Bullet-riddled bodies of 6 kidnapped labourers found in Balochistan’s Turbat – Pakistan
QUETTA: The bodies of six of seven labourers who were kidnapped earlier this week in the Turbat city of Balochistan’s Kech district were found with bullet wounds on Thursday, an official told Dawn. On Tuesday, unidentified armed men had blocked Turbat-Mand Road in the Kalatak area of Kech district and taken away the seven labourers, […]
Bilawal extends olive branch to PTI, calls for united fight against AJK rigging
Urges PTI to abandon politics of boycott, warns PML-N against ‘stealing’ PPP mandate in AJK PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses an election rally in Muzaffarabad on Thursday. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday made a rare call for political unity, extending an olive branch to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and urging its leaders […]
New Zealand FM in row with Beijing’s envoy after telling Chinese-born lawmaker to ‘go back to your own country’ – World
New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters drew the ire of Beijing’s ambassador in Wellington on Thursday after telling a lawmaker of Chinese descent to “go back to your own country”. During a debate about New Zealand’s response to the Covid pandemic on Wednesday, populist NZ First leader Peters was asked by China-born Green Party member […]
Egypt confirms drone caused fire on two gas vessels at Damietta
No group claimed the attack near the Suez Canal, the last safe route for Saudi oil to global markets The image shows fire on a vessel at the Damietta Port Authority as Egyptian government said the fire was caused by a drone attack on July 30. PHOTO: ANADOLU A drone caused the fire that engulfed […]
At least 10 killed, 6 injured as three-storey building collapses in Lahore’s Harbanspura – Pakistan
LAHORE: At least 10 people were killed and six injured after a three-story building collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura area late on Wednesday, according to authorities. Spokesperson for the Lahore deputy commissioner Harris Ali confirmed to Dawn that the death toll of the incident had risen from eight to 10 while the rescue operation to recover […]
‘Stokes should return for ‘one more Ashes’
SYDNEY: Australia coach Andrew McDonald says Ben Stokes has “a lot of good cricket left in him” and believes England’s new Test coach should lure him of international retirement for the Ashes. The all-rounder called it quits in extraordinary fashion during the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in late June, making his […]
Pakistan says ‘doing utmost’ to bring US, Iran back to Islamabad MoU – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that Pakistan was doing its “utmost” to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last month. Addressing a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan noted with concern that the security situation in the […]
Pakistan Navy rescues 19 crew members of fishing vessel stranded near Gwadar – Pakistan
The Pakistan Navy said on Thursday that it had successfully rescued 19 crew members aboard a fishing vessel stranded south of Gwadar due to engine failure. In a statement, the navy said that the fishing vessel Al Jalali was is distress about 120 nautical miles south of Gwadar. “A total of 19 crew members onboard […]
At least 8 killed in roof collapse in Lahore’s Harbanspura – Pakistan
LAHORE: At least eight people were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura area late on Wednesday, according to authorities. Lahore Deputy Commissioner (DC) retired Capt Muhammad Ali Ijaz confirmed the death toll to Dawn, with a statement issued by his office on Thursday morning saying that he was supervising the […]
Let’s stalk the pink chicks of Muzaffargarh – Pakistan
A flock of greater flamingos has returned to South Punjab after 50 years, bearing news worth investigating It happened on a hot July morning. With a group of researchers, I set out for a routine wildlife survey half an hour’s drive from Muzaffargarh, in the sprawling wetlands of South Punjab. The vital but fragile lowland […]