Covering news and developments in the region and globally, with a Pakistani perspective.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s newly formed “Board of Peace” for Gaza on Wednesday designated 26 countries as founding members of the body, with Pakistan included among the initial participants. According to the announced list, the founding members include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, […]
ISLAMABAD: Indian media on Wednesday reported that a privately operated chartered plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing near Baramati in Maharashtra, killing five people on board, with some outlets claiming that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was travelling on the aircraft. According to NDTV and other Indian news channels, […]
TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, warning that threats by the United States against Iran would only lead to instability in the region. According to a statement issued by his office, Pezeshkian said that American threats and psychological […]
LONDON: The International Criminal Police Organisation has dropped its case against Shahzad Akbar in the high-profile Al-Qadir Trust matter, confirming that the former accountability chief is no longer subject to any Interpol notice or diffusion. Interpol sources confirmed that Akbar, who served as accountability adviser to former prime minister Imran […]
JAKARTA: The death toll from a massive landslide in Indonesia rose to 17 on Monday as rescue teams continued searching for dozens of missing people days after heavy rains triggered a torrent of mud and debris. The landslide struck the village of Pasirlangu in West Java’s Bandung region early on […]
WASHINGTON: A powerful winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States has killed at least 10 people, disrupted travel and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands as freezing conditions persisted into Monday. The winter storm brought widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain, while officials warned that an […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy ships TABUK and MOAWIN successfully carried out a medical evacuation of a Sri Lankan national requiring urgent medical attention from an Indonesian-flagged vessel, MV Grey Palm, on the high seas, officials said on Saturday. The operation was launched after a formal request was received from the Sri […]
The Pak–US Friends Forum (PUFF) and World Watch Alert (WWA) were formally launched at an inaugural ceremony aimed at promoting informed discourse, cross-border dialogue and responsible communication amid growing challenges posed by misinformation. The ceremony was chaired by Asif Ali Bhatti, chairman, CEO and chief editor, who outlined the vision […]
DAVOS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday formally launched his new “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with world leaders — including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — signing the founding charter aimed at pursuing a lasting peace agreement for Gaza. Leaders and senior officials from 19 […]
DAVOS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would not use force to acquire Greenland, describing the issue as a “small ask” over a “piece of ice,” but insisted that no other nation could secure the Danish territory. “People thought I would use force, but I don’t have to […]