Health authorities declare disease spread to new Haut-Uele province in northeastern Congo after seven deaths confirmed The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 1,800, official data showed on Saturday, as the virus spread to a fourth province in the northeastern part of the country. The total tally…
Latest release contains 40 files, including 14 documents, 19 videos, 4 audio recordings, and 3 images Imagery likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. PHOTO: US Department…
DPM Dar leads high-level review of port connectivity, trade facilitation. Photo: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday emphasised the need to improve port connectivity to maximise the benefits of Pakistan’s strategic geographical location. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), FM Dar chaired a high-level meeting on improving port connectivity,…
LAHORE: Claims by the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) that jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed dissatisfaction with the party’s current leadership and the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) have triggered sharp denials from both organisations. However, senior PTI leaders privately acknowledged that concerns over the party’s engagement with imprisoned leaders remain genuine…
India and New Zealand elevated ties to a strategic partnership on Saturday, according to officials. It came as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in New Zealand, held “wide-ranging and productive talks” with his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, said Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Randhir Jaiswal, adding that talks included trade and…
One forest fire remains active at Guigba, in Kalaa Bousbaa commune of northeastern Guelma province Algeria’s General Directorate of Civil Protection recorded 119 fires in several provinces since early Thursday, affecting forests, agricultural land, and palm groves, the agency said Friday. Crews extinguished 114 of the fires and kept four others under surveillance to prevent…
‘Op Shaaban’, other IBOs continue with full force Khuzdar police station attack successfully repulsed Preside ISLAMABAD: Security forces significantly tightened the net around terrorists belonging to ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’ as ‘Operation Shaaban’ entered a decisive phase in the rugged mountainous areas of Balochistan on Friday, with ground and aerial operations continuing against terrorist positions. Under the…
Opposition alliance cites political, security crises; seeks dialogue on Balochistan and AJK A photo of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance, Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayin Pakistan (TTAP), on Friday announced a nationwide protest movement from August 5 with rallies and a public outreach campaign over “a deteriorating political and security situation” across the country….
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged restraint and renewed diplomatic engagement in separate telephone conversations with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as Islamabad moved to prevent a fresh regional escalation from unraveling a hard-won peace process it helped broker…
Iran denies US president’s talks request claim Qatari mediators in Tehran to revive negotiations DUBAI: President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite a recent escalation of hostilities but he flatly declared that the ceasefire reached between the two sides last month was…