WEB DESK: Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 sustained extensive damage after an overnight barrage of missiles and drones reportedly struck the facility, forcing authorities to suspend all commercial flight operations indefinitely. According to reports, several airport employees and personnel were injured in the attack, although officials have not yet confirmed […]
NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed after a fire broke out at a hotel in India’s capital, New Delhi, on Wednesday, police said, in one of the deadliest fire incidents reported in the city in recent years. The hotel was located in the Malviya Nagar area of south […]
ISLAMABAD: The government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) traded accusations on Tuesday over alleged restrictions on political campaigning ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections, with the ruling coalition rejecting claims of discrimination and the opposition alleging attempts to marginalise its supporters. Political activity intensified across Gilgit-Baltistan as major political parties stepped […]
ROME: Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals in connection with the killing of four Pakistani farm workers whose bodies were found inside a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, local media reported on Tuesday. According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the incident took place in the Calabria region, where […]
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday handed over assets worth more than Rs6 billion recovered in the Kohistan financial corruption case to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. A formal ceremony was held in Peshawar where NAB Chairman Lieutenant General (retd) Nazir Ahmed transferred the recovered assets to KP Chief […]
RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Tuesday said he would continue serving as chief minister until he received a new directive from jailed PTI founder Imran Khan, dismissing speculation about any change in the provincial setup. Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi, Afridi said the PTI founder had […]
Islamabad: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on Monday praised Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts in mediating between the United States and Iran, saying Islamabad played a role in preventing a wider regional war. Addressing a joint press conference alongside Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
Islamabad: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has approached the Supreme Court seeking withdrawal of its May 12 order that directed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide on suspension of sentences pleas filed by lawyer and rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha. The case […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday forecast dust-thunderstorms across large parts of the country from June 2 to 5 under the influence of a westerly wave expected to enter the upper regions on June 2. According to the PMD, scattered dust-thunderstorm rain, along with isolated heavy falls and […]
Chilas: At least seven people were killed on Monday after a tourist vehicle travelling towards Fairy Meadows plunged into the Tattu Nala ravine in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas area, police and rescue officials said. According to police, the jeep was en route to the popular tourist destination when it met with the […]