RAWALPINDI -UNS: Eleven terrorists were killed by security forces in two separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan districts, the military’s media wing said on Monday. A press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the operations took place last night. It said that […]
Month: April 2024
By Qamar Bashir In an interview with a national TV channel, Mr. Rauf Hassan disclosed several key aspects of PTI’s policies and decisions on pressing issues. These included the party’s stance on bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, their approach to the six judges’ charge sheet against the executive […]
Jawed Naqvi NEW DELHI: Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha kicked off on Friday across 21 Indian states covering 102 seats of the 545-member house, and although voters queued up in searing heat across much of the country to record an overall voting of over 60 per cent, absent from […]
Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: Conceding regular over billing by distribution companies and the power division’s total ignorance about the extent of defective meters, Power Minister Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday hinted at reviewing electricity rates for solar, industrial and tribal region consumers to revive plunging electricity demand and counter rising […]
UNS/AFP :Iran’s state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after the country’s official broadcaster said explosions were heard […]
KARACHI -UNS:Five Japanese nationals were unhurt after their vehicle was targeted by a suicide bomber in Karachi’s Landhi area police reported on Friday. According to Police two terrorists involved in the attack were killed. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East Azfar Mahesar said that the incident took place near Murtaza Chorangi […]
CHAMAN-UNS: Seven more people have been killed in accidents in Balochistan as heavy rains continue to inflict damages across the province. So far, 17 people have died and 15 injured due to roof collapses, lightning strikes and other mishaps since heavy rain and thunderstorms started last week. Separately, eight people […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS/APP: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong reaffirmed on Thursday that China would fully support Pakistan’s efforts to combat terrorism. In a televised interview, the ambassador stated that China would ensure the security of the people and interests of the two brotherly countries, pledging to work shoulder to shoulder […]
WASHINGTON -UNS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is ready to support Pakistan and the package of reforms is now more important than the size of a new programme, the fund’s Middle East and Central Asia director said on Thursday. “I think what is important at this stage is to accelerate […]
NEW YORK -UNS: The United States will vote against a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, a US official has told Reuters, blocking the world body from effectively recognising a Palestinian state. “It remains the US view that the most expeditious path toward statehood for the Palestinian people is […]
