Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and Anna Holligan,Hague correspondent AFP via Getty Images Geert Wilders is facing a strong challenge from left-leader Frans Timmermans and liberal Rob Jetten Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Freedom party is facing a tight race in Wednesday’s Dutch election, and even if he wins the vote his hopes of forming a new government…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has announced the issuance of more than 2,100 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims wishing to visit Pakistan for the upcoming birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji. According to the spokesperson, the visas have been granted under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on…
ISLAMABAD: Cross-border trade and movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained suspended for the 18th consecutive day as key crossings, including Torkham and Chaman’s Bab-e-Dosti, stayed closed. According to the FIA Immigration, around 4,000 to 5,000 Afghan nationals continue to return to their homeland daily through the Bab-e-Dosti gate, despite the suspension of trade activities. Other…
TRIPOLI: At least 18 migrants lost their lives after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya, local rescue authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The vessel, carrying migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean toward Europe, overturned due to rough sea conditions. Rescue teams managed to save 12 Pakistani nationals, who were among those onboard. Efforts are…
GAZA: Despite an announced ceasefire, Israel carried out overnight airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 91 Palestinians, including 24 children and several women, according to health officials. In central Gaza, 42 people from the same extended family were killed when a single strike wiped out three generations — children, their parents, and grandparents….
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi revealed that he was stopped by a constable from meeting PTI founder Imran Khan during his visit to Adiala Jail. Speaking to lawyers at the Peshawar High Court, Afridi dismissed speculation that he had come to influence the Bar Council elections, asserting that his visit was solely in…
MUZAFFARABAD: Political tensions have deepened in Azad Jammu and Kashmir as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) expressed serious reservations over a meeting held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (Presidency) regarding a possible in-house change in the AJK government. PML-N parliamentary leader and former AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider said that the meeting at the Presidency has…
ISLAMABAD – A fresh increase in gas prices appears imminent across Pakistan as gas distribution companies have submitted formal requests to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) seeking tariff hikes of up to 28.62%. According to reports, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) have filed separate petitions….
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said the US revoked his visa and banned him from the country. The 91-year-old author, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, said the US consulate asked him to bring in his passport so his visa could be cancelled in person as new unspecified information had come…
NEW DELHI: Cyclone Montha has made landfall along India’s eastern coastline, unleashing torrential rains and powerful winds that disrupted daily life and caused widespread damage in several coastal districts. Authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of residents from low-lying and vulnerable areas as a precautionary measure. Emergency services remain on high alert, with disaster response…
