August 2, 2026
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says he has received the Joint Awami Action Committee's response to his letter proposing a commission, along with the group's own proposal. He called every loss of life a national tragedy and said his priority was ending the crisis and restoring normal life.
July 29, 2026
Law enforcement agencies are continuing operations against armed groups in Rawalakot, where the AJK police spokesperson says attackers have taken positions in buildings across the city. The clashes involve supporters of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee, and Rawalakot sits in the division that votes last, on August 10.
January 17, 2026
A woman holds a photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran’s government in Tehran, near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, January 16, 2026. — Reuters Trump says Iran has canceled mass hangings of protesters. Thank you Tehran. They claim that more than 800 executions were planned. DUBAI: US President Donald Trump thanked Iran’s leaders for canceling what he said were hundreds of planned executions of protesters after a crackdown. Speaking on his social media platform, he said the mass hangings had been called off and praised Tehran for the move, as
January 16, 2026
Commuters ride under a banner reading “This is not a protest” in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026. — AFP Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah of Iran, says the government will fall. Netblocks says the internet outage lasted over 180 hours. Tasnim reports that rioters burned down the education office in Isfahan. Tensions in Iran have eased after three weeks of protests under an internet blackout, monitors said on Friday, a week after the biggest protests in years began challenging the country’s leaders. The son of Iran’s late shah, however, said he was confident the government would fall and
January 10, 2026
Tehran’s streets were filled with crowds and nighttime fires on Friday, confirmed via landmarks and satellite images Protesters gather as vehicles are burned, amid ongoing anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab from a social media video released January 9, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian authorities said on Saturday they could step up their crackdown on the biggest anti-government protests in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming terrorists for the unrest and vowing to protect the government system. A day after US President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning that the United States could intervene, there were fresh reports
Listen to the article The Pakistani Stock Exchange (PSX) suffered a sharp sale on Monday, scoring nearly 3,900 points amidst world market tips caused by fresh US tariff measures and local economic concerns. The KSE-100 reference index decreased 3,882.18, or 3.27%, to close at 114,909.48. The index hit a low 10,103.97 – a stunning 7.31% dive – before resigning from some losses. At the highest during the meeting, it reached 117,601.62, still below 1% from the previous closure of 118,791.66. The negotiation stopped briefly after falling more than 5%, activating a circuit switch across the market. The exchange repeated the
February 19, 2025
BARKHAN – At least seven people were killed in Balochistan’s Barkhan district after armed men offloaded them from a bus and shot at them after checking their identities. According to Assistant Commissioner Barkhan, Khadim Hussain Bhangar, the armed men blocked the road near the Rahkan area of Barkhan and stopped a bus going to Lahore from Quetta. The assailants offloaded passengers from the vehicle and shot dead seven of them after checking their identity documents. According to sources, those who were killed in the gruesome attack were reportedly from Punjab. Deputy Commissioner Barkhan Waqar Khursheed and Assistant Commissioner Khadim Hussain
December 31, 2024
A woman takes a picture in front of an illuminated 2025 sign before a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in Seoul on December 31, 2024. — AFP Crowds will marvel at fireworks and champagne toasts to welcome 2025 on Tuesday, bidding farewell to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic return of Donald Trump and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine. 2024 is certain to be the hottest year on record, with climate disasters wreaking havoc from the plains of Europe to the Kathmandu Valley. As New Year’s Eve parties kicked off along Sydney’s picturesque harbor
November 18, 2024
Protesters demolish a security shelter outside the residence of a lawmaker during a protest in Imphal West, in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, November 16, 2024. — Reuters Manipur was hit by a fresh wave of violence last week. Residents of Meitei vandalize property on Sunday. An indefinite curfew was imposed. mobile services are suspended. GUWAHATI, INDIA: At least one person has been killed in the past 24 hours during a third straight day of ethnic unrest in the restive state of Manipur on India’s eastern border, a government official said on Monday. The state of 3.2 million people,
November 5, 2024
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump sing the national anthem during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2024. — Reuters A security fence surrounds a Las Vegas building where Nevada is recording votes. An Arizona sheriff has his department on alert to guard against potential violence with drones and snipers on standby. The governors of at least three states have called in National Guard troops to help keep the peace. As a tense America votes for either Republican Donald Trump or Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, concerns about potential political
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