Noted religious scholar Mufti Munir Shakir was killed and three others were wounded in an explosion in Peshawar on Saturday, officials said. Munir Shakir, who founded the banned Lashkar-i-Islam outfit, was hit by the blast as he entered a mosque in the Armar area of the city. Initially wounded in his left leg in the More
The US and Russia have held productive talks on a ceasefire deal in Ukraine, says US President Donald Trump. US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Trump’s proposal in Moscow on Thursday evening, the BBC reported. In a Truth Social post, the US leader said the meeting provided “a very good chance More
Ukraine has signaled its readiness to accept a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia on the land, sea and sky during talks in Saudi Arabia, the BBC reported. The deputy chief of President Zelensky’s office says the Trump administration has resumed military assistance to Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says now More
Pakistani security forces on Wednesday claimed to have rescued 155 hostages and killed 27 gunmen involved in hijacking a passenger train in Balochistan province. The Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express, with 400 passengers including security personnel on board, was hijacked Tuesday evening in Bolan district. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. The outlawed More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in Jeddah, a media report said on Tuesday. According to the Reuters news agency the leaders of the two countries met on Monday. The Saudi crown prince emphasised his country’s support for international efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis and achieve peace. The More
A small plane has crashed in the Pennsylvania state of the United Stated, CNN reported, citing local officials. After the plane crashed into a parking lot of a retirement community in Lancaster County, the injured passengers were evacuated to hospital. The crash also damaged about a dozen vehicles in the parking area. But the incident More
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
