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KARAK/ISLAMABAD: At least five cops were martyred after a police mobile was attacked in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district, police said on Tuesday. Five police personnel were in a police mobile when they were fired upon by gunmen who fled the scene, said District Police Officer (DPO) Saud Khan. The DPO confirmed that all the five policemen present in the mobile van were martyred. Condemning the incident, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the policemen’s martyrdom and extended condolences to the bereaved families. Praising the police force for their frontline role in the war against terrorism, PM Shehbaz reaffirmed resolve…

US President Donald Trump described Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as a “highly respected” while reiterating claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India. “We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India,” reiterated Trump while responding to a question during an event in Florida alongside Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on Monday. He went on to say that Field Marshal Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited him with saving 10 million lives by stopping the…

ISLAMABAD : A district and session court on Tuesday has restrained authorities from arresting PTI founder Imran Khan in five cases related to May 9 and others. The court has also extended the pre-arrest bail of both Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi until January 27, 2026. During the proceedings, the court clarified that Imran Khan must personally appear in court or attend via video link at the next hearing. The court also stated that the hearings for these cases would continue with formal arguments during the next scheduled hearing. The court further directed both parties to come fully prepared for…

ISLAMABAD : The District and Sessions Court Islamabad has dismissed all eight appeals filed by a private airline in connection with the 2010 plane crash case and has ordered the airline to pay compensation exceeding Rs5.41 billion to the victims. The court issued a detailed written verdict on all 16 appeals—eight from the victims and eight from the airline—delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr. Rasool Bakhsh Meraj. The ruling pertains to civil claims for damages resulting from the tragic incident. According to the verdict, the airline is also fined Rs1 million per appeal, totaling Rs8 million, for filing…

Australia’s most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols and curb protests after the state parliament’s lower house cleared a bill late on Monday in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass shooting. The terrorism and other legislation amendment bill won support from the opposition Liberal Party in New South Wales state, and is expected to clear the upper house on Tuesday. The ruling centre-left Labour government has proposed capping most individual gun licences at four firearms and allowing up to 10 for farmers. Fifteen people were killed and dozens were injured…

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has asked Thailand to hold bilateral talks in the neutral venue of Kuala Lumpur, according to a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday, with the nations set to negotiate truce terms after two weeks of deadly border clashes. Bangkok’s defence chief on Tuesday sought to assuage any fears on the Cambodian side about the meeting taking place in Thailand, and the Thai foreign ministry said the venue was still being discussed. The nations’ long-standing border conflict reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce, killing more than 40 people and displacing over 900,000 on both sides, officials said. Thai Foreign…

The US military said it killed one person in a strike on a “low-profile vessel” suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday. “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters,” the US Southern Command said on social media website X. No US military forces were harmed, it added.

KYIV: Russia launched an early morning air attack on Kyiv on Tuesday, Ukrainian military said, just days after a US-led round of peace talks in Miami ended on Sunday. “Air defence forces are working to eliminate the threat in the sky over the capital,” the Kyiv military administration said on Telegram, urging residents to remain in shelters until the all-clear is given. Officials did not immediately report casualties or damage. The full-scale of the attack was not immediately known. The weekend talks in Miami brought together US officials with Ukrainian and European delegations, alongside separate contacts with Russian representatives, as Washington tested…

The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and China Media Group (CMG) on Monday signed a framework agreement on publicity cooperation, and jointly launched the construction of a national-level corpus on “craftsmanship spirit and skills” in Beijing. The ACFTU and CMG jointly launch the construction of a national-level corpus on “craftsmanship spirit and skills” in Beijing, China, December 22, 2025. /CMG Xu Liuping, secretary of the leading party members group, vice chairman and first secretary of the secretariat of the ACFTU, and Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and president of CMG, addressed…

Chinese lawmakers are currently reviewing a report on promoting the application of scientific and technological achievements. The State Council’s report, submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation on Monday, shows that since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China has witnessed a marked increase in both the volume and quality of applications of scientific and technological innovation, effectively transforming R&D into productive forces. According to the report, the total value of technology contracts signed nationwide rose from 2.83 trillion yuan (roughly $402 billion) in 2020 to 6.84 trillion yuan in 2024 –…