Pakistani authorities have arrested close relatives of the suicide bomber who carried out the deadly terrorist attack at an imambargah in Islamabad’s Tarlai area, as security agencies intensified operations across the country, intelligence sources said. According to the sources, the alleged suicide bomber, Yasir Khan, a resident of Peshawar, had remained in contact with his […]
Second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped the first set but battled back to defeat Hailey Baptiste of the United States on Friday, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, to secure herself a spot in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final in the United Arab Emirates The Russian competitor saved a match point in the second set down 5-4, controlled […]
The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” in relation to Gaza on February 19, Axios reported on Friday, citing a US official and diplomats from four countries that are on the board. The plans for the meeting, which would also be a fundraising conference for […]
After a one-day pause, gold and silver prices have risen again in international and local markets. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce increased by $117 to reach $4,967. The price of gold per tola also rose by Rs11,700 to Rs519,462, and the price of gold per 10 grams increased by […]
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington held “very good talks” on Iran after the two sides engaged in indirect dialogue in Oman. Iran said it expected further negotiations with the United States, describing a “positive atmosphere” during a day of talks in the Gulf sultanate. With a US naval group led by an aircraft carrier […]
The leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and prime ministerial hopeful Shafiqur Rahman has contested three elections and lost. This time, he hopes to finally win. Voters in the nation will head to the polls on Thursday for the first time since a 2024 uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina, who in her 15 years as prime minister crushed […]
One of Spain’s main rivers was close to bursting its banks on Friday, and experts warned of landslides from waterlogged ground as Storm Leonardo swept across the Iberian Peninsula, with more storms expected. Over 7,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the southern Andalusia region due to a “storm train” of consecutive […]
A suicide blast claimed by the Islamic State group (Daesh) at a Shia mosque in Islamabad killed at least 31 people on Friday, February 6, with 169 more wounded in the deadliest attack in Pakistan’s capital since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing. City officials said 31 people died in the explosion at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul […]
A fire that broke out on Friday night at a plastic goods manufacturing factory in the Landhi Export Processing Zone, along with an adjoining factory that was affected by the flames, was brought under control after 11 hours. Read: Gul Plaza tragedy overshadows ‘My Karachi’ festivities According to Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan, the fire […]
Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Mukhtar Ahmad Malik on Friday apprised the Senate that a consensus had been reached to fix Rs1.8 million as the minimum standard fee for private medical colleges, while institutions charging fees above would be required to provide proper justification. Replying to a question raised by […]