The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported on Wednesday that more than 2.5 million undocumented migrants have left the country since President Donald Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025. The figure includes over 605,000 formal deportations and roughly 1.9 million “self-departures,” or voluntary exits amid intensified enforcement efforts. Read More: Third Afghan […]
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Sheikh Rashid files contempt petition over Umrah travel ban
RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has filed a petition for contempt of court after being prevented from traveling for Umrah despite a court order allowing him to do so. The petition was submitted to the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench through his lawyer, Sardar Abdul Razzaq Khan. Sheikh Rashid was scheduled […]
Taliban Foreign Minister set to visit India after UN eases travel ban
The United Nations has temporarily lifted a travel ban on Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, allowing him to visit India. His expected trip, scheduled between October 9 and 16, would mark the first by a senior Taliban official to India since the group took control of Afghanistan in 2021. This development signals a possible […]
US considers travel ban on 36 countries — Pakistan not on the list
The Trump administration is preparing to expand its travel ban to include citizens of 36 more countries, according to a memo shared with US agencies. The plan is part of a broader strategy to tighten immigration controls and address security gaps in international travel. Officials believe some countries do not meet the US standards for […]
Balochistan imposes night travel ban after deadly attacks
The Balochistan government has enforced a ban on night-time travel across key national highways. The restriction, effective from 6 PM to 6 AM, covers several major routes. These include the Quetta-Taftan Road, Coastal Highway, and Zhob-Dera Ismail Khan Road. Public transport is prohibited during these hours in districts like Kachhi, Noshki, and Gwadar. This move […]
Lawmakers warn Trump’s travel ban could harm US economy and relations
Over 30 US lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to abandon his plan to reinstate a controversial travel ban. The lawmakers, led by Democrats Yasmin Ansari and Brad Schneider, argue that such a ban would harm the economy, damage diplomatic relations, and fail to improve national security. They expressed their concerns in a letter, […]
Philippines suspends decision to allow vaccinated tourists entry
The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the population remains unvaccinated. It comes as the Southeast Asian nation on Monday launched a three-day vaccination drive targeting nine million people as […]
PMLN leaders accuse govt of ‘fudging’ economic figures
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-N has said that the federal government of the Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf has fudged figures to share ‘plethora of lies’ about its economic performance. Addressing a press conference, former federal minister for finance Miftah Ismail and former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair said that the top three indicators of any economy were its GDP […]
Schools shut in Singapore; Taiwan restricts foreigners entry to battle COVID
Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains such as the one first detected in India were affecting more children. Taiwan also shut schools in the capital Taipei to control an outbreak, and the island banned all foreigners from entry or transit for a month unless they had a residency card. […]
US Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban restricting entry to people from five Muslim-majority countries, delivering the president a major victory in a tortuous legal battle. The win follows two embarrassing climbdowns for the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy on migrants crossing the Mexico border and with Trump under mounting pressure […]