LAHORE (Farzana.ch) — The Punjab Inter-District Rescue Teams Competitions began on Thursday at the Emergency Services Academy, Lahore, coinciding with the 21st anniversary of the Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122). The event was inaugurated by Secretary Emergency Services Dr. Rizwan Naseer, who cut the cake and formally declared the competitions open. Rescue teams from all…
LAHORE (M.Shezad) Punjab Minister for Information and Culture, Azma Bokhari, has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) of sharing a common agenda of “chaos and disruption,” saying that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under PTI rule has become a hub of terrorism, corruption, and mismanagement. Speaking to reporters, Bokhari said that the PTI founder “played…
DHAKA (International Desk) — In a historic development, the Sampreeti Shikharthi Jote panel, backed by the Islamic Chhatra Shibir, has secured a sweeping victory in the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union elections — marking the group’s first major success in 44 years. According to Bangladeshi media, the Shibir-supported panel won 22 key positions, including Vice…
TEL AVIV (International Desk) — Israel has warned that it will resume military operations in Gaza if Hamas fails to return the bodies of all remaining hostages, calling the issue a “matter of national obligation.” Israeli Defense Minister stated that “if Hamas violates the agreement, Israel will have no choice but to restart the war.”…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi revealed that the government engaged in negotiations with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) until the very last moment, but the group refused to compromise. Naqvi clarified that no action has been — or will be — taken against any religious seminary or scholars except those directly linked to TLP’s…
PESHAWAR (International Desk) — Newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Afridi, has declared that “Pakistan comes first, and everything else comes after,” reaffirming his commitment to national unity and stability. Afridi said that from the very first day in office, he began efforts for the release of his party’s founder, emphasizing that his…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is ready to hold talks with Afghanistan “on fair and legitimate terms,” stressing that peace and development in the region remain Islamabad’s top priority. “We want progress and stability in the region, but despite our continued efforts, Afghanistan has not prioritized peace,” the…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is ready to hold talks with Afghanistan “on fair and legitimate terms,” stressing that peace and development in the region remain Islamabad’s top priority. “We want progress and stability in the region, but despite our continued efforts, Afghanistan has not prioritized peace,” the…
Huge crowds of mourners in Kenya fled screaming after police fired gunshots and tear gas in a stadium where they had gathered to see the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. There are unconfirmed reports that four people were killed in the chaos as security officers sought to disperse the surging crowds. It is…
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK, during a return flight headed for the US, the Pentagon said on X. The plane carrying Hegseth on his way back from Nato’s Defence Minister meeting in Belgium had a “crack in the aircraft windshield”. “The plane landed based on standard…
