Five people have been killed and 10 others seriously wounded in an explosion in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan. Local authorities said the blast ripped Naal town’s main bazaar in Khuzdar district on Wednesday. At least five people were burnt to death and 10 others sustained serious injuries. The vehicle of a pro-government tribal More
Forty-seven Daesh (ISIS) suspects have been detained in 22 cities across Turkey in a series of targeted operations called “Mace-48”, the interior ministry in Ankara said on Thursday. Daily Sabah said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on his social media page that “Mace-48” operations in 22 cities led to the incarceration of 47 suspected ISIS More
At least 12 people have been killed and 30 others wounded in two car bombings targeting military facilities in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the wall around the sprawling military area in the southern city, the Associated Press reported. The report quoted a security official More
Russia has offered to mediate between Washington and Tehran to defuse tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme, a media report said on Wednesday. Kremlin officials pledged to do everything possible to peacefully address issues around Tehran’s nuclear programme, the Reuters news agency reported. Russian authorities reportedly offered to mediate between the US and Iran, while the More
Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt’s plan for the Gaza Strip, aiming to ensure the Palestinian people can remain on their land without being displaced, says a media report. On Tuesday, the leaders approved Egypt’s post-war plan for Gaza, which would allow approximately 2 million Palestinians living there to stay. The roadmap is a counterproposal to More
One Pakistani police officer has been killed and four others have been wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Balochistan, a media report said on Tuesday. The attack took place on the National Highway near the Mughalzai area of Kalat district on Monday, Radio Mashaal reported. Deputy Commissioner Bilal Shabbir said the attacker targeted a More
US President Donald Trump has suspended all military assistance to Ukraine, a media report said on Tuesday. France 24 reported, citing an unnamed White House official, that Trump made the decision on Monday. A White House official said Trump was focused on reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year war, and wanted More
Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned on Monday from his post, says a media report. IRNA reported: “Zarif had tendered his resignation to the president, who is yet to make an official statement on the matter.” On his X platform, Zarif wrote: “I hope with my stepping aside, the excuses for obstructing More
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has warned the Trump administration’s decision about the agency would result in unnecessary deaths. Nicholas Enrich in an email on Sunday warned the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency would result in unnecessary deaths. He informed his staff less than 30 minutes later to say that he More
Following testy exchanges with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is all set to meet European leaders in London today (Sunday). Zelensky, who arrived in Britain a day after his disastrous talks with Trump in the Oval Office, said King Charles had also accepted an invitation to meet him today. According to CNN, More
