Fresh cases reported in Bannu and North Waziristan, posing a continued risk to children’s well-being The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) confirmed two new cases of wild poliovirus in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. The cases were reported in Bannu and North Waziristan, where access constraints continue to aid poliovirus transmission, posing a continued…
Police deployed at all entry points of the building, residents instructed to vacate their apartments by midnight ISLAMABAD: Police and district administration on Friday took control of a multi-storey residential building on Constitution Avenue following a ruling by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a long-running dispute over the cancellation of its lease. Police teams were deployed…
Street artist confirms work via Instagram after statue appears overnight on traffic island in Pall Mall The monument, which has Banksy’s name scrawled on the base, first appeared on Wednesday just off the central street of Pall Mall. The man depicted is mounted on a plinth, with one leg striding off it, and appears to…
Florist flooded with bouquet orders directs fans to family-endorsed Palestine fundraiser Zayn Malik’s family has taken to Instagram to encourage fans to donate to a Palestine fundraiser instead of sending flower bouquets to the singer as he recovers in hospital. A local flower bouquet business shared a post thanking fans for the overwhelming number of…
Suspected terror attack raises UK threat level as Somali-born British man faces attempted murder charges An Orthodox Jewish man walks past security patrolling the street near where a man was arrested on Wednesday following a stabbing incident in which two Jewish men were wounded in the Golders Green area, in London, Britain, April 30, 2026….
Suspect involved in 200–250 robberies, 40–50 motorcycles, 300–400 phones, Rs5–6m cash snatched KARACHI: Sindh Rangers, based on intelligence, arrested a gang leader involved in multiple robberies and street crime incidents in Karachi’s Shah Faisal Colony area on Friday, according to an official statement. The press release issued by Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) identified the suspect as…
Targets reportedly include Iran’s ‘remaining military assets, leadership and infrastructure,’ according to Fox News The commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) briefed US President Donald Trump on potential “final blow” strike options against Iran, Fox News reported on Thursday. Admiral Brad Cooper presented the possible options during a briefing with Trump in the Situation Room,…
Prosecutors said Sharifullah helped the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate VIRGINIA: A federal jury in Virginia on Wednesday convicted an Afghan man of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization in connection with the 2021 suicide bombing at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members and about 160 Afghan civilians. But the…
. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has expressed Islamabad’s steadfast commitment to promoting conflict resolution through dialogue and constructive engagement following a meeting with US Congressman Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Republican caucus. Sheikh described the interaction as “broad-based and productive,” noting that both sides exchanged…
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A petition filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the transfer of three Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges has brought the controversy to the fore, with the plea arguing that the move violates constitutional guarantees and…