Highly contagious haemorrhagic fever is already present in three eastern DRC provinces and in neighbouring Uganda BUNIA: UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called Saturday for more international help to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo as he arrived in the eastern province worst-hit by a severe outbreak….
Pakistan’s Arafat Minhas celebrates with teammates after wrapping up a five-wicket haul with the dismissal of Australia’s Nathan Ellis (not in the picture) in the first ODI at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Photo: Online RAWALPINDI: Pakistan out-spun Australia by five wickets in the first one-day international in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas becoming the first home…
SINGAPORE: United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lauded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir for their role in the US-Iran peace negotiations, saying that Washington and Islamabad are developing a “true friendship”. “I mentioned India here, but I very easily could…
US warns capable of resuming war with Iran as deal remains elusive 20 ships cross Hormuz over past day in coordi TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ BEIRUT: An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has accused US President Donald Trump of “betraying diplomacy for the third time” in his response to a current peace proposal….
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the doctrine of “complete justice” is a broad and all-inclusive principle aimed at ensuring justice at all costs, so that fairness is not compromised or distorted based on mere technicalities. The…
ISLAMABAD: Outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) maintains a nexus with Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which continues to fuel terrorism, sabotage, and societal destabilization across Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan. This nexus provides funding, training, weapons, and logistical support, enabling the outfit to exploit vulnerable local women and youth as tools for suicide bombings…
ISLAMABAD: Political temperatures ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) elections rose further on Saturday after PTI senior leader Asad Qaiser claimed he was stopped from reaching Islamabad airport and subsequently missed his flight to Skardu for the party’s campaign activity. Qaiser accused the Punjab police of blocking his route to the airport and effectively keeping him…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a husband is legally bound to fulfill commitments made to his wife in a separate agreement in addition to the dower (Haq Mehr) recorded in the Nikahnama. The court issued this verdict as it upheld a trial court decision directing a husband to transfer a five-marla…
US president had planned musical celebration of 250th anniversary of country’s independence WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s troubled bid for a star-studded musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence took yet another hit Friday after three more acts pulled out citing political tensions. Trump’s administration had publicized multiple headliners for a “Freedom 250” concert…
Accident happened on the road between Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan and the capital Kabul Afghan refugees wait in a queue to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham on October 27, 2023. PHOTO: AFP A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board, including 10 children, a provincial official told AFP. Deadly…