<p>Pakistan’s passport ranking has slipped by one position to the 101st spot globally and remains the fourth worst in the world, according to the Henley Passport Index, it emerged on Tuesday.</p> <p>The <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking">Henley Passport Index</a> compares 199 different passports across 227 different travel destinations, and calculates the score based on the number of destinatio

<p>Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackout</p><p>At least 30 people are alleged to have been killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the past two days as part of what has been claimed is a brutal state crackdown that has engulfed the disputed region for weeks.</p><p>According to a local civil society group, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), the Pakistani security services fired on tens of thousands of peaceful protesters, killi

<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday told the global Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) that the country has entered a decisive phase in its decades-long fight against polio, claiming the virus has been pushed into a shrinking number of high-risk areas but cautioned that persistent insecurity in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the biggest obstacle to reaching every child.</p> <p>The IMB — an independent oversight body of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative — met from July 20 to 23 to ass

<p>A popular far-right Australian politician failed on Monday to overturn a racial vilification finding that was handed down after she told a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan.</p> <p>Senator Pauline Hanson has emerged as one of Australia’s most popular politicians, wooing voters with calls for strict immigration curbs, mass deportations of “illegal migrants” and enhanced free speech protections.</p> <p>Hanson took aim at Pakistan-born Australian lawmaker Mehreen Faruqi in 2022 over co

<p>Visiting US congressmen acknowledged Pakistan’s “critical role” in regional stability during a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.</p> <p>According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, the CDF met the two members of the US House of Representatives, Ryan Keith Zinke (Montana) and Michael James (Washington), at General Headquarters (GHQ).</

<p>ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervez Malik on Monday hinted at a decline in petrol and diesel prices following the clearance of Pakistan’s oil cargoes stuck at the Bab-al-Mandeb chokepoint due to Houthi attacks.</p> <p>“Today’s good news is that our ships stuck at Bab-al-Mandeb have come out safely,” the minister said, adding that crude oil, diesel and petrol prices were easing in the global market.</p> <p>The minister, who spoke to journalists after talks with the Oil Tankers Con

<p>Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from July 28 to 29.</p> <p>In a statement issued on Monday, the Foreign Office (FO) said, “At the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the foreign minister of the State of Kuwait, will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from July 28 to 29, 2026.”</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--e

<p>Four men, reported to be Pakistani nationals, were gunned down in a suspected ambush in South Africa, it emerged on Monday.</p> <p>South African news platform <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/four-foreign-nationals-gunned-down-in-ambush-at-traffic-lights-in-kempton-park-20260726-0676"><em>News24</em></a> reported on Sunday that the incident occurred in Kempton Park, a city in the Gauteng prov

First of three rounds of voting held after weeks of protests during which dozens of people were killed.

The incident took place on Friday shortly after the match began, when the umpires noticed Pakistan had six players on the field. Under the rules of the five-a-side format, only five players are allowed.