Another earthquake jolts Islamabad, surroundings By: Web Desk on June 29, 2022On Wednesday, another powerful earthquake jolted Islamabad and its surroundings. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre in Islamabad, the earthquake’s epicentre was 130 kilometres beneath the Koh-e-Hindukush Mountains. The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.5 on the Richter Scale, and its depth was reported to be 130 kilometres underground. It’s worth noting that a […]
Israeli parliament passes vote to dissolve, hold new elections By: AFP on June 28, 2022JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to dissolve parliament, a key legislative step that pushes the country closer towards its fifth election in less than four years. Members of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s outgoing coalition and the opposition led by ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu have been sparring in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, since […]
US, Iran chief negotiators to start nuclear talks in Qatar By: AFP on June 28, 2022DOHA: Chief negotiators from the United States and Iran were due to start indirect talks in Qatar on Tuesday, bidding to remove obstacles that have stalled attempts to revive a landmark nuclear deal. US special envoy Robert Malley and Iran’s Ali Bagheri have landed in Doha and met officials after more than a year of […]
India blocks Radio Pakistan’s twitter account By: APP on June 28, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Radio Pakistan Twitter account has been blocked in India, denying access to information and restricting democratic freedom of expression. The social media handle of Pakistan’s state broadcaster has been withheld mainly for highlighting grave human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, said a press release issued here on Tuesday. […]
Dua Zehra’s father files plea to change information officer By: Web Desk on June 28, 2022KARACHI: On Tuesday, Dua Zehra’s father petitioned the court to alter the investigating officer in the case. Mehdi Kazmi’s counsel has filed a plea in the District and Sessions Court of Karachi. “Present investigation officer’s behaviour seems biased, complainant Mehdi Kazmi and the family have no trust over the IO,” according to the application. “We […]
G20 countries asked not to undermine UN credibility by gathering in IIOJK By: APP on June 28, 2022ISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders and organizations including Molvi Bashir Ahmad Irfani, Advocate Davinder Singh Behal, Democratic Freedom Party, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League and Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference have warned the G20 countries against undermining the credibility of the United Nations by holding their meeting in the UN-designated disputed territory of Indian […]
Pakistan voices concern over blocking access to Twitter handles of its missions in India By: APP on June 28, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday expressed its concerns over the blocking of access in India to the Twitter handles of its missions abroad by the Indian government. In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said that India had withheld access to the Twitter handles of Pakistan’s embassies in Iran, Turkiye, Egypt and the Permanent Mission to […]
Elections will be held in October, says Sh Rasheed By: Web Desk on June 28, 2022Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid stressed that he was confident that general elections would be held in the nation in October and that elections were essential if the nation was to emerge from its current crisis. He challenged the government to arrest him while speaking at a press conference in Lahore. He added that when […]
Three polio workers killed, one injured in North Waziristan By: Web Desk on June 28, 2022Three polio workers were killed and one was seriously injured in a shooting by unidentified suspects in North Waziristan’s Datta Khel tehsil on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as constable Raza Ullah, a resident of Darri Wasta tehsil Dattakhel, constable Din Shaheed, a resident of Kani Rogha Manzar Khel tehsil Dattakhel, and polio worker Rasheed […]
46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer in Texas By: AFP on June 28, 2022Washington: At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a tractor-trailer that was abandoned on the roadside on the outskirts of the Texas city of San Antonio. The grim discovery was one of the worst disasters involving migrants in the United States in recent years — and came five years after a […]