QUETTA: According to officials, on Wednesday, a massive fire that started in the pine forest in the Dera Ismail Khan area of the Suleman Range on Tuesday night spread to the neighboring Sherani district of Balochistan. To put the fire under control, the Sherani district administration immediately dispatched officials from the forest department and firefighters to the hilly region. A senior Sherani district official stated, “Efforts are underway with the help of the Frontier Corps and levies to control the fire,” adding that winds were hindering the firefighting operation. According to reports, efforts made by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government up…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
BEIRUT: Hours after Israel issued an evacuation call for the area, strikes rocked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and its suburbs, AFP reported. Baalbek is famous for its Roman temples. The attacks occurred at a time when US mediators were said to be working on a plan to end Israeli-Lebanese fighting with a 60-day ceasefire. In the meantime, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who is giving his first speech as the leader of Hezbollah, stated that his organization would agree to a ceasefire with Israel on acceptable terms, but added that no viable deal has yet been presented. In addition, Najib…
WASHINGTON: The US military announced on Wednesday that up to 35 Islamic State fighters were killed by American air strikes in Syria earlier this week. It is the latest in a series of attacks on the fighters, who once controlled large areas of territory in both Iraq and Syria, carried out by US and local forces in recent months. US Central Command (CENTCOM), an acronym for the IS group, stated on social media that “the strikes targeted multiple IS locations in the Syrian desert, targeting multiple senior leaders.” CENTCOM stated that the strikes, which were carried out on October 28,…
LONDON: Ben Stokes, captain of England’s Test cricket team, stated on Wednesday that while he was in Pakistan for the most recent tour, a masked gang had broken into his family’s home. The 33-year-old claimed that while his family did not suffer “any physical harm,” several “sentimental” items were taken from them. The robbery occurred during the second Test, when Stokes was leading England in a match they ultimately lost by 152 runs to lose a 2-1 series. His wife Claire and children Layton and Libby were in the house at the time. In a social media post, Stokes stated,…
JIUQUAN: Following an early morning launch into orbit on Wednesday, three Chinese astronauts, including the country’s only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station. Xinhua and state broadcaster CCTV reported that the Shenzhou-19 mission and its three space explorers launched at 4.27 a.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), Wang Haoze, a 34-year-old Chinese spaceflight engineer, is a member of the crew. She is the third Chinese woman to participate in a mission with a crew. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the crew arrived at 12:51…
WASHINGTON: On Wednesday, rivals for the White House, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, began a frantic week of election campaigning. The Democrat had to distance herself from remarks made by President Joe Biden that appeared to describe Trump supporters as “garbage.” Harris concentrated once more on two of seven battleground states that could decide who wins the closest election in modern US history, traveling first to North Carolina and then to Pennsylvania. Trump, a Republican, was in North Carolina on Wednesday as well. He was in the town of Rocky Mount, which is about an hour’s drive from Harris’s rally…
ISLAMABAD: With the signing of seven more memoranda of understanding (MoUs), Saudi Arabia has agreed to invest an additional $600 million in Pakistan. This brings the total number of MoUs signed by Saudi Arabia to 34, up from 27 recently in Pakistan. Following their “very productive” meeting in Riyadh, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Investment Minister Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Falih made the announcement during a joint press stakeout on Wednesday. The meeting talked about how to work together on trade, finance, agriculture, technology, skilled labor, and other areas. Saudi Minister Al Falih told the media, accompanied by Royal…
The much-anticipated conclusion of the popular television drama Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum, starring Hania Aamir and Fahad Mustafa, will air in Pakistani theaters on November 5. The producers of the show had not confirmed any rumors that the finale would be shown in theaters. In a recent Instagram post, ARY Digital said that the show’s final episode will be shown for the first time on television. The broadcaster called it “the greatest love story.” “Watch the final twist unfold in Pakistani theaters. Booking is now available! Fans who have been following the show’s turbulent journey were excited when it was…
Taiwan: the strongest typhoon in nearly 30 years, Kong-rey, made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast. It shut down financial markets, canceled hundreds of flights, and reduced rail services. According to the government, nearly half a million homes lost power as a result of the typhoon. According to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration, the storm affected the mountainous and sparsely populated east coast county of Taitung. It also brought torrential rain to almost the entire island. When their truck struck a fallen tree in the center of Taiwan, the fire department reported that one person had died. At a certain point a…
During his official visit to Qatar on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Qatari investors to investigate Pakistan’s various economic sectors in an effort to attract additional investment. The prime minister is in Doha on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatari emir, after securing $600 million in investment pledges during his trip to Saudi Arabia. PM Shehbaz met with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani today for an “extensive and productive meeting,” according to a press release from the Press Information Department (PID). “extended an invitation…
