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Pakistani lawmakers urge US to ease visa restrictionsPublished on: January 26, 2026 11:19 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- A high-level Pakistani parliamentary delegation has urged US lawmakers to remove Pakistan from a list of countries subject to stricter immigration visa scrutiny, calling the class... Read More


HBO casts Murphy as a darker, smarter VoldemortPublished on: January 26, 2026 11:15 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- HBO has announced that Cillian Murphy will play Lord Voldemort in its upcoming Harry Potter series. Fans are excited about the news, as the show will explore Tom Riddle's origins ... Read More


India wary of Trump peace board possible Kashmir rolePublished on: January 26, 2026 11:10 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- India has yet to formally engage with US President Donald Trump proposed 'Board of Peace', amid concerns in diplomatic and media circles that the initiative could open the Kashmir... Read More


Two Palestinians killed in Gaza amid ceasefire concernsPublished on: January 26, 2026 11:00 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- Israeli forces killed two more Palestinians in the Tuffah neighbourhood of northern Gaza on Sunday, while an Israeli drone attack wounded four others in a separate incident in Gaz... Read More


West Java landslide kills 17, dozens missingPublished on: January 26, 2026 11:00 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia's West Java province rose to 17 on Monday, the disaster mitigation said. Dozens of people remain missing after heavy rains triggered t... Read More


K. B. Murtaza Khan and the Quiet Craft of Governance in British BalochistanPublished on: January 26, 2026 10:54 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- In the administrative history of British Balochistan, few figures combined authority, restraint, and local understanding as consistently as Khan Bahadur Murtaza Khan. Serving duri... Read More


Shehzad Roy fights childhood school pressurePublished on: January 26, 2026 10:45 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- Pakistani singer and education activist Shehzad Roy released a new song urging parents to ease pressures on children. The track, "Late Ho Gaye," debuted on World Education Day, hi... Read More


FAO to host national agriculture investment summit in IslamabadPublished on: January 26, 2026 10:40 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will hold a National Agricultural Investment Summit in Islamabad on February 3, aiming to highlight investment op... Read More


Iran unrest toll nears 6,000, rights group warnsPublished on: January 26, 2026 10:30 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- A US-based rights group reported that 5,848 people have died in recent protests in Iran, with thousands more under investigation. The protests began in late December over economic... Read More


Balochistan orders humane management of stray animalsPublished on: January 26, 2026 10:20 AM

Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- The Balochistan government has directed the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) to stop the killing of stray animals and instead adopt internationally recognised, humane methods... Read More