Gold and silver prices have reached new historic highs in both international and local markets on Wednesday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce jumped sharply by $127 to reach a new high of $4,840. In Pakistan, the price of gold per tola rose by Rs12,700 to a new record level […]
A massive fire swept through a shopping centre on Fatah Muhammad Road, a key commercial area of Quetta, destroying more than 120 shops and causing losses worth billions of rupees, officials said on Wednesday. The fire broke out between 4.30am and 5.00am on Tuesday, reportedly due to a short circuit, and quickly engulfed the entire […]
President Donald Trump’s Air Force One landed safely at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft Tuesday (January 20) night after the crew on his initial flight identified “a minor electrical issue” shortly after takeoff. The trip will continue on a new aircraft, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Trump is travelling to […]
India will withdraw its diplomats’ families and dependents from Bangladesh in the face of security threats as tension rises ahead of a February 12 general election, an Indian official said on Wednesday. Campaigning begins on Thursday for Bangladesh’s election, which has sparked protests and counter-protests. Ties between the South Asian neighbours soured after former Prime […]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed developments in Syria and Gaza in a call with US President Donald Trump, his office said on Wednesday, as Syria’s Turkey-backed government announced a ceasefire with US-allied Kurdish forces after days of clashes. Syria’s government this week seized swathes of territory in the northeast and gave the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic […]
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, “You got to let the UN continue,” when asked about his plans for a so-called “Board of Peace” that has alarmed international experts. Governments around the world have reacted cautiously to Trump’s invitation to join that initiative that the U.S. president says aims to resolve conflicts globally, a plan that diplomats said could harm […]
Portuguese police said on Tuesday they had detained dozens of suspected members of a group that spread neo-Nazi propaganda and committed hate crimes against immigrants. The 37 suspects had “extensive criminal records and links to international groups that promote hate”, the judicial police said in a statement, adding that 15 people had been formally charged. […]
The UK government on Tuesday gave China the green light to build a “mega-embassy” in the heart of London eight years after Beijing bought the site, triggering fresh anger from residents and rights groups. The 20,000-square-metre (235,000-square-foot) site is set to become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area, and one of the […]
Israeli bulldozers began demolitions at the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, in what the organisation called an “unprecedented attack”. UNRWA spokesman Jonathan Fowler said in a statement to AFP that Israeli forces “stormed into” the compound shortly after 7:00 am and ejected security guards before bulldozers arrived […]
An imam who carried out an illegal marriage ceremony for two 16-year-olds has been given a suspended prison sentence. Ashraf Osmani told Northampton Crown Court he was unaware the law had changed nine months earlier, raising the minimum marriage age in England to 18. The 52-year-old had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two […]