Trump safe after being rushed from White House correspondents dinner; shooter in custody – World
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security, officials said. A man armed with a shotgun fired at a Secret Service agent, an FBI official told […]
Marka-i-Haq Monument under construction at Islamabad’s Kutchery Chowk – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: A monument is being constructed in Baggi (horse carriage) Park at Kutchery Chowk in front of Fatima Jinnah Women University, and is expected to complete in the first week of May. The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has been assigned the task to establish the Marka-i-Haq Monument on The Mall. “It is a replica of […]
World leaders react with shock after White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
US police detain suspect armed with shotgun, handgun and knives; charges due in federal court on Monday US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC on April 25, 2026. […]
Trump’s security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting
Incident raises questions about gaps in security, protection afforded to America’s political leaders A security official runs with a bag as a shooter opens fire during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White […]
Measles claims lives of 71 children across country in four months – Pakistan
• National immunisation week begins amidst challenges• Experts call for local vaccine manufacturing to cut reliance on imported drugs KARACHI: Seventy-one children, including 40 in Sindh, have already lost their lives to measles in the first four months of this year as the provincial government held a series of public awareness activities on Saturday in […]
Recalibrating positions – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been waging multiple battles all at once, some on the ground, others through rhetoric. Among the most striking has been his recent war of words with Pope Leo XIV, who has emerged as a moral counterweight to Washington’s hard-line posture. The pope openly criticised what he describes as America’s war-mongering […]
Immunity gap – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
VACCINES rarely make the headlines unless there is an outbreak. This World Immunisation Week, it is a moment to reflect on how one of Pakistan’s quietest public-health successes remains one of its most consequential. Since the Expanded Programme on Immunisation began in 1978, vaccines have helped avert 2.6m child deaths, protected millions of mothers and […]
Metro Bus, Green Line resume as Islamabad roads reopen after week-long shutdown
Police says diversions on Srinagar highway, Express highway may continue at different times, affecting traffic flow Pakistani police officer divert bikers from a road leading to Serena hotel, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: After a […]
Iran war jitters to influence policy rate decision – Business
KARACHI: It appears that the financial market is certain that the interest rate is bound to see a rise in the next monetary policy scheduled for Monday. At the same time, most experts believed that it was not inflation but the growing fears in the region, including Pakistan, due to the Gulf war, that would […]
Trump safe after being rushed from White House correspondents dinner, shooter in custody – World
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on Saturday night after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security, officials said. A man armed with a shotgun fired at a Secret Service agent, an FBI official told […]