ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has announced that registration for Hajj 2027 is continuing without interruption, with more than 80,000 applicants having completed the process so far. According to official figures released by the ministry, the registered applicants include 47,000 men and 33,000 women. The majority of those who have registered…

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LAHORE: Provincial disaster management authority Punjab has issued an alert of rainfall, strong winds and hailstorm in various parts of the province during next twenty-four hours. According to the PDMA Punjab spokesperson has cautioned against rainfall in Punjab. According to the authority, rain is likely in most districts of Punjab from July 1 to 6,…

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LAHORE: In a shocking incident, a female school teacher was gang-raped in Lahore by a security guard and his friends The incident occurred in Lahore’s Liaquatabad area and the police have arrested two suspects in response to the incident. The school’s security guard Mohsin took the teacher to a friend’s house after the holiday, where…

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WEB DESK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed condolences over a helicopter crash in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, which claimed the lives of 14 Saudi nationals. In a statement shared on X, the prime minister conveyed sympathies on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan to the Saudi leadership and the families of…

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Actor Matt Damon has revealed that every member of the cast and crew on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odyssey was treated equally during filming, regardless of their star status. Speaking to People, the Oscar-winning actor said there was “no special treatment” on the set, and the cast and crew were all treated equally. “If you’re out on…

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) have yet to ‘finalize’ a power-sharing formula for the Gilgit-Baltistan government. Sources said the IPP has refused to show flexibility on the proposed power-sharing arrangement. The PPP has offered the party two ministerial portfolios, but the IPP continues to insist on four ministries and…

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Pakistan ordered the immediate arrest of illegal Afghan nationals and announced a nationwide crackdown following the expiration of a newly established deadline. As per details, the interior ministry has set July 10 as the final deadline for Afghan nationals residing illegally in the country. Authorities have been directed to arrest individuals found without legal status…

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LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan on Sunday expressed surprise over the proposed ‘Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders Bill, 2026’, saying he had no knowledge of the legislation and questioning how it had reached a standing committee without his knowledge. Speaking during a Punjab Assembly session, Khan reprimanded assembly secretariat staff, asking why…

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QUETTA: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) continued its protest for a 23rd consecutive day on Monday against the acid attack on Dr Mahnoor Nasir at Civil Hospital Quetta, maintaining a boycott of outpatient departments (OPDs) and general duties at government hospitals across Balochistan. The strike has disrupted healthcare services, leaving patients facing significant difficulties. In a statement,…

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KARACHI: Police have submitted the challan in the Gul Plaza fire case to the prosecution, nominating six suspects, including an 11-year-old boy, and declaring all of them ‘absconders’, according to the investigation report. The fire, which claimed 72 lives, has been classified as accidental based on forensic findings. A report by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency, prepared…

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