Israeli MPs vote to designate a UN assistance organization as a “terrorist” organization.
JERUSALEM: A bill designating the primary United Nations assistance organization for Palestinians as a "terrorist organization" and proposing to break ties with it received preliminary approval from the Israeli Knesset…
Iraq hanged ten “terror” defendants; a rights group demands the abolition of the death sentence
NASIRIYAH: Iraq executed ten "terror" offenders on Monday, according to officials. This was the country's fourth execution in three months, and it prompted a rights organization to demand that the…
US journalist imprisoned for six years in Russia
MOSCOW: A Russian court found US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva guilty of breaking stringent military censorship regulations, and she was sentenced to more than six years in prison. Her employer denounced…
CJP “hurrying” to revisit verdict on reserved seats: Imran
ISLAMABAD: The PTI's case against human rights breaches has been pending for months and has not yet been addressed, according to former prime minister Imran Khan, who has criticized Pakistan's…
Flour millers allege agreement with government regarding withholding tax system
LAHORE: Following a resolution with the federal government over the withholding tax (WHT) system, which was mentioned in the federal budget, the flour milling industry has chosen to resume regular…
In KP, bride perishes after consuming “poisonous” food.
PESHAWAR: The groom was admitted to the hospital in serious condition, and the newlywed wife passed away after it is said that she ate some deadly food in the Sarband…
A million trees will be planted by CDA on Margalla Hills
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Margalla Hills Tree Plantation Drive was initiated by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). The CDA's environment wing claims that as part of this initiative, the municipal…
Five get hurt and two die in Shakargarh from snakebite
NAROWAL: Over the course of the previous four days, snakebites in Shakargarh have killed two people and injured five more. Farmers Tanveer Ahmed and Muhammad Bashir perished from snakebite injuries…
Man indicted in Bahadurabad for the murders of his father-in-law and young daughter
KARACHI: During a fight in Bahadurabad, a man killed both his father-in-law and his little daughter, according to the police. SSP-East According to Dr. Farrukh Raza, the event happened inside…
Preparations for the Paris Olympics pick up speed.
PARIS: Security crews searched the banks of the Seine in advance of Friday's opening ceremony, while senior IOC officials convened in the French capital as Paris Olympic preparations intensified on…