The residents of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, have been facing multiple issues due to demonstrations staged by the supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the imposition of restrictions imposed by the government. Khan supporters have started demonstrations over the past three days and clashed with police and other security in different More
US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will soon announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, a media report said on Tuesday. Reuters citing senior officials in Lebanon reported: “US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and More
Army soldiers have been deployed to Islamabad after the killing of five security personnel and injuries to more 100 others in clashes with ex-premier Imran Khan’s supporters. Around 380 protesters have been detained so far as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activists continue to stage a massive protest in the federal capital. The Ministry of Interior announced More
A gunman was shot dead and three policemen were injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Jordan, a media report said on Sunday. Reuters reported: “Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in theRabiah neighbourhood of Amman.” Witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighbourhood, where More
At least 120 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip over the last 48 hours, says a media report. The military strikes hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said on Saturday. Among the dead were seven members of More
At least 21 people were killed in overnight reprisal, arson attacks and gunfight in the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said on Sunday. The clashes are the continuation of an ambush on a convoy of vehicles that left over 40 people dead, taking the death toll in three days of violence to 64, More
The United States has vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a media report said on Thursday. The 15-member council voted 14-1 in favour of the resolution but it could not be adopted because of the US veto, the Guardian reported. It said the resolution More
Ukraine has fired US-supplied missiles into Russia for the first time, reports the BBC. Russia’s defence ministry said the strike targeted the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine on Tuesday morning. It said five missiles were shot down and one caused damage – with its fragments igniting a fire at a military facility. But two US officials More
Amid escalating violence, more than a dozen security personnel have been killed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least eight security personnel were killed and three others wounded in fierce gun battles with suspected militants in Tirah valley. Nine alleged fighters were also killed in the heavy exchange of gunfire, following an attack on a More
Unidentified militants have kidnapped seven policemen from their check post in the Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Tuesday. District Police Officer Ziauddin told GEO News unidentified gunmen seized control of the Rocha check post and kidnapped seven police personnel along with their weapons. According to the private TV channel, More
