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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media outside the White House on Nov. 5, 2025 in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump’s economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a soybean farm to comply with the ethics agreement he signed last January when he joined the administration.The divestiture comes four months after the U.S. Office of Government Ethics informed the Senate Finance Committee in an August 11 letter that Bessent had failed to comply with certain terms of…

Security forces killed 12 Indian-backed terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Kalat, Balochistan, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement. According to the ISPR statement, an operation was conducted on December 6 in Kalat after information about terrorists affiliated with Fitna al Hindustan. An exchange of fire ensued after security forces traced the terrorists’ hideout. 12 terrorists were killed, according to the statement, with weapons, ammunition, and explosives recovered from their possession. Read: Nine terrorists killed in K-P IBO The ISPR stated that operations are being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored terrorists in the area. The counterterrorism campaign under…

Just four days before the National Games basketball event was set to tip-off, the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) was told the venue was gone. With teams arriving and no court to play on, the event itself was in jeopardy. “We arranged everything in almost two days,” PBBF secretary Yaqoob Qadri told Dawn, revealing a significant off-court challenge. “There were some people who don’t want the event to happen.” Yet, on Sunday, the roar of a packed crowd for the Army-Sindh clash at the North Nazimabad Gymkhana in Karachi was the definitive answer. Against a backdrop of administrative hurdles, the players…

Announces surrender of 100 militants weapons in Dera Bugti, calls development ‘a welcome and positive step’Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. Photo: APP/ File Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned elements spreading false narratives against the Pakistan Armed Forces, saying, “Some political parties are spreading anti-state propaganda, while their own children study abroad. Our state is more important than politics.” Bugti has said that terrorists cannot impose their system on the nation, adding that the people of Balochistan have always stood with the armed forces. “We must abandon narratives that seek to weaken the state,” he emphasised. Speaking at a…

Pakistan Army served a powerful reminder of their sporting prowess, seizing 12 gold medals across multiple disciplines as the National Games charged through a pulsating day of action. Their goldrush on Sunday was spearheaded by utter dominance in taekwondo and sharp shooting on the ranges. The clearest demonstration of authority came in the taekwondo Poomsae events, where Army fighters ruled the roost, clinching eight gold medals across age categories. Their women set the tone: Sana Sabir (Under-50), Naila (U-30), Mehar-Un-Nisa (U-40) and Zeena Sheraz (Under-20)  all stood atop the podium. The men followed suit with Adil Hussain (U-30), Mohammad Mumtaz (U-40),…

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesDonald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.Trump blasted Cuellar for “Such a lack of LOYALTY,” suggesting the Republican president might have expected the clemency to bolster the GOP’s narrow House majority heading into the 2026 midterm elections.Cuellar, in a television interview Sunday…

Plans to hold meetings with PM Shehbaz, President Zardari, Field Marshal Asim MunirIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto speaks about a recent wave of nationwide protests during a press conference alongside political party leaders at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on August 31, 2025. Prabowo spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions in rallies that have spread across the country in recent days amounted to treason and terrorism. Photo: AFP The President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, is set to visit Pakistan on an official visit from December 8-9. This is the Indonesian President Prabowo’s first visit to…

35 people were detained from various locations after protesters allegedly pelted police personnel with stonesA heavy police contingent deployed after violent clashes near FTC on Shahrah-e-Faisal on Sunday. SCREENGRAB Violent clashes erupted near FTC on Shahrae Faisal on Sunday as a nationalist group’s rally marking Sindh Cultural Day tried to move towards the Red Zone, prompting police intervention as police detained 35 people were taken into custody from various locations, causing severe traffic disruption along the city’s main artery The nationalist group had planned a rally from Shahrah-e-Faisal to the Karachi Press Club to celebrate Sindh Cultural Day, which is…

With national gold on the line, the tension had given way to aggression, physical altercations to verbal spats and obscene gestures. The Sindh women’s netball team, however, rose beyond it to secure glory at the end of it all with a domineering 20-12 victory over Wapda in a fiesty final at the National Games on Sunday. It was a statement triumph; the provincial side overcoming their departmental opponents who have access to training all year round. “And yet, we beat them to win gold which makes this even better,” Sindh skipper Quratulain told Dawn. Teammates Kareema and Huma echoed Quratulain’s…

Total of 319 cases were registered across province relating to May 9–10 incidentProtestors throw stones after police fire tear gas to disperse them in Lahore on May 9, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to withdraw more than 55 cases pending in various courts against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in connection with the violent protests that followed the arrest of PTI founding chairman Imran Khan on May 9 and 10. The decision follows a formal approval granted by the provincial cabinet. According to official records, a total of 319 cases were registered across the province relating to…