Dar and Saudi FM express ‘deep commitment and support’ for Palestinians, Lebanese in phone call – World
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday held a telephone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in which they expressed their “deep commitment and support for the people of Palestine and Lebanon”. A post on X by the Foreign Office said the two diplomats discussed […]
SC to hear petition against proposed constitutional amendment on Oct 17 – Pakistan
The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday fixed for hearing on October 17 a petition seeking a declaration that the government’s much-touted constitutional amendments cannot be introduced or enacted by parliament. The much-talked-about Constitutional Package is legislation proposing a set of constitutional amendments, including the extension of the top judge’s term. Experts fear that the proposed […]
Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of nuclear conflict’s rising risk – World
Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded the Nobel Peace Prize warned on Saturday that the risk of nuclear war was rising, renewing their call to abolish nuclear weapons. “The international situation is getting progressively worse, and now wars are being waged as countries threaten the use of nuclear weapons,” said Shigemitsu Tanaka, […]
Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of rising risk of nuclear conflict – World
Leaders of the group of atomic bomb survivors awarded the Nobel Peace Prize warned on Saturday that the risk of nuclear war was rising, renewing their call to abolish nuclear weapons. “The international situation is getting progressively worse, and now wars are being waged as countries threaten the use of nuclear weapons,” said Shigemitsu Tanaka, […]
PTI’s Oct 15 protest plans during SCO summit ‘political terrorism’: Ahsan Iqbal – Pakistan
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday strongly condemned the PTI’s D-Chowk protest call for October 15, when the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is set to begin, as “political terrorism”, aimed at maligning the country and stopping its development and economic progress. The PTI has announced the suspension of its protests in Punjab and […]
149 new dengue cases reported across Punjab – Pakistan
The Punjab Health Department on Saturday confirmed that 149 new cases of dengue were recorded across the province in the last 24 hours. A total of 997 new cases were identified over the past week, taking Punjab’s dengue tally for 2024 to 3,285. Rawalpindi remained the hardest hit reporting 134 cases, followed by Bahawalpur with […]
Mahrang Baloch booked in terrorism case days after being ‘barred’ from flying abroad – Pakistan
Rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch was booked in a terrorism case over allegedly inciting people by levelling “allegations against security institutions”, it emerged on Saturday. Baloch is a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which has organised various sit-ins and protests in the past few months over enforced disappearances in Balochistan. On Tuesday, immigration […]
11 killed, 8 injured in Kurram firing incidents – Pakistan
At least 11 people were killed and eight were injured in shooting incidents in Kunj Alizai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, hospital and local officials said on Saturday. Kurram Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javidullah Mehsud confirmed the death toll to Dawn.com. “There was shooting in the Kunj Alizai mountains near the Pak-Afghan border and on […]
Dear politicians, our house is on fire – Pakistan
It is hard to gauge why, but the government has an intractable track record of dismissing every issue, dissenter, or opposition at first sight. For the past several weeks, Islamabad has been on edge. Not that it’s been all peace and love for much of Pakistan’s existence. The past few weeks, however, have been particularly […]
Trump ratchets up rhetoric, calls for death penalty for migrants who kill Americans – World
Donald Trump portrayed migrants as dangerous criminals during a rally in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, calling for the death penalty for migrants who kill US citizens as he escalates the anti-immigration rhetoric that has fueled his presidential run. Flanked by posters of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Trump also said that […]