‘Dialogue, not bullets,’ only path to peace in Balochistan
Senior security official stresses engaging masses Terms challenges confronting province serious Says Baloch voic QUETTA: A senior security official has called for a fresh political and strategic approach to Balochistan, arguing that the province’s complex problems cannot be resolved through the use of force alone and that the way forward lies in sustained dialogue with […]
FCC to hear challenge against CM Afridi
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has listed for hearing a petition challenging the election of PTI’s Sohail Afridi as chief minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan will hear the case on September 14. The bench also comprises Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi. PTI’s disgruntled […]
Houthis reach strategic island off vital coastline
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had pulled out […]
Need for a rabies policy
. The suspension of four doctors and three health workers in Sindh after five rabies deaths in three weeks is an attempt to patch a much more complex problem. The victims, including two young boys aged five and six, died despite being reported to anti-rabies units. This is because the problem is not just a […]
AJK capital to get broadband internet services after months-long disruption
Fixed-line internet services to resume in Muzaffarabad, while mobile data services remain suspended Broadband internet services will be restored across the capital city of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday (tomorrow), providing residents with access to fixed-line internet after prolonged restrictions on mobile data services. Sources told The Express Tribune that DSL connectivity will […]
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 35
Firefighters found the remains after entering the ferry for the first time, following the fire’s extinguishing Smoke rises from the burnt MV June Aster ferry, a day after a fire broke out on the vessel, off the coast of Palawan, Philippines, September 11, 2026. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS. Philippine rescuers recovered 30 bodies from […]
Norway’s Princess Astrid dies, aged 94, two days after king’s funeral
Princess Astrid, was oldest sister of the late King Harald made her last appearance on Wednesday Norway’s Princess Astrid at the opening of the second part of the exhibition “At the King’s Table – from tableware to contemporary ceramics” in the Queen Sonja KunstStall, in Oslo, Norway May 27, 2025. NTB/Stian Lysberg Solum/via REUTERS Norway’s […]
Opposition moves to convene APC on law and order, economy, provinces
PTI delegation meets Maulana Fazlur Rehman to discuss joint opposition; govt, Achakzai offices begin CEC talks PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman hold a meeting at the latter’s residence on Friday. SCREENGRAB The opposition parties on Friday stepped up consultations on forming a joint platform and convening an all-parties […]
Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78b: foreign ministry
August 26 tsunami-like flood on the China-Nepal border killed over 1,400 people and left 5,600 missing A motorcyclist rides through thick mud with flood-damaged houses in the background following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a […]
Modi, Putin agree to strengthen India-Russia partnership on eve of BRICS summit
India balances ties with the US, Gulf states, Russia, Iran and Israel amid Ukraine and Iran war disruptions Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS India said on Friday […]