Yemen govt says hit Sanaa airport, Houthis attack Saudi Arabia – World
Yemen’s Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport — the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government claimed responsibility for the attack on the Houthi-held airport, saying it wanted to prevent an Iranian […]
Pakistan allows 26 World Food Programme containers to enter Afghanistan via Torkham – Pakistan
KHYBER: Pakistani customs authorities on Monday issued gate passes to as many as 26 World Food Programme (WFP) containers carrying food and essential supplies at the Torkham border to cross into Afghanistan. Since October 2025, the Torkham border — a key trade route between Pakistan and Afghanistan — has been closed due to the “escalating […]
Yemen government says it attacked Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport, reviving dormant conflict – World
Yemen’s internationally recognised government said it struck Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport on Monday, its biggest flare-up in years with the rebels, who blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack and threatened retaliation. The government said it had wanted to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in the capital, after failing to convince a Houthi delegation that went […]
Shehbaz, Nawaz condole with Qatari leadership
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condoles with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani following the death of former ruler Sheikh Hamad, as former prime minister Nawaz Sharif looks on, at Lusail Palace on the outskirts of Doha. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Doha on Monday to personally convey condolences on behalf […]
Rubio lashes out at International Criminal Court, accuses it of ‘waging war’ against US – World
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of threatening American sovereignty and “waging a war” against the country. “The ICC and its friends are waging a war against our country — not with bullets or missiles but with statutes, compacts and the force of so-called ‘international law’“. He […]
‘Likes have replaced work’
KARACHI: Pakistani actor and writer Mohammad Ahmed has criticised what he described as the growing trend of seeking online fame by attacking others instead of focusing on meaningful work, saying social media has turned criticism into a shortcut to popularity. In a video message, the actor used satire to question the mindset of people who, […]
Al-Qadir Trust case: Imran, Bushra challenge SC registrar’s refusal to entertain their petitions – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, challenged in the Supreme Court on Monday the registrar’s decision to return a set of petitions that contested the high court’s refusal to suspend their sentences in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. Imran and Bushra Bibi were convicted and sentenced in January 2025 […]
Promise vs practice
A girl was gang-raped by a group of four men, the crime brazenly filmed for the purpose of blackmailing her. The Supreme Court overturned a death sentence for a man convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl. A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered, her body delivered to her parents' doorstep in a flour sack. An […]
Young doctor shot dead in robbery near Karachi’s Teen Talwar: police – Pakistan
KARACHI: A young doctor practicing at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) was shot dead during a robbery near Clifton on Monday, according to police. South Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that the incident occurred near Teen Talwar, where a young doctor, identified as Akash Kumar, lost his life. […]
Middle East rocked by heaviest attacks since US-Iran April ceasefire – World
The Middle East has been rocked by US and Iranian attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, as fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war. As the US attacks on Iran continued on Monday, Tehran said it would stop complying with a framework agreement […]