KATHMANDU: At least 22 people have been killed and several others reported missing as relentless monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal over the past 36 hours, officials said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said that 18 people died in separate landslides in Ilam district, near the […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is considering punitive measures — including blocking mobile SIM cards, suspending CNICs and passports — for parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against poliovirus. Chairing a meeting on polio eradication at the CM House, Murad Ali Shah said such steps were being […]
KABUL: Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India between October 9 and 16, India’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday, following a temporary suspension of his UN-imposed travel ban. If confirmed, it would be the first visit to India by a senior Taliban official since the […]
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has firmly rejected calls for an apology to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), asserting that it is the PPP’s spokesperson who should apologise for criticising Punjab’s flood relief operations. “Why should I apologise? It is my duty to protect the people of Punjab, their […]
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday said no external power can impose a solution on the people of Palestine and that only Palestinians themselves must decide whether a two-state formula suits them. Addressing a press conference at Jamia Ashrafia, the veteran cleric reiterated Pakistan’s historic refusal […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed seven Indian-backed militants in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Sherani district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the October 1 operation targeted operatives of Fitna-ul-Khawarij, described as India-sponsored terrorists. The suspects were killed in an exchange of […]
MUZAFFARABAD: A second round of negotiations is under way between a federal government delegation and the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in a bid to end the ongoing unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), where protests have now entered their fourth day. Shutter-down and wheel-jam strikes have paralysed life […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla — a humanitarian mission carrying international activists and aid to Gaza — calling it a “grave violation of international law” and an affront to global solidarity. In a statement issued on Thursday, Pakistan said the flotilla represented a […]
MADRID: Spain summoned Israel’s top representative in Madrid on Thursday after Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists en route to Gaza. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares confirmed that 65 Spaniards were aboard the convoy. “Today I summoned the charge d’affaires here in Madrid,” Albares […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday voiced serious concern over the deteriorating situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and ordered a transparent inquiry into the recent violent incidents. He appealed to citizens to maintain peace as protests across the region entered their fourth consecutive day, marked by shutter-down […]