Death toll from Hurricane Helene in US climbs to 227

WASHINGTON: The death toll from Hurricane Helene climbed to 227 as of Saturday amid continued efforts to recover bodies more than a week after the deadly storm ripped through the…

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Life in twin cities ‘returning to normalcy’ as roadblocks removed from main arteries

ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi deputy commissioner confirmed the restoration of traffic in the garrison city, saying that all roadblocks and containers have been removed from the city.  Both tracks of Murree Road…

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Islamabad policeman embraces martyrdom after sustaining injuries in weekend clashes

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad policeman Abdul Hameed Shah embraced martyrdom in a hospital on Sunday after succumbing to injuries sustained during protests in the federal capital a day earlier, police confirmed. In…

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Imran Khan, 200 PTI workers charged with ‘rebellion against state’ and ‘terrorism’

ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered against former incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founding chairperson Imran Khan and several party leaders and workers under serious charges of "rebellion and terrorism". The case…

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What The World Thinks: The Impact Of Us Airstrikes On Muslim Countries

Iftikhar Khattak The vast amount of American military operations in countries with a majority of Muslims may not be well known, especially when it comes to air and drone attacks.…

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Way beyond D, square

  What happened at D square Islamabad during the last two days, should not be happen in democratic governments because the way the protest was handled remained designed to make…

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Dubai open night beaches provide cool escape for residents, tourists

DUBAI: Roasted by summer temperatures too hot for the beach, Dubai has turned to an innovative solution: opening them at night, complete with floodlights and lifeguards carrying night-vision binoculars. The…

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New Zealand navy sailors rescued from shipwreck off Samoa

  WELLINGTON: New Zealand said Sunday it had rescued all 75 sailors from a navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a reef survey.   Emergency…

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Fans hail Trump’s ‘guts’ as he returns to site of rally shooting

BUTLER: Supporters knelt and others bowed their heads as Donald Trump led a moment of silence at 6:11  pm, the time when shots rang out at a rally in the…

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Lebanon state media says ‘very violent’ Israeli strikes hit south Beirut

BEIRUT: Official Lebanese media said Israeli strikes hit south Beirut Saturday night into Sunday, some of them "very violent", with AFP correspondents hearing explosions for over two hours in one…

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