SHC allows physical remand of accused in Mustafa Amir murder case

KARACHI (Pakistan Post) – The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday accepted the request for physical remand of accused Armaghan, who was arrested in the murder case of young Mustafa Amir. The SHC suspended the verdict of an anti-terrorism court (ATC) and ordered police to present the accused in the ATC forthwith.   The hearing began […]

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Canada to take legal action against US for tariffs

OTTAWA (Pakistan Post) – Canada will take legal action under the relevant international bodies to challenge the 25% tariffs imposed by the United States on most Canadian goods, a senior government official said on Sunday, calling the tariffs illegal and unjustified. The comments come a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a wide array […]

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WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work

LONDON – World Health Organization member states will discuss cutting part of its budget by $400 million in light of President Trump’s move to withdraw the United States, its biggest government funder, from the agency, a document released on Monday showed. Opening the agency’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also […]

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ECP to hear PTI’s intra-party election case on Feb 11

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – The Election of Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party election case for hearing, scheduled to be held on February 11.The ECP has issued notices to PTI Chief Barrister Gohar, Information Secretary Rauf Hassan and disgruntled PTI leader Akbar S. Babar. It must be remembered that the […]

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Musk brands USAID ‘criminal’, Trump calls its leaders ‘radical lunatics’

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Post) – Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a “criminal organization” on Sunday, as Donald Trump said the agency was “run by radical lunatics” and said he was considering its future. The assault on the agency tasked with humanitarian relief overseas marks a significant new front in Trump’s […]

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EU vows firm response if Trump unleashes tariffs

BRUSSELS (Belgium) (Pakistan Post) – The European Union insisted Sunday it would retaliate “firmly” if US President Donald Trump hit it with tariffs, as Brussels decried his sweeping measures against Canada, Mexico and China. Brussels until now has said it hopes to avoid a trade conflict with Trump through negotiation. But on Friday the US […]

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Israeli military says 50 killed in weeks-long West Bank operation

JENIN (Palestinian Territories) (Pakistan Post) – The Israeli military said Sunday that it had killed at least 50 Palestinians during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank, earlier levelling buildings in Jenin refugee camp in the territory. “As part of the operation to thwart terrorism… the IDF (military) recently destroyed several […]

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Israeli prime minister in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks

JERUSALEM (Pakistan Post) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks on Monday on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington. Ahead of his departure, Netanyahu told reporters he would discuss “victory over Hamas”, contending with Iran and […]

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