North Korea conducted another test of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong Un observed the test alongside senior defence officials and naval commanders, the report said. Two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship […]
Pakistan is engaged in high-level contacts to bring Iran and the United States back to the negotiating table. Negotiators from the two warring countries may meet again in Islamabad for a second round of talks by next week. According to highly placed sources in the federal capital, contacts are ongoing for the revival of stalled […]
Armed terrorists attacked a police vehicle in the Thore area of Diamer on Monday, killing three officers and injuring four others, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), officials confirmed. The police officials came under attack as they returned after destroying the poppy crop. The assault occurred at about 2am while the police team was […]
Local and international journalists were exhausted at the media center set up just a stone’s throw from the Serena Hotel, where senior Iranian and US officials had been engaged in intense negotiations. The Jinnah Convention Center was just across the road from the five-star hotel, yet close proximity to the venue of the talks did […]
China on Monday described the ongoing US-Iran ceasefire as “very fragile”, urging the international community to firmly oppose any moves that could escalate tensions, as the UN and European leaders underscored growing concern over regional instability and maritime security. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone call with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
Pope Leo XIV said on Monday he was not afraid of the US administration and would continue speaking out against war, after US President Donald Trump’s personal attack on him prompted political and church figures to rally behind the pontiff. Trump set off the furore by calling Leo “terrible”, drawing a rare and direct response […]
Police claimed to have arrested a man accused of killing his wife and two daughters in the Khurrianwala area on Monday. According to police, the suspect, identified as Javed Iqbal, allegedly shot dead his wife, 37-year-old Saima Bibi, and daughters, 17-year-old Umm Habiba and 13-year-old Ayesha Bibi, following a domestic dispute in Ali Garden on […]
The district administration on Monday intensified enforcement of the Punjab government’s smart lockdown policy, sealing nine shops for violating prescribed business hours in Sargodha. Four shops were sealed in Bahawal and five in Sargodha city for non-compliance with the notified timings. Under directives of the Punjab government, inspection teams led by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hussain […]
Seven armed robbers looted three houses after holding residents hostage in a late-night incident in the Sarai Sidhu police limits, officials said on Saturday. According to details, the incident took place around 2:00am in the Pul Gamo Wali area, where the suspects, armed with pistols and rifles, entered the house of a commission agent, Nawazish […]
A four-year-old boy was severely injured after being attacked by a pet dog while playing in a street in a suburban area of Khanewal, while alleged negligence at a public hospital further aggravated the situation, officials and residents said. According to details, the incident occurred in Chak 109-10-R, where the child, identified as Zain, was […]