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
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi convened in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss pressing regional developments. Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared on X that both sides expressed satisfaction with the positive progress in bilateral relations and emphasized the importance of further development. The More
A grand jirga venue in Khyber tribal district has come under attack from Pakistan army’s heavy machinery, the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader said on Wednesday. The army was using the heavy machinery to dig deep ditches in the ground, where the grand assembly was to take place. Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen alleged. Scheduled for October More
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Pakistan to immediately revoke the ban on the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). The Pakistan government’s ban on PTM and the use of anti-terrorism laws to target activists and peaceful protesters from minority groups was an affront to the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International on More
A veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader has lashed out at the Pakistani government for banning the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Speaking at an event in Balochistan on Monday, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai denounced the move as an unconstitutional decision. The ban on PTM was a brazen violation of the basic democratic More
