At least 34 pupils and a teacher have died after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan. The disaster unfolded at the Al Khair Education Center in Peshawar during morning classes, in the country’s deadliest incident of its kind. Some of the children killed or injured were young …
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Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia agreed to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities to the kingdom, the three countries said on Monday in a joint statement following an emergency meeting in Riyadh under the Mecca defence pact. The countries decided to immediately begin implementing the joint defence agreement and “take …
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United States must accept that the realities have now changed post-Israeli-US conflict with Iran, said Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during his meeting with Uzbekistan’s speaker of parliament, as reported by a major media network of the Middle East region. “Conditions have improved compared to the past, and post-war …
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Pakistan’s federal cabinet has approved a 1.275 trillion Pakistani rupees (approximately 4.6 billion dollars) plan to tackle circular debt in the power sector, aim to restore financial stability and investor confidence. This is according to the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday. Describing it as a “historic step,” Prime Minister Shehbaz …
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A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the U.S. cast its veto. The text was co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia, collectively known …
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SENIOR military commanders from Pakistan and India will hold talks via telephone on Monday to extend a U.S.-brokered ceasefire along the disputed Kashmir region. The Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) will discuss measures to ensure the ceasefire, effective since Saturday, stays in place beyond Monday. The agreement follows days of …
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Pakistan’s military spokesperson and Director General of ISPR, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has confirmed Indian missile strikes, claiming that 24 impacts have been reported. Addressing a press conference at 4:08 AM on Wednesday, “A total of 24 impacts have been reported by India, with different weapons.” The DG ISPR …
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PAKISTAN’s high-level security meeting at the parliament has stressed the need for consensus and unified political commitment to curb the menace of terrorism. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement after meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which was convened amid a surge in terrorist attacks …
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THE Trump administration is considering imposing travel restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, according to an internal memo seen by a media agency. A US official, speaking anonymously, stated that the list is still under review and has not yet been approved by the administration, including Secretary of State Marco …
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Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, put at no fewer than 182. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. A statement from the separatist group …
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