Ground stops were lifted at international airports in Ottawa and Montreal after a bomb threat on Thursday briefly halted departing flights, a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson said. The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport said on X that it was investigating a security incident and warned that operations may be disrupted, urging travelers to check […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday for a two-day official visit to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The summit, being held in Khankendi from July 3 to 4 under the theme “New ECO Vision for a Sustainable and Climate Resilient Future”, brings together heads of state […]
In early June, French alpinist Mathieu Maynadier and Pakistan’s Muizzuddinn pioneered a new route up the East Ridge of Spantik (7,027 m), locally known as Golden Peak, in the Karakoram range. The ascent, which took place from June 2 to 7, was the first major mountain opening in Pakistan led by a local climber. The new 1,800 m route, […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for the rapid implementation of a nationwide digital transaction system and said that it is essential to ensure transparency and modernise Pakistan’s economy. Chairing a weekly meeting on the development of a cashless and digital economy at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday, Shehbaz emphasised on the need to […]
Four pro-Palestine activists have been charged after breaking into a military air base in central England last month and damaging two planes in protest against Britain’s support for Israel. Counter-terrorism police said the charges were for conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the UK, and […]
Punjab’s Forest Department arrested the ringleader of a timber smuggling network in Khanpur after conducting a major operation against illegal deforestation, Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said on Thursday. The operation was carried out under the environmental protection mission of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who has directed strict action against the influential timber mafia, […]
Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue across parts of Pakistan as moist currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal interact with a westerly wave over the upper regions of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Thursday. According to the PMD, rain-wind/thundershowers are likely to affect Upper and South Punjab, […]
At least four people died, 30 are missing and 31 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country’s Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday, as rescuers raced to find victims in the rough sea. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving […]
Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our solar system — only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. The visitor from the stars, designated 3I/Atlas, is likely the largest yet detected and has been classified as a comet, or cosmic snowball. “It looks […]
Days after the army chief’s unprecedented visit to Washington, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, undertook an official visit to the United States in yet another significant development aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and advancing mutual interests. This was the first visit by a serving PAF chief in […]