Army chief vows to bring planners, facilitators of Bannu Cantt attack to justice soon – Pakistan
Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on Thursday vowed to bring the planners and facilitators of the recent terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment to justice “wherever they may be”, the military’s media wing said. A statement issued from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the army chief visited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district today […]
Bangladesh election this year may be difficult due to unrest, says head of youth-led party – World
Bangladesh’s interim government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, the head of a newly launched political party told Reuters. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted last August in the wake of mass, sometimes violent, student-led protests. The interim government, headed by Nobel […]
South Africa set sights on 2027 World Cup to end title drought – Sport
LAHORE: Aiden Markram had one last look at the pitch as he walked off. The ball had sat up and he couldn’t adjust, offering a tame return to Rachin Ravindra at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing a mammoth 363 to win, South Africa had been reduced to 189-5 at the end of the 33rd […]
Torture, murder of trans man in US shines light on rising fears – World
US prosecutors gave a graphic account on Wednesday of the torture and murder of a transgender man whose case has highlighted the growing dangers faced by the trans community. Sam Nordquist was abducted, beaten and sexually assaulted for weeks before his body was hidden, prosecutors said, announcing seven adults had been indicted for the Black […]
Trump warns Gaza ‘you are dead’ if hostages not freed – World
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened further destruction of Gaza if all remaining hostages are not released, and issued an ultimatum to Hamas leaders to flee. The United States, meanwhile, confirmed unprecedented indirect talks with Hamas, which it proscribes as a “terrorist” group, focused on American hostages in Gaza. Strongly backing Israel as the […]
Banking data theft attacks on smartphones triple in 2024: report – World
The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company. In its report called “The mobile malware threat landscape in 2024”, the company said that cybercriminals were “shifting tactics, relying on mass malware distribution to steal banking credentials”. […]
Accused IS terrorist arrested by Pakistan appears in US court over Kabul airport attack – World
An operative of the militant Islamic State (IS) group who allegedly helped carry out the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared in a Virginia court on Wednesday. Mohammad Sharifullah has confessed to scouting out the route to the airport, where the suicide bomber later detonated his […]
South Korea air force jet accidentally drops bombs, injures civilians – World
South Korea’s Air Force said on Thursday that one of its fighter jets had accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in civilian injuries. “Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were abnormally released from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, landing outside the designated firing range,” the Air Force said. The incident […]
FO rejects Indian FM’s ‘baseless claims’ on AJK, asks to vacate occupied Kashmir – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday rejected recent remarks made by India’s foreign minister on Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as “baseless claims” while asking his country to vacate occupied areas of the region. The statement comes a day after India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, referring to AJK, said the Kashmir dispute would be […]
Shares at PSX climb more than 1,400 points on IMF review optimism – Business
Bulls took control of the trade floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as shares climbed more than 1,400 points on Thursday. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 989.51 points, or 0.88 per cent, to stand at 113,243.27 at 11:56am. By 12:35pm, the index increased 1,253.77 points, or 1.12pc, to stand at 113,507.53 from the previous […]