PTI announces new protest dates as Rawalpindi demonstrations end after clashes with police – Pakistan
The PTI announced new protest dates on Saturday as its demonstrations in Rawalpindi came to an end after a day of clashes with the police. The Rawalpindi police blocked the entry and points of the garrison city in an attempt to prevent PTI workers from gathering for a protest at Liaquat Bagh. The party had […]
6 dead, 8 critically injured after Mari Petroleum helicopter crashes in North Waziristan – Pakistan
At least six people died while eight were critically injured after a helicopter of the Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) crashed near the Shewa oil field in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan, a statement issued by the company said on Saturday. According to the statement, the helicopter providing personal transportation crashed after its engine failed, adding […]
Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 66 people, 69 missing – World
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said on Saturday. The death toll could rise, they added, with another 69 people reported missing, and 60 injured since Friday morning, home ministry official Dil […]
Iran policeman killed in attack claimed by militants – World
A police captain has been killed in Iran’s restive southeast in an attack claimed by a militant group, local media reported on Saturday. Captain Abolghassem Piri from the police command in Suran village in Sistan-Baluchistan province on the border with Pakistan “was assassinated by armed criminals”, the ISNA news agency reported, citing police. The militant […]
Major roads to Rawalpindi sealed off as PTI workers clash with police on motorway – Pakistan
Rawalpindi police on Saturday blocked the entry and points of the garrison city in an attempt to prevent PTI workers from gathering for a protest at Liaquat Bagh. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had informed at a press conference on Monday that the party would hold a rally in Rawalpindi on Saturday. However, party […]
Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike in Beirut – World
Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed and vowed to continue the battle against Israel. Israel said earlier that it had killed the Hezbollah leader in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the group as it reels from […]
Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirms leader Nasrallah killed – World
Lebanon’s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed and vowed to continue the battle against Israel. Israel said earlier that it had killed the Hezbollah leader in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the group as it reels from […]
Israeli military claims killing Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut – World
Israel said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks. Reuters could not immediately reach Hezbollah officials for comment. The allegedly Iran-backed Hezbollah […]
Israeli military claims killing Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah – World
Israel said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks. Reuters could not immediately reach Hezbollah officials for comment. The allegedly Iran-backed Hezbollah […]
Israeli military claims killing Lebanese Hezbollah chief Nasrallah – World
Israel said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks. Reuters could not immediately reach Hezbollah officials for comment. The allegedly Iran-backed Hezbollah […]