Nine killed, 13 wounded after school shooting in southeastern Turkiye, minister says – World
Nine people, including eight children, were killed in a shooting at a middle school in southeastern Turkiye on Wednesday, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said, adding 13 others were wounded, with six in critical condition. Speaking to reporters in a televised press conference in Kahramanmaras province, where the incident took place, Ciftci said the attack was […]
PM Shehbaz arrives in Saudi Arabia on first leg of regional tour – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday alongside a high-level delegation on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Earlier in the day, the Foreign Office said the prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, would be undertaking official visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye from April […]
CDF Munir arrives in Iran alongside delegation for ‘ongoing mediation efforts’: ISPR – World
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir had arrived in Tehran as part of the “ongoing mediation efforts”. In a statement, ISPR said that CDF Munir had arrived in the Iranian capital alongside a formal delegation and Interior Minister Mohsin […]
Limits of ceasefire – Newspaper
WHILE the world breathed a collective sigh of relief as the US-Iran ceasefire took hold on April 8, that sense of calm may prove fleeting. The ceasefire is not conflict resolution. It carries a warning that in the absence of a sound legal architecture underpinning the talks, it risks becoming nothing more than an intermission […]
400 lawyers call for urgent hearing of Imaan and Hadi’s pleas for sentence suspension – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Around 400 lawyers on Wednesday signed a resolution calling for an urgent hearing of sentence suspension pleas filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, over their conviction in the controversial tweets case. On January 24, Imaan and Hadi were handed a total of 17 years in jail […]
Pakistan weighs spot LNG as Iran war hits supply, ramps up domestic oil and gas
Says the government considers buying liquefied natural gas on the spot market to offset supply disruptions Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik speaks during an interview with Reuters, during the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Wednesday […]
Foreign media group slams Israel’s military over AI image of journalist killed in Lebanon strike – World
An international media association on Wednesday accused the Israeli military of discrediting a Lebanese journalist it killed last month by circulating an AI-generated image of him in Hezbollah fatigues. Three Lebanese journalists, including Ali Shoeib — a prominent correspondent for the Al-Manar channel — were killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on March 28. […]
Student kills 4 in Turkiye’s second school shooting in 2 days – World
A teenage student shot at least four people dead, including three fellow pupils and wounded at least 20 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkiye on Wednesday, the local governor said, marking the country’s second school attack in two days. Three students and one teacher died in the attack in the province of Kahramanmaras, […]
ECP moves to hold local govt polls in 42 cantonment boards across the country – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday said that it was necessary to conduct the local government elections of cantonment boards by August 8. According to a statement, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja chaired a meeting for consultations over the upcoming local government elections of the cantonment boards. It added that the […]
Iran says exchanges with US via Pakistan continue after talks in Islamabad – World
Iran said on Wednesday that exchanges with the United States via Pakistan had continued following negotiations in Islamabad over the weekend that yielded no result. “Since Sunday, when the Iranian delegation returned to Tehran, several messages have been exchanged through Pakistan,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing. “Today, we are […]