Four snow leopards, a female with her three male cubs, captured in a single frame in Gilgit Baltistan. — Reporter A female snow leopard with her three male cubs were captured in a single frame in Gilgit-Baltistan with the expert who caught them calling it an “extraordinary event for snow leopards to be seen in such…
DGM007/iStock via Getty Images Altimmune Inc. (NASDAQ:ALT) jumped 13% amid takeover speculation for the pharmaceutical firm. There’s speculation that the developer of weight loss drugs is working on a strategic review with an adviser, according to traders, who cited a Betaville “uncooked” alert, which cited people following the matter.
Six people died and three were injured due to reckless driving in different parts of the metropolis, officials said on Friday, a day after the police chief formed the Karachi Road Accident Analysis Team (Kraat) to analyse the rise in traffic accidents. To address the rising number of traffic accidents in the city, especially those…
Lahore Police on Friday arrested four suspects allegedly involved in the Dharampura Underpass shooting incident, a video of which went viral a day ago. In the widely circulated video, condemned by many, armed guards of a private security company were seen escorting a luxury vehicle, blatantly violating laws and openly displaying weapons. They fired at…
Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on Friday, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in US relations since President Donald Trump’s return to power. The ruling Liberal Party overwhelmingly backed Carney to replace Justin Trudeau, betting his experience leading two central banks through historic crises will reassure Canadians facing…
Local police, administration officials say the city has a low crime rate, allowing them to easily make arrangements for the major religious festivals. In the desert city of Mithi, Hindus prepare meals for fasting Muslims, who in turn gather to welcome a Holi procession, a rare moment of religious solidarity. Discrimination against minorities runs deep,…
Pakistan has ratified three International Labour Organisation (ILO) instruments that aim to improve workers’ rights and protections, as well as “help empower evidence-based policy formulation to drive decent work”, an ILO press release on Friday said. The ratification affirms Pakistan’s commitment to eradicating forced labour, aligning its efforts with human rights standards and achieving the…
Russia on Friday said President Vladimir Putin had sent “additional” signals to counterpart Donald Trump about a Washington-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, adding it was “cautiously optimistic” about the prospect of a deal. US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin late on Thursday to lay out the details of the joint US-Ukrainian plan, which envisages a 30-day…
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday that terrorists and their enablers and facilitators would be challenged both inside and outside the country. The attack began on Tuesday afternoon when BLA terrorists ambushed the Peshawar-bound train carrying 440 passengers, opening fire and taking hostages. Security forces launched a…
Mahmoud Khalil, an Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent, was arrested on Saturday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at his Columbia University-owned apartment in upper Manhattan in New York City. A recent graduate of the university’s School of International and Public Affairs, Khalil has been a leading figure in pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia, including…