At least 50 dead, 300 injured in train collision in India
New Delhi: At least 50 people were killed and 300 hospitalised in India after passenger train derailed and collided with goods train in Odisha’s Balasore district, according to media reports. Rescue operations were underway at site and “A...
Erdogan wins Türkiye President runoff election
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his historic re-election as President of Republic of Turkiye secured his victory in second round of presidential elections after first round failed to produce candidate with required 50 percent of vot...
India seeks death for jailed Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik
Sri Nagar: India’s top anti-terrorism investigation agency again sought death sentence for Kashmiri leader Muhammad Yasin Malik after he was given life in prison, Indian media has reported. Malik (57) former Chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Fr...
Eight Pakistani peacekeepers honoured with UN medals posthumously
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations honoured at solemn ceremony 103 military, police and civilian personnel from around world, including eight Pakistani peacekeepers, who lost their lives serving under UN flag last year. Special ceremony presided over by...
Iran successfully test-launched ballistic missile
Tehran: Iran successfully test-launched ballistic missile with potential 2,000-km range, state media said two days after Chief of Israel’s Armed Forces raised prospect of “Action” against Tehran over its nuclear programme. Iran, whi...
Iran names Envoy to KSA as 7-year hiatus ends
Tehran: Iran has named an ambassador to Saudi Arabia, state media reported on yesterday, sealing a thaw in relations more than seven years after the regional rivals severed ties. The new envoy, Alireza Enayati, previously served as Iran’s ambas...
PM Shehbaz terms Imran ‘mastermind’ of May 9 mayhem
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif firmly held Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan accountable as “Mastermind” behind riots and incidents of vandalism that took place on May 9 following his arrest, stating that he cannot ac...
Ex-MNA Hussain Elahi, Saima, Labar quit PTI
LONDON: Former Member of National Assembly Hussain Elahi announced to quit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and rejoin Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid. As per details, Wajahat Hussain’s son Hussain Elahi said that May 9 violence was intolerable and as res...
Chinese team to arrive in GB to explore import cherries
BEIJING: A 15-member Chinese delegation will travel to picturesque Gilgit-Baltistan region to explore options for buying and importing cherries from Pakistan, Commercial Counselor, Pakistan Embassy, Beijing Ghulam Qadir said. Chinese buyers hailing f...
Former CJP Nisar ‘PTI’s agent’: PM Shehbaz
LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called out former Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar for being an “Agent” of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf claiming that he served Imran Khan-led party as an activist during his tenure at Supreme Court....
