The social media vetting rule isn’t just a draconian border policy but a slow, deliberate erosion of the right to dissent and the right to be human online. Asad Baig Published July 1, 2025 Updated about 5 hours agoListen to article1x1.2×1.5x Kamran Arif, a name instantly recognisable to anyone in Pakistan’s human rights circles, was more than a colleague; he was…
Bullish momentum continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday as the market crossed the 128,000 barrier on the first day of the new fiscal year 2025-26. The KSE-100 index rose by 2404.51 points, or 1.9 per cent, to stand at 128,031.82 points at 12:15pm, from the last close of 125,627.31 points. Yousuf M….
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has offered students to resit exams in the November session free of charge if they were affected by any of the three exam papers leaked in the recent May/June session. The CIE board, which conducts O- and A-level exams, admitted last month that parts of its question papers for examinations in June had been leaked,…
The government has decided to deploy Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel outside the residence of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Dera Ismail Khan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over security concerns. The interior ministry has written a letter to the Frontier Constabulary commandant in Peshawar to deploy “one platoon” of FC personnel at the residence of…
Pakistan remained unbeaten in the Asian Youth Netball Championship after defeating the Maldives 49-39 on Tuesday to cruise into the semi-final. Today’s play marked the Green Shirts’ fifth and final group match at the Jeonju Hwasan Gymnasium in South Korea, and puts them at the top of Pool B with 10 points. The first quarter…
A teenager was killed while seven others were wounded after government offices came under attack by “India-backed” terrorists in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Tuesday, the provincial government said. The military has said India was using its “assets” to intensify terrorist attacks in Pakistan, with ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry detailing “irrefutable evidence” of an…
Irish rap group Kneecap is also under investigation after it led crowds in chants against the UK PM Kier Starmer. UK police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into remarks made by rap groups Kneecap and Bob Vylan during the Glastonbury festival, as the US revoked visas for the latter after its frontman led an…
Once iconic figures, belly dancers have watched their prestige wane, their art increasingly confined to nightclubs and wedding halls. As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their artistic heritage. Once iconic figures…
Tax collection target was revised downward twice to Rs12.332tr and then again to Rs11.9 tr ISLAMABAD: With the Fiscal Year 2024-25 coming to an end, it has come to light that the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) missed its tax collection target of Rs12.97 trillion by Rs1.235 trillion, collecting only Rs11.735 trillion. As per a…
Willie Nelson cancels Oklahoma concert due to ‘unforeseeable circumstances’ Willie Nelson has canceled his 2025 Outlaw Music Festival show due to bad weather that damaged his equipment. The Riders in the Sky hitmaker was the headliner for the musical festival until “extreme weather” caused the anniversary concert event to be canceled. “The Outlaw Music Festival’s 10th Anniversary…
