‘No breakthrough’ in talks with govt as BNP march marks 5th day – Pakistan
A deadlock continued to persist after a provincial government delegation arrived on Tuesday to hold talks with the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) while its protest against recent arrests of rights activists marked its fifth day on Tuesday. The BNP-M had announced a long march from Wadh to Quetta last Friday to protest against the arrests […]
PM Shehbaz contacts President Zardari, enquires about his health – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif contacted President Asif Ali Zardari and enquired about his health on Tuesday following media reports about the latter’s hospitalisation. While there was no official word from the presidency or the PPP regarding its co-chairperson’s health, media outlets earlier today reported, quoting sources, that President Zardari had been hospitalised in Karachi after […]
Balochistan govt delegation arrives for talks as BNP march enters 5th day – Pakistan
A provincial government delegation arrived on Tuesday to hold talks with the Balochistan National Party-Mengal’s (BNP-M) as its protest against recent arrests of rights activists entered its fifth day on Tuesday. The BNP-M had announced a long march from Wadh to Quetta last Friday to protest against the arrests of Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaders and […]
China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a ‘parasite’ – World
China staged military drills off Taiwan’s north, south and east coasts on Tuesday as a “stern warning” against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a “parasite” as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China’s navy approaching its shores. The exercises, which China has not formally named unlike the war games last year, are happening […]
Crete suffers worst flooding as storms pound Greek islands
Listen to article Ferocious storms have battered Greek islands for a second consecutive day, bringing heavy rainfall, floods, and destruction. Crete has been hit hardest, with torrential downpours submerging homes and businesses and turning roads into rivers of mud. Authorities in the Cyclades, including Paros and Mykonos, scrambled to clear overturned cars and debris after severe hailstorms […]
BYC leader Sammi Deen released from Karachi prison after week in custody under MPO – Pakistan
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch was released on Tuesday and discharged from the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance after her participation in protests against rights violations. Sammi and five others were taken into custody on March 24 for violating a freshly imposed Section 144. Despite a judicial magistrate discharging the activists […]
BYC leader Sammi Deen released, discharged from MPO after week in custody – Pakistan
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammi Deen Baloch was released on Tuesday and discharged from the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance after her participation in protests against rights violations. Sammi and five others were taken into custody on March 24 for violating a freshly imposed Section 144. Despite a judicial magistrate discharging the activists […]
Dozens in hospital in Malaysia after towering blaze on Petronas gas pipeline – World
Scores of people in Malaysia were being treated in hospitals on Tuesday after a huge fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by state energy giant Petronas, showering flaming debris from the sky and shattering windows. Authorities said the blaze in the town of Puchong on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur had […]
US to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione over United Healthcare CEO murder
Listen to article The US Department of Justice has announced it will seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last December. The decision, announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday, follows President Donald Trump’s directive to reinstate federal executions. Bondi described the […]
Pakistan gears up to send 70 tonnes of relief goods as Myanmar quake kills over 2,700 – World
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday geared up to deliver 70 tonnes of relief supplies to Myanmar after the death toll rose to over 2,700 from last week’s earthquake. The 7.7 magnitude quake, which hit around lunchtime on Friday, was the strongest to hit the Southeast Asian country in more than a century, […]