ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi have on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta that claimed at least 8 lives and left another 44 injured. The two highest officials of the government prayed for the souls of the departed and expressed their […]
Eleven killed in attacks on police in Afghanistan
At least 11 Afghan police officers were killed on Sunday when Taliban fighters assaulted their checkpoints in volatile Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, authorities said. The assaults on two police post are the latest in a series of deadly attacks on Afghan security forces claimed by the Taliban. Taliban insurgents launched the attacks in the […]
20 years on, ‘Titanic’ keeps that sinking feeling alive
Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, blockbuster disaster movie Titanic is delivering that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans. This week marks two decades since Rose vowed to Jack she’d “never let go” – before spectacularly reneging on her promise, sending her frozen-to-death paramour […]
Heavy air pollution shuts schools in Iran
TEHRAN: Iran shut primary schools in the capital and other parts of the country on Sunday due to choking levels of air pollution. Local authorities late Saturday announced the closure of all primary schools in the province of Tehran, which is home to 14 million residents, except in two towns. A blanket of smog has […]
Trump team claims investigator ‘unlawfully’ got emails
The special counsel probing whether US President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia has unlawfully received tens of thousands of emails, a lawyer for Trump’s transition alleges, according to US media. In a letter to congressional committees, Kory Langhofer says the General Services Administration (GSA) “unlawfully produced” the private materials, including privileged communications which special […]
Two rookie astronauts, cosmonaut blast off to ISS
A three-man space crew featuring American and Japanese rookie astronauts as well as an experienced Russian cosmonaut blasted off on Sunday for a six-month mission at the International Space Station. Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency powered into the sky in a Soyuz MS-07 […]
COAS Bajwa to brief Senate on national security
LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) will brief the Senate Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday. According to the notification issued by the Senate Secretariat, the briefing would be held on Tuesday morning. The army chief will be accompanied by the Director General Military Operation. The meeting has been arranged on a motion moved by […]
Terrorists target church on Quetta’s Zarghoon Road, at least 9 dead, 44 injured
QUETTA: At least nine people have died and 44 have been injured in an attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church on Zarghoon Road. Civil Hospital spokesperson told that 9 people have died and 44 injured have been brought to the hospital so far, including children and women. 9 of the injured are critical. Police told […]
Maryam, Nawaz return from London
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif have on Sunday returned to Pakistan from London after 12 days. The two arrived at Lahore Airport and left for their Jati Umra residence immediately. The workers of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) warmly welcomed their leaders. Earlier at […]
APS martyrs have united the whole nation: president
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Saturday said the nation would always remember the martyrs of Army Public School (APS) Peshawar tragedy as they had united the nation with their sacrifices. On the third anniversary of APS tragedy, the president prayed for the martyrs of APS and said the whole nation recognized the sacrifices of Pakistan Army […]