US Secret Service chief admits failure in Trump shooting, says she won’t resign – World
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but rebuffed bipartisan calls to resign. “We failed,” Cheatle said in testimony before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee. “The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump on […]
President directs Sindh govt to prevent potential urban flooding in Karachi
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed the Sindh government to prioritise a comprehensive plan to prevent urban flooding in Karachi. He emphasised adopting a sustainable, long-term strategy based on international best practices for managing sewage and stormwater. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting on saving Karachi from urban flooding, addressing environmental […]
Bannu jirga opposes Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, demands permanent end to TTP
In a meeting held at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister’s House on Monday, jirga leaders called for a permanent end to both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban in Bannu and opposed Operation Azm-e-Istehkam. According to details reported by Express News, the Jirga was attended by K-P chief secretary, IG police, commissioner and regional police officer […]
New Toshakhana case: Accountability court extends Imran, Bushra Bibi’s physical remand by 7 days – Pakistan
An accountability court on Monday extended PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s physical remand for seven days in a new Toshakhana case. Imran, 71, has been imprisoned at the Adiala Jail for almost a year upon his conviction in four cases — two Toshakhana references, the cipher case, and the Iddat case, […]
Gazans desperately search rubble for scarce water supplies
GAZA: Shanbari said most of the wells near his makeshift shelter in the Jabalia refugee camp have been destroyed. And the water distribution network barely works after more than nine months of war that has devastated Gaza’s infrastructure. Water was already scarce before the conflict erupted in October, and most of it was undrinkable. The […]
Raoof Hasan arrested as govt accuses PTI of ‘anti-state propaganda’ – Pakistan
PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan was arrested by the Islamabad police on Monday as the interior ministry accused the party of peddling “anti-state propaganda”. PTI founder Imran Khan’s lawyer Ali Ijaz Buttar earlier claimed that PTI’s Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Hasan were “arrested by the Islamabad police from the party’s office”. “I just received a […]
Biden govt announces $4.3b in climate grants for clean energy projects
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Monday announced 25 projects pitched by 30 different state, local and tribal governments that applied for $4.3 billion in grants created by the president’s signature climate law. The grants, which will be distributed to winners by early autumn, will support deployment of clean energy technology across sectors ranging from housing […]
Ethiopia landslide claims 55 lives, say local officials
ETHIOPIA: At least 55 people were killed in a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia on Monday, local authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. “More than 55 bodies have been found from the landslide,” a statement from the Gofa zone Communications Affairs Department said, quoting local chief Dagmawi Zerihun, who […]
Donald Trump to shift campaign focus to target Kamala Harris in presidential race
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will try to show swing voters that his likely new rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, has her fingerprints all over two issues he is counting on for victory in November: immigration and the cost of living. Sources within the Trump campaign said it will cast Harris, the likely Democratic candidate […]
‘Illegal political mafia’ sabotaging comprehensive counter-terrorism campaign: DG ISPR – Pakistan
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif on Monday said that a “massive, illegal political mafia” in the country was trying to sabotage the state’s Azm-i-Istehkam (Resolve for Stability) campaign to fulfil its vested interests. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson said that the purpose of his presser […]