Deadly airstrike on Gaza school kills 30, including women and children
GAZA: An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school housing displaced individuals resulted in at least 30 Palestinian deaths on Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials. Israel stated the strike targeted resistance fighters using the compound. The Hamas-run government media office reported that the fatalities included 15 children and eight women, with over 100 people injured, […]
Balochistan govt says ‘unconfirmed rumours of firing by security forces’ in Mastung – Pakistan
The Balochistan government on Saturday said there were “unconfirmed rumours of firing by security forces” in Mastung as a hospital official confirmed that 14 people were injured. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) is set to hold a gathering in Gwadar on Sunday, where leaders of different political parties and rights activists from across the country […]
Govt forms JIT to probe culprits behind ‘malicious’ social media campaigns – Tech
The federal government has formed a joint investigation committee (JIT) to probe those creating “chaos and disorder” in the country through “malicious social media campaigns”, it emerged on Saturday. While the move comes days after the interior ministry announced a JIT was being formed to probe the suspicion of PTI’s alleged involvement in “anti-state propaganda”, […]
Kishmala Talat, Gulfam Joseph miss the mark in 10m Air Pistol Olympic qualifiers – Sport
High expectations of our Olympians fizzled out on the first day of events in Paris as Kishmala Talat and Gulfam Joseph failed to advance to the finals in their respective 10-metre Air Pistol events. Two-time Olympian Joseph finished 22nd in the qualification round with a final score of 571. Saturday afternoon’s performance was markedly different […]
Jamaat-e-Islami forms committee to negotiate with govt
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has agreed to enter negotiations with the government, forming a four-member committee led by Deputy Amir Liaqat Baloch, amid the ongoing sit-in in twin cities. During the sit-in at Liaquat Bagh, JI leaders met with a government delegation that included Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. The government requested an […]
Two Japanese climbers go missing while trying to summit K2: official – Pakistan
Two Japanese climbers went missing while attempting to scale the 8,611-metre-tall K2 peak, the second-highest mountain in the world, on Saturday morning. Shigar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Waliullah Falahi told Dawn.com that Japanese climbers Kazuya Hirade and Kenro Nakajima fell down from a height of 7,500m, west of K2. He said Pakistan Army helicopters conducted a […]
Hafiz Naeem warns of toppling ‘fake govt’ if demands are not met
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), has warned the government that if their demands are not met and negotiations are stalled, the ongoing sit-in will move to the doors of parliament and potentially bring down the ‘fake government’. Addressing protesters on the second day of the sit-in at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on Saturday, […]
Why are Olympic surfers competing 16,000 kilometers away from Paris?
While Paris is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, the surfing events will take place nearly 15,800 kilometres away in Teahupo’o, a renowned surfing location in Tahiti. Forty-eight surfers will compete in this picturesque village on the French Polynesian island, marking the farthest Olympic competition from the host city since 1956. The decision to hold the […]
Four ‘Kharji terrorists sent to hell’ in Tank IBO: ISPR
Four terrorists were killed when security forces conducted a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district on Saturday, according to the military’s media wing. As per a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during the operation, following an intense exchange of fire, four terrorists of “Fitna Al Khawarij” were “sent to […]
Fact check: Govt has designated Islamabad courts for Peca offences, not special courts for ‘digital terrorists’ – Pakistan
Certain news outlets reported on Tuesday and Wednesday that the federal government had established special courts in Islamabad, with some saying they were to try “digital terrorists”. However, the courts established were regular ones for offences related to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016. During a press conference on Monday, Inter Services Public […]