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Islamabad and Rawalpindi in lockdown on Friday, with roads sealed, communication lines cut, and public movement at a standstill, and all entry points sealed. Police expect clashes with Tehreek-e-Labbaik’s (TLP) supporters on Multan Road after Friday prayers. The religiopolitcal party has announced an anti-Israel demonstration outside the US Embassy in the federal capital today (Friday).  Hamas and Israel signed a ceasefire agreement on Thursday with Israeli captives to be freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in first phase in line with United States Donald Trump’s 20-boint initiative to end the war in Gaza. Islamabad has touted Trump’s plan as an “historic opportunity” for lasting…

Former senator Mushtaq Ahmad has confirmed that he has resigned from Jamaat-e-Islami, clarifying that he harbours no personal differences with the party. His announcement came shortly after his return to Pakistan following his release from Israeli custody. In an interview with a private television channel on Thursday, he said he had formally stepped down from JI to secure “independent political space” for advocating human rights, democracy, and constitutional rights. “I have resigned from Jamaat-e-Islami,” Mushtaq said, adding that he submitted his resignation on September 19 while travelling aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla — a humanitarian mission bound for Gaza. He…

Information Minister Ataullah Tarar has accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan of being the “chief sponsor” of terrorists and of facilitating the return and sheltering of militants.  He alleged that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister-designate Sohail Afridi was nominated to “completely support and promote” terrorists and their facilitators. He made the remarks while speaking at a joint press conference in Islamabad alongside the Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Information and K-P Affairs Ikhtiar Wali Khan on Thursday. Tarar said the recent London court ruling against PTI amounted to a political defeat for the party and reinforced the state’s narrative that those seeking to…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has directed all party members to immediately resign from the standing committees of the Punjab Assembly, Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said. Speaking to reporters outside Adiala Jail on Thursday, he said the party currently heads 14 such committees and that Khan has issued clear instructions for a collective withdrawal. Following these directives, Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Moeen Riaz Qureshi has instructed PTI lawmakers to submit their resignations from all committee chairmanships in line with Imran Khan’s orders. Also Read: UK court imposes £350,000 penalty on Adil Raja in defamation case According to party…

In this photo illustration a Huawei logo is displayed on a smartphone with a Chinese flag in the background.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBeijing has banned semiconductor research firm TechInsights from working with or receiving data from Chinese entities, in a move that could add to the opaqueness of the country’s chip industry. China’s Commerce Ministry, citing national security concerns, announced Thursday that TechInsights was designated an “unreliable entity,” which prohibits Chinese individuals or organizations from sharing information with the Canadian-based company. TechInsights is well known in the global tech space for its in-depth coverage of Chinese-made chips and was among…

Over the past two months, catastrophic floods have displaced millions across Pakistan and claimed thousands of lives. Fields, houses, and infrastructure were destroyed on a large scale, causing damage worth billions of rupees. After wreaking historic havoc in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab, floodwaters reached the Indus River Delta. Unlike other parts of the country however, the inhabitants of the Sindh Delta are not only happy about this water but are welcoming it. Farmers in Thatta, like Nadir Ali, who gleefully celebrated the arrival of the floodwaters by performing a traditional Sindhi dance on a boat, say, “If the Delta continues…

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry accused the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan of attempting to incite unrest under the pretext of demonstrating for Gaza, despite the recent announcement of a peace plan and ceasefire aligning with Palestinian demands. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament House on Thursday, Chaudhry claimed that TLP’s planned march from Faizabad to the US Embassy, dubbed the “Aqsa Million March”, was less about solidarity and more about creating chaos. According to Express News, the Rawalpindi administration and police have devised a comprehensive security plan and launched a crackdown to detain key TLP activists. Officials confirmed that at least…

After days of a heated war of words, there appears to be a thaw in the strained relationship between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached out to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. According to the PPP media cell, both leaders discussed the current political situation, the ongoing flood crisis, and matters related to foreign policy. پاکستان پیپلزپارٹی کے چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری کو وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کا فونچیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری اور وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کے درمیان موجودہ سیاسی صورت حال، سیلاب اور خارجہ پالیسی پر بات چیت@BBhuttoZardari @CMShehbaz — PPP…

Demonstrators hold a banner reading “Liberated Zone” during a protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on Aug. 19, 2025. Microsoft Corp. employees rallied at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters in an effort to ratchet up pressure on the software maker to stop doing business with Israel over its war in Gaza.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA Microsoft engineer is resigning after 13 years at the software giant, claiming the company continues to sell cloud services to the Israeli military and that executives won’t discuss the war in Gaza.Scott Sutfin-Glowski, a principal software engineer, informed colleagues at Microsoft…

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission has announced a total of 364 vacancies to be filled through the Central Superior Services Competitive Examination 2024, according to an official notification issued in line with the Establishment Division’s directives. The vacancies have been finalised under Rule 19 of the CSS Competitive Examination Rules, 2019, and include 247 fresh posts and 117 carried-over seats from previous years. Punjab candidates have been allocated 179 seats, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 48, Balochistan 31, rural Sindh 32, and urban Sindh 29. Candidates from former FATA have 15 seats, Azad Kashmir 8, and Gilgit-Baltistan 4. According to FPSC, 214 seats are allocated…