Residents in southern Gaza reported that Israeli tanks and aircraft intensified their attacks during the night, following the announcement of preparations to withdraw some forces. The US interpreted this as a gradual transition to less intense operations in the northern part of the enclave. There are still many months left in the Gaza war, according […]
Tuesday saw the arrival of a special Pakistani military aircraft at El-Arish International Airport in Egypt, carrying twenty tons of vital medical and humanitarian supplies for the Gaza population. The aid was turned over to the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, which would forward it to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Gaza. This was made […]
According to accounts from the nation’s media, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the opposition party in South Korea, was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday by an unidentified individual who pushed through a crowd pretending to be one of his fans. As shown on South Korean television channels, Lee was surrounded by reporters and admirers […]
As the election process went to the appellate stage on Monday, dozens of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates filed complaints with the election tribunals challenging the rejection of their nomination papers by the appropriate returning officers during inspection. Invoking Section 63 of the Elections Act, a lawyer located in Lahore has simultaneously objected to the acceptance […]
However, he cautioned against politicizing the matter. “We cannot grant you permission to make the matter political.” Earlier today, Baloch protestors announced a shutter-down demonstration for tomorrow (January 3) across Pakistan, stating that government officials have been trying to label the Baloch Yakjehti’s Committee’s (BYC) long march and demonstration in Islamabad as ‘propaganda’. The hearing […]
Hours after a strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the coastal nation’s central areas, Pakistan’s ambassador to Japan, Raza Bashir Tarar, has verified that all Pakistanis residing in Japan are “safe so far”. The envoy issued a statement saying, “A hotline has been set up for the Pakistanis stuck in trouble,” as authorities advised residents to flee […]
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the acting prime minister, condemned “elements” that disseminated false information against the government in the wake of a police raid on Baloch families demonstrating in Islamabad over enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions. During a news conference in Lahore on Monday, the prime minister made reference to criticism he had received from some sections […]
During his visit to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) headquarters, Dr. Umar Saif, the Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, highlighted the government’s commitment to improving the telecom sector in Pakistan. In an effort to give passengers more connectivity, he said that national roaming would henceforth be available on national highways and motorways. […]
The head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, stated about 24 hours after vehicles in his convoy in Dera Ismail Khan came under attack, that he does not think the February 8 elections should be held because of the nation’s security condition. Fortunately, the JUI-F emir was not in the vehicles when the veteran […]
Pakistan denounced the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir (TeH) decision on Monday, calling it a “subjugation of Kashmiris” and denouncing it as an illegal association for a period of five years. India had proclaimed the TeH to be a “unlawful association” earlier in the day. The nation’s anti-terror statute has imposed a five-year ban on the […]
