Gwadar University VC, pro-vice chancellor return home 10 days after they were reported missing – Pakistan
QUETTA: The vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor of the University of Gwadar, another varsity employee and their driver reached home on Sunday, around 10 days after they were reported missing, an official said. “All four, including the vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor, have reached their homes safely,” Babar Yousafzai, an aide at the Balochistan Home […]
Train hit in suicide terror attack
14 dead, 20 wounded as explosive-laden car explodes Three FC personnel, four of a family among martyrs President Railway workers remove the wreckage of a train damaged in a suicide attack in Quetta. PHOTO: REUTERS QUETTA: A powerful explosion ripped through a passenger shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in Quetta on Sunday morning, killing at […]
11 terrorists neutralised in North Waziristan IBO
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed eleven terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday, forces engaged multiple “Khwarij” locations in the general area of Datta Khel in North Waziristan within 48 […]
China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions – World
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit for the first time, a crucial step in Beijing’s ambition to send humans to the Moon by 2030. The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08pm […]
‘Heinous crime against humanity’: Condemnations pour in after suicide bombing in Quetta – Pakistan
Global actors express solidarity with Pakistan, extend condolences to the bereaved families. Condemnations poured in on Sunday after suicide attack in Quetta claimed more than 10 lives and left several others injured, with global actors vowing to stand in solidarity with Pakistan. The attack targeted a shuttle train, with images following the blast showing a […]
The cost of being formal in Pakistan
Formal sector and salaried class pay high taxes because they are visible, while undocumented and big fish remain comfo ISLAMABAD: I run the kind of business Pakistan says it wants and needs. I produce goods, employ people, file my returns and try to operate formally. Yet the more formal and visible a business becomes, the […]
Faith, reflection and a journey fulfilled
Actor Tuba Anwar has shared an emotionally charged reflection from Makkah as she prepares for Hajj, describing an overwhelming mix of gratitude and spiritual awe, while coming to terms with a long-prayed journey now unfolding. She admitted she has been feeling emotional and unsettled, questioning how someone with flaws, shortcomings and mistakes could be considered […]
Security forces kill 11 terrorists in KP’s North Waziristan: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces have killed 11 terrorists in the Datta Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district during the last 48 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces had “engaged multiple” terrorist locations as part of a series of intelligence-based operations in […]
Pakistan, Arab states condemn Israeli minister Ben-Gvir over Gaza flotilla detention
FMs stress Ben-Gvir’s deliberate public humiliation of detainees is ‘a disgraceful assault on human dignity’ Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reacts as flotilla activists are detained by Israeli forces in Ashdod Port. Photo: REUTERS The foreign ministers of Pakistan and seven other Muslim states on Sunday strongly condemned the “appalling, degrading, and unacceptable […]
At least 14 killed, 20 injured in suicide bombing targeting train in Quetta: Balochistan govt – Pakistan
QUETTA: At least 14 people were killed and 20 others were injured after a blast caused by a vehicle-borne suicide bombing tore through a shuttle train in Quetta on Sunday morning, the Balochistan government said. State-run APP, citing railway authorities, said the shuttle train was heading from Quetta Cantonment to the railway station when it […]