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Protector system under review as authorities investigate illegal travel facilitationSecurity heightens across all Pakistani airports. PHOTO: FILE Suspected collusion by an FIA official at Allama Iqbal International Airport has come to light after immigration officers intercepted passengers allegedly attempting to travel abroad illegally, officials said. The discovery has prompted an inquiry into how officials may have aided unauthorized departures. The issue came to attention during routine immigration checks, when officers stopped a passenger suspected of receiving help from an FIA official to bypass travel regulations. During an unannounced two-hour visit on Sunday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Overseas…

Spokesperson stresses that a lasting resolution to disputes is only possible through dialogue, negotiations Russia has offered to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan to ease rising tensions, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Speaking at a press conference in the Kremlin, Maria Zakharova emphasised that establishing stability in the region is Russia’s top priority. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi had held a telephone conversation on Friday to mediate to reduce growing strain between the two countries. “Welcomed the agreement reached between Kabul and Islamabad, mediated by Qatar and Turkiye, on a mutual…

New committee set up to guide flood recovery and assess government’s response to the disaster Punjab has established a parliamentary committee to investigate the recent flood damages and oversee rehabilitation efforts in the affected areas. The committee will be headed by Syed Ali Haider Gillani of the Pakistan Peoples Party and includes 24 members of the provincial assembly. The Punjab Assembly Secretariat has issued a notification confirming its formation. The committee is tasked with preparing its report within 30 days. Its responsibilities include assessing the impact of the floods on agriculture, livestock, and infrastructure, estimating losses suffered by affected communities.…

Bill Ford (L) Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic, and Philippe Laffont (R) founder and portfolio manager of Coatue Management, speak during CNBC’s Delivering Alpha event in New York City on Nov. 13, 2025.Adam Jeffery | CNBCThe biggest investors in the world often have a greater focus on the private than public markets, but with the artificial intelligence boom set to reshape the economy for decades to come, they can’t afford to not pay close attention to what’s taking place with the largest publicly traded tech stocks, and they are not worried. Amid fears about risky over-concentration in the so-called…

Police hunt factory owner as authorities launch crackdown on illicit fireworks, LPG outlets In a city of ticking time bombs, thanks to free-for-all LPG cylinders and fireworks, an explosion in an illegally operating fireworks factory on Saturday claimed seven lives and injured several others. The deafening bang, heard kilometers away, razed the ground-floor structure in goth Major Baqar in Latifabad unit 10, in which the factory, reportedly owned by Asad Khan, was operating. The death toll, initially reported at three, surged to seven within a couple of hours. The spokesman of Liaquat University Hospital confirmed receiving four dead bodies, including…

Jacket laden with explosives was delivered to Islamabad from Peshawar’s Akhun Baba graveyard, handler tells policePolicemen examine damaged vehicles after a suicide blast outside the district court in Islamabad on November 11, 2025. Photo: AFP Investigations into the G-11 Katcheri suicide attack have revealed that the terrorist had previously attempted to target security personnel at Chungi Number 26 in Islamabad but failed, it emerged on Sunday.  Earlier this week, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the G-11 District Judicial Complex, killing 12 people, including lawyer Zubair Aslam Ghuman, and injuring over 36 others. In a joint operation on Friday, the…

Passengers wait to board a train at Luoyang Longmen Railway Station in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Zhang Yixi/Xinhua)BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — China’s railway system handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 10 months of 2025, data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed on Sunday.In the January-October period, the number of railway passenger trips totaled 3.95 billion across the country, up 6.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the railway operator.The operator said that since the beginning of this year, it has prioritized safe and orderly travel while…

As winter’s chill settles in across the U.S., and electricity bills become a bigger budgeting issue, most Americans will rely on their usual sources of warmth, such as home heating oil, natural gas, and electric furnaces. But in a few cases, crypto is generating the heat, and if some of the nascent crypto heat industry’s proponents are correct, someday its use as a source within homes and buildings will be much more widespread.Let’s start with the basics: the computing power of crypto mining generates a lot of heat, most which just ends up vented into the air. According to digital…

China’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, is underway on Nov. 15, 2025. The Sichuan returned to the shipyard in Shanghai at around 5 p.m. Sunday after completing its maiden sea trial. (Photo by Zhang Liang/Xinhua)SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — China’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, returned to the shipyard in Shanghai at around 5 p.m. Sunday after completing its maiden sea trial.The three-day mission tested the indigenously developed ship’s propulsion and electrical systems, as well as other equipment, achieving the expected results.The Sichuan will undergo follow-up tests in accordance with established plans.Being the new-generation…

PUBLISHED November 16, 2025 ISLAMABAD: After the collapse of Istanbul dialogue and two terror attacks on its soil originating from Afghanistan, Pakistan’s any likely decision to simultaneously exercise the options of blocking across the border human and trade movement and flexing security muscles can compound Kabul’s woes and build internal pressure on the regime to normalise ties. According to trade statistics, Afghanistan exports to Pakistan were equal to 45 percent of its total exports in 2024, making Islamabad the single largest trading partner. Kabul’s heavy dependence on Islamabad and given its landlocked country status, the western neighbour has limited alternatives…