Mystery of Trump-Putin call
The Kremlin on Sunday declined to confirm or deny a US report of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Washington and Moscow have…
Sri Lankan monkey causes blackout
An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT),…
Tributes for Namibian independence leader Nujoma, dead at 95
Sam Nujoma, who led a three-decade-long fight for Namibia’s independence from apartheid South Africa, has died aged 95, the presidency announced Sunday. Tributes poured in for the southern African country’s…
Sweden gunman’s motives unknown five days after 10 killed: police
Swedish police said Sunday they are struggling to establish the motive of a gunman who killed 10 people at an adult education centre in the country’s worst mass shooting. Police…
Violence-hit Ecuador chooses next president
Some 14 million Ecuadorans began voting under tight security Sunday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century. Sixteen candidates are vying…
JCP member seeks delay in SC judges’ appointments
Senator Ali Zafar, a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), has requested Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to delay the appointment of new judges to the apex court until…
‘Public outrage will shake fake parliament’
Some days back, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had rushed to meet JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in an apparent bid to win back his former ally who is now increasingly…
PTI hails public support on ‘black day’
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram has lauded the nation’s ‘overwhelming response’ to the call by incarcerated party supremo Imran Khan to observe the first anniversary of…
Report highlights govt’s unprecedented reforms
Pakistan was undergoing an extraordinary transformation through a sweeping set of reforms introduced by the government in 2024, said a report issued by a country partner institute associated with the…
Fawad blames instability on ‘rejected mandate’
Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has blamed the refusal to accept the public’s electoral decision for the country’s prevailing political instability. He asserted that the ongoing protests nationwide are a…



























