US President Joe Biden is optimistic there will be a “ceasefire tomorrow” if Hamas sets free the hostages held in Gaza. “As I’ve said, it’s up to Hamas — if they wanted to do it, we could end it tomorrow. And the ceasefire would begin tomorrow,” he commented at a fundraising event. CNN quoted Biden More
Seven Pakistani security personnel have been killed in militant attacks in the North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attacks occurred in Datta Khel and Mir Ali sub-districts near the Durand Line on Saturday, a media report quoted unnamed sources as saying. In the Hassan Khel locality of Datta Khel, Dawn reported, an improvised More
Former lawmakers Afrasiab Khattak and Mohsin Dawar have the February 8 general election as the worst in Pakistan’s history. The National Democratic Movement (NDM) leaders alleged the people’s mandate was brazenly trampled on in the elections, which led to the formation of the current coalition government. At a meeting with ex-Balochistan chief minister Dr Abdul More
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, a media report said on Saturday. The text, put forward by the United Arab Emirates, calls for the UN Security Council, which must rule on Palestinian membership, to “reconsider the matter favourably, CNN reported. The resolution More
In a blunt warning, US President Joe Biden has said he will stop shipments of American weapons to Israel if it launches a massive invasion of Rafah city. For the first time on Wednesday, Biden acknowledged Israel had used some American-supplied weapons to kill civilians in Gaza. CNN quoted the US leader as saying: “Civilians More
President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday formally approved the appointment of governors for Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The gubernatorial appointments have been made in line with a power-sharing formula agreed between the Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N. Faisal Karim Kundi, Sardar Jafar Khan Mandokhel and Sardar Saleem Haider have respectively been named More
Ten alleged terrorists have been killed in separate exchanges of fire in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Six suspected terrorists were shot dead and their hideouts busted during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan district of KP on Saturday, the military said. The Balochistan Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said four terror suspects were killed after More
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged its member states to redouble efforts to mobilize the responsibility of the international community towards stopping the aggression and genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza. The 57-member bloc held the 15th OIC Islamic Summit Conference that commenced in Gambia’s capital Banjul, under the theme: ‘Enhancing Unity and More
Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, wanted list, a media report said on Sunday. The Russian interior ministry’s “wanted” list grew by one with the addition of Zelensky’s name, the Moscow Times reported. The Ukrainian leader was wanted “under an article of the criminal code,” the report said, More
At least 55 people have been killed and nearly 70,000 forced to flee their homes as catastrophic floods and mudslides hit southeastern Brazil. Brazil’s civil defense agency said on Saturday that heavy floods hit southern part of the country, according to BARRON’s. At least 74 people were injured and another 67 were missing, the civil More
