ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed ‘deep concern’ on Sunday over the ongoing developments in the Middle East and said that there is an urgent need to stabilize the situation and restore peace. According to the statement by the FO spokesperson, for several months, Pakistan has emphasized the need for international efforts to ensure peace in the region and a ceasefire in Gaza. Pakistan had …
TEHRAN: Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi warned Israel and its allies on Sunday against any “reckless” actions after Tehran’s drone and missile attack in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on its Damascus consulate. “If the Zionist regime or its supporters demonstrate reckless behaviour, they will receive a decisive and much stronger response,” Raisi said in a statement. Iran launched more than …
TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a container ship “related to the Zionist regime (Israel)” in the Gulf on Saturday, state media reported, with tensions soaring in the region. The ship’s operator, the Italian-Swiss group MSC, later confirmed Iranian authorities had boarded it. A container ship “was seized by the Sepah (Guards) Navy Special Forces by carrying out a heliborne operation,” …
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday constituted a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the Bahawalnagar incident. According to notification, Punjab Home Department special secretary was made convener of the JIT, also comprising Bahawalpur Division commissioner, Special Branch Punjab DIG, representative of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB). The JIT will probe into the incident of …
KARACHI: Six additional judges of the Sindh High Court took the oath of office as permanent judges on Saturday. SHC Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi administered the oath to the six judges in a ceremony held on the premises of the high court. The six judges are Justice Amjad Ali Bohio, Justice Sana Akram Minhas, Justice Jawad Akbar Sarwana, Justice …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has lauded Saudi Arabia’s help for Pakistan in times of need, saying it was a testament to the kingdom’s deep love and affection. While addressing a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Seerat Museum in Islamabad on Saturday, the PM said during his visit to the kingdom earlier this month, Crown Prince Mohammed …
QUETTA: Launching a countrywide movement against the government from Pishin in Balochistan on Saturday, the central leaders of six opposition parties’ alliance underlined the need for a joint struggle for making Pakistan a true democratic state and restoring the rule of law and Constitution. The Pishin deputy commissioner had imposed Section 144 on Friday after the announcement of the grand …
BEIJING: Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, met Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang on Saturday. Zhao, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, led a party and government delegation on an official …
BEIJING: China is firmly opposed to any form of official exchange or military contact between the U.S. and China’s Taiwan region, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to comment on a recent visit by the head of …
QUETTA: At least 11 people, including nine passengers, were shot dead in Balochistan’s Noshki after unknown attackers opened fire on a bus and abducted travellers. More than a dozen attackers opened fire on a bus after it failed to stop at a roadblock on the Quetta-Taftan N-40 Highway, said Deputy Commissioner Noshki Habibullah Musakhail. Several gunmen then boarded the Iran-bound bus in …