Eleven missing in France holiday lodging fire: official

Wintzenheim, France, Aug 9 (AFP/APP):Eleven people were missing Wednesday following a fire at a centre in eastern France where a group of adults with learning disabilities were taking their holidays, authorities said. The secretary general of the Haut Rhin prefecture in eastern France, Christophe Marot, […]

Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas

Rome, Aug 7 (AFP/APP): At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers on Sunday winched to safety 34 others stranded on the rocks by rough seas. Around 28 people were reported lost […]

Road named after Allama Iqbal in New York City’s Queens Borough

NEW YORK, Aug 07 (APP): With Pakistan’s Independence Day around the corner, a road in New York City’s Queens Borough was named after Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the country’s national poet who visualized and then worked for a separate homeland for Muslims of the sub-continent. “Allama […]

Intl gathering in Jeddah strengthens global security cooperation

JEDDAH, August 06 (APP): A significant diplomatic assembly took place in Jeddah, as National Security Advisors and representatives from more than 40 nations and international entities, including the esteemed United Nations, converged to discuss crucial matters of international security. The distinguished event, chaired by Minister […]

15 dead, 50 injured after Hazara Express bogies derail near Nawabshah

NAWABSHAH, Aug 06 (APP):15 passengers were killed while over 50 including women and children were injured when 10 bogies of Hazara Express derailed on Sunday near Sarhari Railway Station, some ten kilometers from here. The Hazara train commenced its journey from Karachi and was heading […]

Cases against Imran is Pakistan’s internal matter: US

WASHINTON Aug 06 (Online): American state department spokesperson termed arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan’s arrest an internal matter of Pakistan. On Sunday United States reaction came out on Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan’s arrest and he declared it Pakistan’s internal matter. He said […]

Saudi dives into Ukraine peace push with Jeddah talks

Riyadh, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Saudi Arabia is hosting talks on the Ukraine war on Saturday in the latest flexing of its diplomatic muscle, a session that Kyiv acknowledged would “not be easy” given the wide range of countries represented. The meeting, which Ukrainian organisers had […]