorce or second marriage, with prison terms and fines for offenders.

Moeed Pirzada in conversation with Erik Sperling on US interventionism, Pakistan’s military ties with Washington, and China’s growing influence

Erik Sperling joins Moeed Pirzada to unpack how Washington views India and Pakistan through the lens of power politics and interventionism.

‘How is my favourite Field Marshal’, President Trump asks PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that during his recent interaction with Donald Trump at Davos, the US president asked him, “How is my favourite Field Marshal?”

Pakistani man jailed for 36 years in Spain ‘love scam’ debt murder case

A Spanish court has sentenced a Pakistani man to 36 years in jail for murdering three elderly siblings over debts reportedly linked to an online romance scam.

Police arrest Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha amid court appearance

Activist-lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Chattha were arrested in Islamabad while heading to court for a hearing in a social media case.

Iran Protest Death Toll Tops 5002 as Internet Blackout Enters Third Week

The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protest crackdown has surpassed 5,000, activists say, as authorities maintain the country’s longest internet blackout and regional tensions escalate with growing U.S. military deployments.

PM Shehbaz, other global leaders sign Trump-led Board of Peace charter

US President Donald Trump kicked off his new "Board of Peace" at Davos on Thursday, with world leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signing on to pursue a lasting agreement for Gaza.

Death toll in Pakistan Gul plaza mall fire hits 55: Karachi govt

The death toll from a mall fire in Pakistan's biggest city rose to at least 55 people, a Karachi government official told AFP on Thursday.

Will Arab nations help rebuild Gaza — or is Trump’s Board of Peace just for show?

Several Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Türkiye, have agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to support a ceasefire and reconstruction in Gaza.
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