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As monsoon rains continue to lash large parts of the country, Punjab’s flood-hit regions remain in distress, while water levels are rising at major barrages in Sindh and fresh alerts have been issued for Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials and local media reports, a significant number of villages in southern Punjab districts — including Rajanpur, Taunsa, D.G. Khan, Layyah, and Jhang — have been inundated, with thousands evacuated from low-lying areas. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of further riverine and urban flooding due to a new wave of monsoon rains expected to persist…

A resurfaced video clip of veteran actress Rubina Ashraf criticising fellow actor Alizeh Shah has sparked a fresh round of backlash on social media, with users accusing the senior artist of harbouring a personal grudge. The clip, taken from a talk show aired during Eid festivities, features Rubina Ashraf reviewing Alizeh Shah’s performance in the telefilm Chand Raat Aur Chandni. In the segment, Ashraf dismisses Shah’s acting abilities altogether, stating: “She is zero. Not just in this drama, but in every drama.” Ashraf went on to argue that any praise for Shah should go to the director and writer, and remarked…

US President Donald Trump has said there is “real starvation” in Gaza, contradicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims that there is no hunger crisis in the besieged enclave. Speaking during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Mr Trump said, “I don’t know… those children look very hungry… that’s real starvation stuff.” The remarks were made in response to a question about Mr Netanyahu’s recent statement calling allegations of hunger in Gaza a “bold-faced lie.” The president added, “Nobody’s done anything great over there. The whole place is a mess… I told Israel maybe they have to…

A gunman opened fire inside a Midtown Manhattan office tower on Monday evening, killing four people — including a New York Police Department officer — before being fatally shot by law enforcement, officials said. The incident is one of two deadly shootings in the United States within hours, with a separate attack in Nevada’s Reno city leaving three dead. The shooting took place shortly after 6pm local time (10pm GMT) at 345 Park Avenue, a high-rise building that houses several major firms including Blackstone, KPMG, Deutsche Bank, and the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL). Speaking at a late-night…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has ruled out the possibility of Pakistan recognizing Israel, asserting that Islamabad maintains a consistent and principled stance on the Palestinian issue. Speaking at a media briefing in the New York, Mr Dar said Pakistan had no programme to recognize Israel and reiterated Islamabad’s commitment to supporting the rights of the Palestinian people. “We issued an official statement at the time of the attack on Iran — having diplomatic relations does not mean endorsing what is wrong,” he said. The deputy prime minister’s remarks come amid renewed global calls for the two-state…

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has strongly rejected PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan’s accusations of bias against the commission, terming his claims baseless and misleading. According to an ECP spokesperson, an anti-terrorism court convicted Senator Ejaz Chaudhry and MNAs Ahmad Chattha and Ahmad Khan Bhachar, and their convictions remain intact. The spokesperson clarified that no court has set aside the verdicts issued against them. Regarding MNA Abdul Latif Chitrali, the ECP stated that his case is different. Although Chitrali himself did not approach the Islamabad High Court, his co-accused did, and the High Court set aside the anti-terrorism…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday reaffirmed the Kingdom’s firm support for the two-state solution, calling it the cornerstone of lasting peace and regional stability. His remarks came during the opening session of a high-level international conference on the peaceful resolution of the Palestinian issue, co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France at the United Nations. “The Kingdom believes that the two-state solution is the key to stability in the region,” Prince Faisal said. He described the New York conference as a “critical turning point” toward implementing that goal. He welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent pledge to…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke to US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on telephone on Monday. Following up on their productive meeting on Friday in Washington, they discussed key bilateral matters, including tariffs, and regional and global issues of mutual interest. Pakistan says it’s close to US trade deal, Washington gives no timeline Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday the United States and Pakistan were “very close” to a trade deal that could come within days, but comments from the U.S. after Dar met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned no timeline.…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property in the fight against floods and geological disasters caused by heavy rainfalls that are currently affecting some parts of China. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has made an important instruction regarding flood control and disaster relief work. All-out search and rescue must be conducted for those missing or trapped, Xi said, stressing that residents in flood-threatened areas must be promptly relocated and resettled to minimize casualties. He also…

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the government of four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, to fully cooperate with the federal government for digitisation and a cashless economy. Chairing a weekly review meeting on the cashless and digital economy in Islamabad, he said the federal government’s digitisation transformation plan should be made more efficient through cooperation with provincial governments and their institutions, so that the goals can be achieved within the stipulated timeframe. He also directed to make meaningful consultations with all stakeholders a permanent part of this plan. The prime minister noted digitisation of the…