2 h. ago 123 killed in Gaza as Israeli strikes and hunger worsen crisis

Israeli forces continued intense bombardment across Gaza, killing 123 Palestinians in the last 24 hours, including 55 just this morning. According to Gaza’s health ministry, 437 people were injured during this period. Among the dead were 22 people searching for aid, many of them near relief centers. Thirteen were killed in Rafah alone. In addition […]

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3 h. ago Flooding in Hunza River causes massive damage, blocks Karakoram Highway

GILGIT: Flooding in the Hunza River has caused significant destruction in the Gulmit area of Gojal, leaving the Karakoram Highway blocked for vehicular traffic since yesterday. The RCC bridge in Gulmit has been buried under flood debris, cutting off travel between Pakistan and China via the Khunjerab border. Local authorities have engaged two excavators from […]

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4 h. ago Bilawal slams PM Shehbaz for slow progress on Karachi’s water

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, criticized Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for unequal development. He said Punjab enjoys Shehbaz’s fast action, but Karachi faces slow progress. Bilawal spoke at the New Hub Canal inauguration, highlighting Karachi’s long-standing water problems. He said it is unfair for Punjab to get “Shehbaz speed” while Karachi […]

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17 h. ago Pakistan dares India to ‘snatch a drop’, let alone river waters

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday warned India against any designs on the Indus River, saying that it could not snatch “even one drop” of water belonging to Pakistan amid tensions over the share of hydel resources in the region. India in April held the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the attack in […]

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21 h. ago Pakistan welcomes US designation of BLA, Majeed Brigade to list of FTOs

Islamabad’s sacrifices secured critical counterterrorism successes for regional stability and global security: FO Reaffirms country’s unwavering resolve to protect its citizens, eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the US’ decision to designate the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Majeed Brigade to its Foreign Terrorist Organisation list, according to […]

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22 h. ago Presidential hopeful dies in Colombia after June rally shooting

BOGOTA: Colombian pres­idential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said on Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation’s violent past. The 39-year-old conservative senator, a grandson of former president Julio Cesar Turbay (1978-1982), was shot in the head and leg on June […]

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26 h. ago 89 more Palestinians killed in brutal Israeli attacks on Gaza

Israeli forces have killed at least 89 more Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours. The attacks injured 513 people, including 31 civilians seeking humanitarian aid. The Gaza Health Ministry reported these casualties, raising the total death toll since October 7, 2023, to over 61,599. Furthermore, the ministry said they recovered 11 more bodies […]

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30 h. ago Pakistan cheers US ban on BLA, Majeed Brigade after deadly attacks

Pakistan has welcomed the United States’ decision to designate the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and Majeed Brigade as Foreign Terrorist Organisations. The US also added Majeed Brigade as an alias for BLA. The announcement followed Washington’s move to label both groups as threats to global security. The US State Department said the BLA was behind […]

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33 h. ago At least 46 Palestinians including six seeking food killed in fresh Israeli attacks on Gaza

GAZA –   At least 46 more Palestinians including six people who were seeking humanitarian aid (food) were killed in latest

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43 h. ago Al Jazeera says 5 journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labelled as a “terrorist” affiliated with Hamas. The attack was the latest to […]

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45 h. ago US labels BLA, Majeed Brigade as terrorist groups after deadly attacks

WASHINGTON: The United States has formally designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its militant faction, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO), the US State Department announced on Monday. The move also adds the Majeed Brigade as an alias to BLA’s previous listing as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group. The […]

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45 h. ago Global outcry after Israeli strike kills Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza

World leaders, rights groups, and press freedom advocates have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif. He died alongside four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital area. Gaza authorities said the attack directly targeted a media tent. Two other civilians and freelance reporter Mohammed Al-Khaldi were also killed. Mourners […]

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47 h. ago China strongly rejects G7’s accusations against HKSAR govt law enforcement actions

BEIJING: The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday firmly condemned recent remarks by members of the G7 and certain Western countries on the law enforcement activities of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government. It was reported that members and associate members of the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism issued a statement recently, attacking and vilifying […]

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56 h. ago Spain and eight European nations condemn Israel’s Gaza occupation plan

Spain and eight European countries strongly condemned Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City on Sunday. They warned that this move could cause many civilian deaths and force nearly one million Palestinians to leave their homes. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet has already approved a large-scale operation to take control of Gaza City. This […]

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60 h. ago Landslide in Gilgit’s Danyor Nullah claims eight lives as more deaths feared

GILGIT – Eight volunteers were killed and three others injured after they were hit by a landslide in Danyor Nullah

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67 h. ago Six Jaffar Express bogies derailed after blast in Mastung, no loss of life

Incident comes 3 days after the train escaped a disaster in Sibi, where a bomb planted near track exploded just after it passed by Abbasi condemns attack, vowing such cowardly acts of terrorism would never deter the nation’s resolve Services of Jaffar Express and Bolan Mail suspended till August 14 due to security reasons MASTUNG/LAHORE: […]

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69 h. ago Jamie Lee Curtis strongly reacts to criticism of Pamela and Liam Neeson’s rumoured romance

Jamie Lee Curtis is feeling every emotion everywhere all at once. The Freakier Friday star reacted to speculation that Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are in a relationship with a strongly-worded message to the public. “With all due respect to pop culture, if love has found way into that relationship-God bless them both-leave them the […]

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2 d. ago Tarar slams opposition for misleading claims on national economy

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Sunday criticised the opposition, claiming that they are unsettled by the economic progress made under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership. In a statement issued on Sunday, Tarar rejected the opposition leader Asad Qaiser’s press conference as misleading and out of touch with the reality of […]

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2 d. ago Punjab witnesses 1,284 road traffic accidents in 24 hours, 16 fatalities reported

LAHORE: The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1284 road traffic crashes (RTCs) across all 37 districts of Punjab in the last 24 hours, leading to 16 fatalities and 1496 injuries. Among the injured, 639 individuals with serious injuries were transported to hospitals, while 857 others with minor injuries received on-site treatment from Rescue Medical […]

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3 d. ago Two siblings killed in Karachi road accident as protesters torch dumpers

KARACHI: Two siblings were killed and their father injured in a road accident involving a dumper truck on Karachi’s Rashid Minhas Road near Lucky One Mall early Sunday morning, leading to mob violence and widespread protests that severely disrupted traffic across key city routes. At approximately 3:15 a.m., a dumper truck collided with a motorcycle […]

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