The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called off its protest sit-in in Islamabad following violent clashes between security forces and protesters. In the high-security Red Zone neighbourhood, security forces and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activists fought pitched battles until late Tuesday night. But security forces resorted to an intense crackdown on the demonstrators as they zeroed in More
US President Joe Biden says the government of Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a two-month ceasefire going into effect at 4:00am today (Wednesday). President Biden told a press conference the truce gave the government of Lebanon control on its territories and allowed civilians of both countries to return to their homes. The aim of More
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
