According to reports, a total of 318 Pakistani citizens returned via a chartered flight. They traveled from Syria to Lebanon’s capital Beirut before arriving in Pakistan. Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal welcomed the returnees, noting that they had been stuck due to the adverse situation. Ahsan Iqbal extended his congratulations […]
Karachi police on December 3 claimed the killing of two dacoits Bilawal and Naqqash during a robbery at the house of a man identified as Mubarak Shah in Orangi Town. However, relatives of the dacoits protested, saying that the boys were innocent. They alleged the police killed both boys in a fake encounter. An investigation […]
“We are following developments in Syria and are concerned about the escalation in violence… We express full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Syria. Any solution to the Syrian situation should correspond to the aspirations of the Syrian people for their security, stability, and development,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said […]
A single member of the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench heard a petition against the killing of stray dogs. The petitioner Anila Umair, an animal rights activist, made the Punjab government and the Chief Officer District Council as parties in her petition, calling the shooting and poisoning of dogs to death both illegal and unethical […]
Russia also said its military offensive on Ukraine remained its “absolute priority” amid questions over whether Moscow’s almost three-year campaign there meant it could not support long-term ally Bashar al-Assad in the face of the rebel offensive. “We would like to see the situation in the country stabilized somehow as soon as possible,” Kremlin spokesman […]
The clashes in Manbij, an Arab-majority city, have killed 218 combatants since Turkish-backed groups launched offensives in the north following the ouster of Assad on Sunday. “We have reached a ceasefire agreement in Manbij via US mediation,” said Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi. He said fighters of the SDF-affiliated Manbij Military Council “will be […]
“The dialogue between the government and PTI will formally start today,” Hamid Raza said. A session about talks will be held today, he told media. “Some things used to be trusted, I could not share anything about the government contacts,” he said. Replying to a question he said, the charge sheet to Faiz Hameed has […]
An image taken on Dec. 9 by Planet Labs showed at least three vessels in Russia’s Mediterranean fleet, including two guided missile frigates and an oiler, moored around 13 km (eight miles) northwest of Tartous. The rest of the fleet could not be immediately located in satellite imagery. In Moscow, Russia’s defense ministry did not […]
“Over the past three days, 4,000 Iranian citizens were returned to Iran,” Fatemeh Mohajerani, a spokeswoman for Iran’s government, said at a press conference in the capital. On Sunday morning, assailants rummaged through furniture and documents at the Iranian embassy in Damascus, according to footage. Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said embassy staff had […]
ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra heard the case in which police presented 146 suspects arrested after the D-Chowk violent protest. At the outset of the hearing, the court was told that the arrested suspects were laborers who were already with police on a 10-day physical remand. The police requested the extension in physical demand but […]