ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Retired Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan, a prominent opposition figure and son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, launched a scathing attack on the country’s judicial system, stating that governance becomes impossible under current circumstances.“The judiciary is not under anyone’s control; sometimes it is not even under its own control,” Safdar said during…
FAISALABAD, Pakistan – The Regional Police Officer of Faisalabad held talks with business leaders at the city’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, focusing on security concerns and crime prevention in Pakistan’s third-largest city.RPO Sohail Akhtar Sukhera met with FCCI President Farooq Yousaf Sheikh and other chamber officials to discuss law and order challenges…
At least four people have been killed after a fire broke out at a food factory near the central Greek city of Trikala, the country’s fire service says. The blaze began early on Monday at a Violanta biscuit factory, where 13 workers were on site, local media reported. Eight managed to escape. One person remains…
A private jet carrying eight people has crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine, aviation authorities have said. The Bombardier Challenger 600 went down at around 19:45 local time (00:45 GMT on Monday), the Federal Aviation Administration said, but the fate and identities of those on board were…
Islamabad – In a significant diplomatic engagement, Danish Ambassador to Pakistan Maja Mortensen met with Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik on Monday to discuss enhanced cooperation in climate action and scientific collaboration.The high-level meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters focused on advancing science diplomacy amid the evolving global political landscape…
Islamabad – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held an important meeting with Federal Minister for Interior and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday.During the high-level meeting, Mohsin Naqvi provided a comprehensive briefing to the Prime Minister regarding the latest developments concerning the ICC T-20 World…
Tributes have been pouring in for veteran BBC journalist Sir Mark Tully who has been cremated in the Indian capital, Delhi, a day after he died at the age of 90. Hundreds of people – including friends and family – gathered at the Lodhi crematorium to bid their final goodbye to the broadcaster. Sir Mark…
EPA Protests continued in Minneapolis and other US cities on Sunday over the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said America was at an “inflection point” and repeated calls for US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the…
Bystander video footage has captured the moments before the killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers. The killing comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot dead by an immigration agent in the city. BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed…
Alfred Lasteck,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming AFP/Getty Images Rigathi Gachagu is a wealthy businessman popular in his home region of Mount Kenya Prominent Kenyan opposition figure Rigathi Gachagua has alleged there was an attempt on his life during a Sunday church service. Gachagua, who was sacked as deputy president in an impeachment trial in 2024, claimed…
