Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday categorically rejected what it called “baseless and irresponsible statements” made by Indian political leaders in the Lok Sabha regarding the so-called “Operation Sindoor”, reiterating that such rhetoric only fuels instability in South Asia. Foreign Office spokesperson, Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan, addressing his weekly press briefing, said, “The world knows that … Read more

Rohit Singh was born into a Hindu family, but he doesn’t identify as religious. The 24-year-old does, however, occasionally go to the local temple as well as gurudwara, a place of worship and assembly in Sikhism. Singh also believes in astrology, and this month joined his cousins on the Kanwar Yatra, an annual pilgrimage of … Read more

Listen to article LAHORE: Over 150 passengers were left injured on Friday when five coaches of the Islamabad Express passenger train overturned near Kala Shah Kaku railway station, just 15 kilometres from Lahore, in a terrifying derailment that narrowly avoided plunging the train into a ravine. The train, en route from Lahore to Rawalpindi with hundreds of … Read more

Listen to article WASHINGTON: The United States has temporarily limited visits by government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi, Pakistan, after receiving a report of a threat, the State Department said on Friday. “The US Consulate General Karachi received a report of a threat directed at high-end hotels in Karachi,” the department said in a security alert.”The … Read more

Listen to article CAIRO/JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy visited a US-backed aid operation in Gaza on Friday, which the United Nations has partly blamed for deadly conditions in the enclave, saying he sought to get food and other aid to people there. Steve Witkoff visited a site run by the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian … Read more