A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River which flows from IIOJK into Azad Kashmir, near Uri in IIOJK’s Baramulla district, May 7, 2025. — Reuters Bid to block water would be treated with utmost seriousness: FO. Warning comes in response to Indian water minister’s statement. FO spokesperson says IIOJK illegally…

A crescent is seen on the dark sky in the background of a minaret in this undated image. — Reuters/File  The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday said that there are no chances of Muharram-ul-Haram 1448 AH moon sighting on June 15 , as the interval between the birth of the moon and sunset will…

British Defence Secretary John Healey walks on Downing Street, to attend a cabinet meeting, the day before the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain, May 12, 2026.— Reuters/File Healey resigns over delayed, disputed DIP. Resignation comes after Streeting quit in May. Military leaders call for increasing defence budget. British defence minister John Healey quit…

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025. — Reuters The Canadian government introduced a digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16, with exemptions for platforms that meet certain safety standards, months…

PTI lawmaker Iqbal Afridi at the National Assembly in Islamabad, june 11, 2026. — Facebook/Iqbal Afridi Quorum calls disrupt proceedings. Afridi leaves after warning. No allowances during suspension. The National Assembly on Thursday suspended PTI lawmaker Iqbal Afridi for the entire budget session after Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq accused him of misconduct with assembly staff,…

A drone view shows refugee tents in the country side of Idlib, Syria, January 3, 2026. — Reuters The number of forcibly displaced people dropped for the first time in a decade last year, as more opted to return home despite often unsafe and unstable conditions, the UN said Thursday. At the end of 2025,…

Security personnel patrol with vehicles on a street in Quetta, Balochistan. — AFP/File Killed khawarij was carrying, weapons, suicide vest. Operation part of counter terrorism efforts in country. 26 militants killed in recent strikes along Afghan border. Security forces killed two militants, including an Afghan national, in an operation carried out in Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…

A fire officer stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. — Reuters Pilot groups criticise crash probe’s as lack of transparency. Families await answers even after one year after of crash. Preliminary report cited fuel cutoff before impact as key factor. MUMBAI: India’s aviation accident probe…

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaks during his weekly press briefing in Islamabad, on June 11, 2026. — Facebook@foreignofficepk Pakistanis not yet released despite best efforts, says FO. DPM Dar spoke with Somali FM, expressed concerns. “We have made some earnest efforts,” says Foreign Office. The Foreign Office said on Thursday that the government…

A worker (R) wearing a RGB camera on her head recording actions through motion capture while arranging colored blocks at AI data company Objectways’ office in Tamil Nadu’s Karur district.— AFP  With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs…