Smoke scare triggers panic on metro bus

Technical fault causes heavy smoke inside moving Metro bus, one passenger injured Metro Bus Lahore. PHOTO: FILE RAWALPINDI: Panic gripped passengers travelling in a Metro bus after a technical fault caused heavy smoke to spread inside the moving vehicle and on the track near Faizabad. Frightened passengers started breaking emergency exit windows after a slight … Read more

Prominent Balochi writer Ghamkhwar shot dead in Nushki

Noted Brahui and Baloch poet, author, and assistant professor killed by unidentified armed men Prominent Balochistan litterateur Professor Muhammad Khan, popularly known as Ghamkhwar Hayat penned many books. PHOTO: FACEBOOK QUETTA: Prominent Balochistan litterateur Professor Muhammad Khan, popularly known as Ghamkhwar Hayat, was killed in a targeted attack on Saturday on the outskirts of Nushki. … Read more

US aircraft carrier returns to naval base in Virginia after protracted 11 months of operations

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford also part of Iran war. PHOTO: PETE HEGSETH X The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Saturday after an extended 11-month deployment that included operations in the Iran war and support for the mission that led to the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. … Read more

K-P cabinet expanded to 31 members as six ministers inducted

CM Afridi yields to party pressure; six new ministers, four advisers and eight special assistants sworn in today Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet was expanded on Saturday with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers, and eight special assistants, taking the total strength of the provincial cabinet to 31 … Read more

No move on 28th constitutional amendment, says law minister

Azam Nazeer Tarar says constitutional changes remain off the table without consensus Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: FILE Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Saturday there were currently no signs of a 28th constitutional amendment, stressing that any move toward constitutional changes would only proceed after consultation with coalition partners and other stakeholders. … Read more

Tens of thousands march in London in separate immigration, pro Palestinian protests

PM Keir Starmer accuses Unite the Kingdom march organisers of peddling hate and division People hold Palestinian flags next to a statue, depicting a figure carrying a flag covering their face and stepping off a plinth, by British street artist Banksy during a march, held by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, to mark the 78th anniversary of … Read more

Pakistan steady after Das ton

Pakistan closed the opening day of the second Test match with 21 for no loss in six overs, trailing by another 257 runs, after pacers Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali shared nine wickets to dismiss Bangladesh for 278 in 77 overs here at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. After they were … Read more

At least eight dead, 25 injured in train collision that sparks bus fire in Thailand

A view of a train after its collision with a bus and several cars on Asok-Din Daeng Road, causing several casualties, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 16, 2026. REUTERS At least eight people were killed and 25 ​others injured after a ‌train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in ​Bangkok on Saturday, rescue … Read more

Lady constable martyred, husband and child injured in Turbat firing

QUETTA: A lady police constable was martyred, while her husband and child were injured after unidentified armed men opened fire on them in Balochistan’s Turbat on Saturday, the Balochistan Home Department confirmed. According to aide to the Home Department Babar Yousafzai, “This morning in Turbat, the brave daughter of Balochistan and police officer, Lady Constable … Read more