Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah addresses a press conference. — Radio Pakistan Following recent deadly terrorist attacks in Balochistan, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that there was no need for a “grand operation” in the province.   During his…

Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit and incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut. The pole-sitting Briton took the chequered flag by less than a second from the Dutchman, with Mercedes’ George Russell third after a chaotic race in…

PPP leader Shazia Marri on Saturday said that if the coalition government took a “u-turn” on its commitments, the party would not only boycott the upcoming budget but would also take a “more serious step”. Tensions between the PML-N-led coalition and the PPP have simmered for months over unfulfilled promises. A December meeting between Prime…

Millions of Cubans were without electricity for a second night on Saturday after a widespread blackout hit the island, the fourth in less than six months. Cubans have been facing a serious economic crisis marked by widespread food, fuel and medicine shortages, and the island’s ageing and often failing power system has made things worse….

The toll from a fire that ripped through a nightclub in North Macedonia hosting a locally popular hip-hop duo has risen to 59, the Balkan country’s interior minister said on Sunday. “According to the information that we have, there are 59 persons deceased of which 35 are identified,” Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said at the…

US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days. Trump also warned Iran, the Houthis’ alleged main backer, that it needed to immediately halt support for the…

FOR 77 years, we have been governed by individuals who have wielded power with arrogance not humility. Be it politicians, military, judiciary, or bureaucracy, those entrusted with authority have prioritised self-interest over Pakistan. This unchecked self-preservation has resulted in systemic decay, where institutions have been weakened, corruption has flourished, and people have been left to…

At least 33 people have been killed and dozens more injured when tornadoes and violent storms raked across the central United States, as forecasters warned more severe weather was expected on Sunday. Local news showed roofs torn off homes and large trucks overturned. Eight people died in Kansas in a crash involving more than 50…

Two policemen were martyred while one security guard lost his life in separate overnight attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak and Peshawar districts, officials said on Sunday. The development follows a spate of attacks in the province a day ago in Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Mohmand district and Bajaur. According to Karak District Police Officer (DPO) Shahbaz…