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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…
Three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were among five lives lost as the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeted an FC convoy in Balochistan’s Noshki district on Sunday, state media reported. The BLA emerged as a key perpetrator of terrorist violence in Pakistan in 2024, as frequency of high-intensity attacks by outlawed groups has been increasing…
Pakistan won the bronze medal at the International Tennis Federation Masters 45+ World Championship after defeating Germany 2-1 on Sunday, according to a statement by the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF). A total of 21 nations participated in the men’s team event that was held in Manavgat, Turkiye in the 45+ age category known as the…
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said his party was planning to protest against the federal government’s policies after Eidul Fitr, along with the PTI. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad on Saturday evening, Fazl said that a meeting of the JUI-F general assembly had been called to devise a plan to launch a…
Representational image of police tape at a crime scene. — AFP/File KARACHI: A woman died on Sunday after falling from the fourth floor of a residential building in Defence Phase 6 during a police raid. According to law enforcement officials, the incident took place while police were conducting a targeted operation against suspected drug-related activities…
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said his party was planning to protest against the federal government’s policies after Eidul Fitr, along with the PTI. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad on Saturday evening, the JUI-F chief said that a meeting of the JUI-F general assembly had been called to devise a plan to launch…