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Lahore-bound train strikes freight train near Lakha Road; Railways minister takes notice, orders high-level inquiry KARACHI: At least one person was killed and 12 others injured when the Lahore-bound Shalimar Express collided with a freight train standing on a loop line near Lakha Road Station in Sindh’s Nowshehro Feroz on Sunday, a Rescue 1122 official … Read more
Report says 5,000 Indonesian troops among multinational contingent tied to Trump-backed postwar plan Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025. REUTERS Israel is preparing to deploy an international force in the Gaza Strip starting in May as part of the next phase of a … Read more
This is what happened on March 14.
President Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz commend security forces for successful operation Security forces on Sunday killed five terrorists belonging to the Indian-backed group Fitna al-Khawarij during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the … Read more
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tanker passage. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: A new-look South Africa scythed through New Zealand’s batting lineup to comfortably win Sunday’s first Twenty20 international by seven wickets, with 20 balls to spare. The visitors’ seam attack proved unplayable early on as World Cup finalists New Zealand were reduced to 36-5 before being dismissed for 91 in the 15th over, their … Read more
The holidays will apply to public institutions operating under both five-day and six-day working weeks Muslim devotees greet each other after offering Eid prayers at the historical Badshahi Mosque during the Eid. Photo: AFP The government on Sunday announced public holidays on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, issuing an official notification declaring March 20 and … Read more
Canada’s prime minister got a warm welcome from leaders still smarting about President Trump’s remarks two months ago about taking over Greenland.
It is ironic that the myth of American military invulnerability, and Israel’s by extension, is dying where it began. Israel’s wars in the 1970s and 80s, or at least the story that has been written and repeated about them, served as a prelude to the 1990 Persian Gulf War, where American and Western air power … Read more