The Pashtun Justice Tribal Jirga has kicked off in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, says a media report. The jirga entered its second day on Saturday with a speech from Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen, the BBC reported. Thousands of people from various parts of Pakistan have gathered at the event to discuss More
Pakistan is all set to host the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on October 15 and 16 in Islamabad. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif would preside over the upcoming CHG meeting More
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen says Sunday marks the final day of the Pashtun Justice Tribal Jirga, whose decisions and demands will be announced today. This jirga commenced on Friday afternoon with the participation of thousands of people, including political figures, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen alleged in More
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of CNN’s chief security correspondent for reporting from Ukrainian-controlled territory in the Kursk region. AFP reported the Putin administration had initiated several criminal proceedings against Western journalists reporting from the Kursk, charging them with crossing the border unlawfully. The Kursk-based court ordered Paton Walsh’s arrest, seeking his extradition More
Leaders of nine European countries have renewed their call for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, a media report said on Saturday. Leaders of France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia and Croatia issued the call at a MED 9 summit in Cyprus on Friday, France 24 reported. In a joint statement later, the More
Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), announced on Friday that the grand jirga will take place as scheduled and safely. He made the remarks after a meeting with Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Ghandapur. The Jirga is scheduled to take place today (Friday) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Just a More
At least 16 people have died in Florida due to Hurricane Milton, according to media reports. The storm made landfall near Siesta Key on Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane, CBS reported. Hurricane Milton moved across the Florida peninsula and then into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday. More than 2.5 million customers were left More
Gulf countries have requested the United States to intervene and prevent Israel from attacking Iran’s oil facilities, expressing concerns for their own infrastructure. Nations including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar are also denying Israel access to their airspace for any potential strikes on Iran and have communicated this stance to Washington, according More
At least seven students were injured in a clash between two groups at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan. According to Mashaal Radio, the clash occurred between Pashtun and Punjabi students on Thursday evening. The report noted that five students were hospitalized for treatment. Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported a total of seven injuries. During the fight, More
At least 20 miners, including three Afghans, have been killed and seven others injured in an armed attack on a private coal mine in southeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The assailants broke into the miners’ quarters in the Dukki district on Thursday night, according to Al Jazeera. Local police official Hamayun Khan Nasir reported that the gunmen More
