Palestinian militant group Hamas said July 31 its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country’s new president. “Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated […]
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Two United Nations officials remained unhurt after unidentified gunmen targeted their vehicle in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, a police official confirmed, as Islamabad grapples with a surge in militant attacks in the country’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province bordering Afghanistan. A police spokesperson from Pakistan’s northwestern Tank district confirmed that unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire
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‘Modi government wants to break China’ Analysts say that although India’s economy is booming, foreign direct investment is dwindling. Therefore, the government wants Saudi Arabia to go ahead with the promised investment of 100 billion dollars in the country. Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman had pledged to invest 100 billion dollars
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A retired military officer, Lt. Col. Akbar Hussain, was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison for “inciting sedition among army personnel,” the Pakistan army’s media wing said in a statement on Tuesday. Hussain was convicted in May after a military court trial under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, and he was stripped of
Ex-PM calls CM Maryam Nawaz fascist, alleges undeclared martial law enforced in country Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Founder Chairman Imran Khan has expressed his willingness to engage in negotiations with the army. He suggests the army appoint a representative for these talks. “We are ready to negotiate with the army. Let the army appoint its representative,
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K-Electric submitted on Tuesday a request to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for an increase in electricity prices by Rs5.45 per unit under the monthly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA). The power utility seeks this increase for the months of May and June, citing rising fuel costs. Specifically, K-Electric has requested an increase of
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After massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district this morning, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 93 bodies had been recovered so far, and 128 people injured. Vijayan said 34 persons who had lost their lives have been identified, with 18 bodies being handed over to their families. The
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to meet with Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian at a BRICS summit in Kazan in October, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia. “The Iranian side has an invitation and we hope that the new president comes to the summit. We will be happy to see him, and President Putin is
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Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday warned that the state would take action against leaders of an ultraconservative religious-political party for issuing death threats against the country’s top judge over allegations he had committed blasphemy. The development comes a day after the release of a video by a member of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP)
Israeli drone attacks have reportedly killed two people in southern Lebanon as conflict spirals between the bordering states. The Israeli attack was the first lethal action following a rocket attack on Saturday that Israel says killed 12 children and youths in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The strike has increased concern that the war in Gaza
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