Yemen’s Houthi group said on Tuesday it launched a ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, escalating ongoing regional tensions. The Israeli military confirmed it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, following the activation of air raid sirens across multiple regions of the country. No immediate casualties or damage were reported. The […]
At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh Air Force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people being treated in hospital. The F-7 BGI aircraft crashed soon after it took off at 1:06 […]
When a video of veteran humanitarian Ramzan Chhipa went viral this July, the internet didn’t know whether to laugh, cringe, or applaud. In the now-famous clip, Chhipa surprises a young boy with a birthday cake at a shop. With a film director’s precision and an unmistakable performative flair, he instructs the shopkeeper: “Write on the […]
Pakistan raised concerns over India’s violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters on Monday. Dar emphasised that India’s actions posed a serious threat to regional stability and urged the UN to […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has initiated contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his entire cabinet for disregarding its order to provide reasons for not assisting a US court hearing the case of incarcerated neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui. “As the government has not reverted with the reasons despite being directed to do so, […]
At least three tourists lost their lives, four were injured and 15 others went missing after flash floods unleashed by relentless rainfall ravaged Gilgit-Baltistan’s Babusar area in Diamer district, media reported on Monday. Torrential downpour also battered the federal capital, triggering flash flood in a stormwater drain in the Saidpur area. The surge led to […]
The Senate election in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly sprang no surprise on Monday as a prior understanding between the government and the opposition parties held firm, resulting in the victory of all consensus candidates, according to unofficial results The K-P Assembly voted for 11 vacant seats in the upper house of parliament from the province. […]
At least 14 suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the brutal public killing of a man and a woman in Balochistan, authorities said on Monday, a day after a video of the execution went viral on social media. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti confirmed the arrests of 11 people in a statement […]
To combat overpricing and ensure the availability of essential commodities such as food, fruits, and vegetables, the assistant commissioners (ACs) of 156 tehsils have assumed charge as heads of the newly-formed Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA). The government has intensified its crackdown on inflation, adulterated and rotten food items, and profiteering. After the appointment […]