SCO joint declaration accuses India of indirectly fueling unrest in Balochistan A significant development unfolded during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in China, where the SCO’s joint declaration accused India of indirectly promoting instability in Balochistan. Following the inclusion of this accusation, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refused to sign the joint…
Says ‘I’ll return when a strong, unique script comes my way” Senior television actress Maria Wasti has shed light on her prolonged absence from the entertainment industry, saying she has not found a script compelling enough to return to screen. In a candid appearance on a private comedy talk show, Wasti — known for her…
PDMA predicts current monsoon system is likely to continue till July 1 A fresh spell of monsoon rains has led to tragic incidents across multiple cities in Punjab, resulting in the deaths of at least seven individuals and injuries to several others. Most casualties were caused by roof collapses, lightning strikes, and flash flooding in…
Zardari was briefed on amendments made to the budget following the PPP’s proposals Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has instructed its Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) to vote in favor of the federal budget during today’s crucial budget session. The directive was issued during the PPP’s parliamentary party meeting in the National Assembly, chaired by…
Cabinet briefed on regional diplomacy, economic roadmap as Muharram security arrangements finalised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the unity displayed by coalition partners in the successful passage of the federal budget. Chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet, the prime minister lauded Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and his team for their…
Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research has been taboo until now because of concerns it could lead to designer babies or unforeseen changes for future generations. But now the World’s largest medical charity,…
Police have arrested two primary school teachers in Japan for taking and sharing indecent images of young girls in a chat group with fellow teachers. The two men, a 42-year-old teaching at a public school in Nagoya and a 37-year-old based in a public school in Yokohama, admitted taking some photographs and videos of girls…
At an industrial site in eastern Thailand, Thitipas Choddaechachainun sifts through mounds of scrap metal, circuit boards and old computer keyboards in a cavernous warehouse beside a busy highway. Like forensic scientists, she and her team of inspectors from Thailand’s industry ministry take samples of the waste and carefully bag it up to be taken…
North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong Un hopes will boost tourism in the secretive communist regime, state media reports. Wonsan Kalma on the east coast will open to domestic tourists on 1 July, six years after it was due to be completed. It is unclear when it will welcome…
After spending nearly two weeks in a secret bunker somewhere in Iran during his country’s war with Israel, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, might want to use the opportunity of the ceasefire to venture out. He is believed to be holed up, incommunicado, for the fear of being assassinated by Israel. Even top…
