Month: October 2026

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the debate over creating new provinces should be brought to an end following repeated resolutions passed by the Sindh Assembly, while criticising the federal government for failing to undertake development work in Karachi. Speaking to the media during a visit to the historic Spencer Eye Hospital in Lyari on Tuesday, Bilawal said the people of Sindh and their elected representatives had already made their position clear on the issue. “The people of Sindh and their elected representatives have given their…

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Nearly 100 fighters have been killed in renewed clashes between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces in southwestern Yemen, military sources from both sides told AFP on Tuesday. At least 63 Houthi fighters and 34 pro-government combatants have died, mostly near the Bab al-Mandab strait, the Red Sea’s strategic southern chokepoint, they said. The clashes, which began with airstrikes late on Monday, are the fiercest since the Iran-allied Houthis seized swathes of territory from the Saudi-backed government in a lightning offensive last month. The Houthis fought off “an attempted advance by…

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Iran needs to show good intentions for mediation efforts to succeed, mediator Qatar ​said on Tuesday, after a delegation from ‌the Gulf Arab country visited Tehran earlier this week in an effort to de-escalate regional tensions in coordination with ​the United States. A spokesperson for the Qatari ​Foreign Ministry told a press briefing that Iran ⁠should stop threats against Arab Gulf states ​and open the Strait of Hormuz to show good ​intentions. Qatar, along with Pakistan, has been mediating between Washington and Tehran in an effort to end the US-Israeli…

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Syria on Tuesday condemned deadly strikes on the country’s south a day earlier that Jordan said killed more than 20 Daesh as retaliation for a gun attack on a church. In the worst crisis between the neighbours since the ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Jordan said it had “great respect” for Syria and expressed regret for civilian casualties. Its Monday night strikes came after gunmen last week killed nine people and wounded 25 others during a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church in the…

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Norwegian singer, songwriter and dancer William Gamborg has attracted attention on social media with videos of his visit to Lahore, where he has been enjoying Pakistani music and performing alongside local children. Gamborg has been sharing glimpses of his time in the city on Instagram, including rides in Qingqi rickshaws, outings on Lahore’s streets and impromptu singing sessions featuring popular Pakistani songs. His relaxed manner and enthusiasm for local music have drawn reactions from social media users, particularly to videos showing him singing Urdu and Punjabi songs with children. Pakistani…

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The federal government is considering increasing the monthly electricity consumption limit for relief from 200 units to 250 units, as it explores changes to its electricity subsidy policy, Energy Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday. Speaking during question hour, Leghari said the number of consumers using up to 200 units of electricity had reached 20 million, many of whom had installed solar power systems. He explained that financially well-off consumers could reduce their grid electricity consumption to below 200 units by using solar systems, prompting the government to…

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The government has directed the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to advance pending cases related to medicine prices after an individual review of the cases was nearly completed. The development came during a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Establishment Division Senator Ahsan Cheema to review pending pricing cases and the existing drug pricing formula. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the individual review of pending cases has almost been completed. Cheema welcomed the progress and instructed the relevant authorities to…

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Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced it will march towards Islamabad in mid-November if the government fails to abolish the petroleum levy, with party chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman warning that the protest will no longer be postponed. Speaking at a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday after meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Rehman said the government had sought another seven to 10 days to address the party’s demand. “We want to make it clear that we will not postpone our Islamabad march any longer. It will now take place in mid-November, and…

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