Five dead, three injured as coach plunges into ravine in AJK’s Haveli district – Pakistan
Five people lost their lives while three others were injured on Sunday when a passenger coach plunged into a ravine after skidding off a frost-covered road in the Haveli district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), police said. Four male passengers died on the spot and a woman succumbed to her injuries while on the […]
Two cops martyred in more KP attacks – Pakistan
Two policemen were martyred while one security guard lost his life in separate overnight attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak and Peshawar districts, officials said on Sunday. The development follows a spate of attacks in the province a day ago in Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Mohmand district and Bajaur. According to Karak District Police Officer (DPO) Shahbaz […]
Two cops martyred in fresh KP attacks – Pakistan
Two policemen were martyred while one security guard lost his life in separate overnight attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak and Peshawar, officials said on Sunday. The development follows a spate of attacks in the province a day ago in Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Mohmand district and Bajaur. According to Karak District Police Officer (DPO) Shahbaz Elahi, […]
UKRAINE, NATO AND THE FUTURE OF EUROPE – Newspaper
The spectacle of the verbal spat between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky in the Oval Office was stark evidence of a tectonic shift in longstanding US foreign policy on Ukraine, Russia, Europe and Nato. “Come gather ‘round people…And admit that the waters around you have grownAnd accept it that soon you’ll […]
Bad news for Karachi University Road users as BRT Red Line delayed further – Pakistan
• CAA now wants entire scheme redesigned after 50pc of work is completed, says Sharjeel• Announces early completion of Yellow Line KARACHI: For Karachiites who have long been waiting for affordable and reliable transportation, there’s bad news: the completion of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project may take two more years to complete […]
Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 31 killed – World
US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days. Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis’ main backer, that it needed to immediately halt support for the […]
UN proposes aid channel from Bangladesh to Myanmar – World
DHAKA: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the organisation is exploring the possibility of a humanitarian aid channel from Bangladesh to Myanmar. Guterres is on a four-day visit to Bangladesh that saw him meet on Friday with Rohingya refugees, threatened by looming humanitarian aid cuts. Around a million members of the persecuted and […]
National security conference futile without Imran: PTI – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has dismissed the idea of a national conference on security and terrorism without the participation of its founder Imran Khan, calling such an initiative futile. The party claimed that Mr Khan was the only leader with public trust and a widespread and diverse following capable of uniting them. PTI Central […]
Pakistan dismissed for meagre 91 in first New Zealand T20 – Sport
Pakistan slumped to a nine-wicket loss to in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday after failing to defend a meagre score of 91. The tourists began the five-match series in disastrous fashion, reduced to 11-4 at the end of the fifth over after towering paceman Kyle Jamieson ran amok with the […]
Looming water shortages threaten wheat, sugar crops in Sindh, Punjab – Business
LAHORE: In line with the Indus River System Authority’s advisory-cum warning, the Mangla Dam on Saturday hit its dead level — minimum operating level of 1,050 feet — which would hamper agriculture in Sindh and Punjab due to a shortage of irrigation water in the near future. On the other hand, Tarbela Dam also seems […]