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RAWALPINDI : A special court on Saturday handed down prison terms and fines to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, after convicting them on corruption-related charges. As per the ruling issued by Judge Shahrukh Arjumand, Khan has been sentenced to a combined 17 years in prison. This includes 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 409, which deals with criminal breach of trust, and an additional seven years under Section 5/2/47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Bushra Bibi received an identical sentence of 17 years’ imprisonment under the same legal provisions. Both were formally charged…

The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government held a solemn flag-raising ceremony on Saturday at the Golden Lotus Square to mark the 26th anniversary of Macao’s return to China. At 8 a.m., the honor guard escorted the Chinese national flag and the Macao SAR flag into the plaza. As the military band played the national anthem, both flags were raised slowly, fluttering in the wind. The ceremony was attended by Sam Hou Fai, chief executive of the Macao SAR; Zheng Xinchong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR; senior Macao SAR officials; and…

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets rose to the second-highest level on record in November, the first full month after the U.S. and China agreed to streamline exports of the elements. Exports hit 6,150 metric tons in November, according to customs data released on Saturday, up 12% from October and the highest since the record 6,357 tons in January. China restricted exports of the specialised magnets used in weapons, cars and phones in April during the trade war unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump, bringing parts of the global supply chain to a halt. Trump said on October 30 that he…

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday sentenced four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Omer Sarfraz Cheema, Mian Mehmoodur Rashid, Ejaz Chaudhry and three others to 10 years of imprisonment each in a case related to the May 9 riots. The verdict was announced by ATC Judge Manzar Ali Gul inside Kot Lakhpat Jail. The court, however, acquitted Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a senior party leader and a former foreign minister, and 13 others. During the trial, final statements of 21 accused, including Dr Rashid, were recorded. The prosecution presented 56 witnesses before the court. The court also noted…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, welcoming the positive trajectory of Pakistan-Australia relations, underscored the need for expanding bilateral trade and investment, with the agriculture and livestock sectors being promising areas for enhanced cooperation. The prime minister, in a meeting with the newly appointed Australian High Commissioner in Islamabad Tim Kane, who paid a courtesy call on him, also welcomed Australian interest in the mining and minerals sector, citing Reko-Diq as a shining example of Pakistan’s enormous potential in the sector. According to the Prime Minister Office (PMO), he felicitated the high commissioner on his appointment and expressed confidence that…

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has warned that India’s unilateral actions regarding shared river waters pose grave risks to peace and stability in South Asia, accusing New Delhi of using water as a political weapon. Addressing foreign diplomats in Islamabad, Ishaq Dar said that India unilaterally suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in April 2025, a move he described as a clear violation of international law. He stated that the decision contradicts the principles of treaty obligations, particularly Article 26 of the Vienna Convention, which binds parties to honor agreements in good faith.…

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif laid the foundation of the Autism Centre of Excellence in Islamabad, marking a significant step toward the empowerment and development of special children. During the ceremony, the prime minister announced the provision of 15 vehicles to support the operations of the new centre. He emphasized that the project, originally planned to be completed in two years, should now be finished within one year. The PM also highlighted the immense potential of special children, citing examples of a child who has created remarkable music compositions and another who has spread love across Pakistan through musical…

WASHINGTON: US homeland security chief Kristi Noem suspended a green card lottery on Thursday, saying it was used by the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University. Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, is accused of bursting into a building at the Ivy League school on December 13 and opening fire on students sitting exams, killing two and wounding nine. He is also accused of killing a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) two days later. Noem wrote on social media that Neves Valente “entered the United States through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1)…

The UN General Assembly stamped its approval on a Pakistan-backed resolution that reaffirms the right to self-determination for people being subjected to colonial, foreign, and alien occupation. The text, which was adopted by consensus, was recommended last month by the 193-member Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social, humanitarian, and cultural issues. Pakistan has been tabling this resolution since 1981 in an effort to focus the world’s attention on the people in occupied territories, struggling for their inalienable right to self-determination, including those in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine. By reaffirming the right to self-determination, the…

 European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to fund Ukraine’s defence against Russia for the next two years rather than use frozen Russian assets, sidestepping divisions over an unprecedented plan to finance Kyiv with Russian sovereign cash. “Today we approved a decision to provide 90 billion euros to Ukraine,” EU summit chairman Antonio Costa told a news conference early on Friday morning after hours of talks among the leaders in Brussels. “As a matter of urgency, we will provide a loan backed by the European Union budget.” The leaders also gave the European Commission a mandate to keep…