03-02-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report QUETTA/ KARACHI: A series of gun and bomb attacks across Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province killed 18 civilians and 15 security service personnel, the country’s military says. Security forces responding to the violence killed at least 147 attackers, the military said. The Balochistan Liberation …

03-02-2026 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, following months of urging from humanitarian organizations, though access will be limited to the movement of people. The reopening comes amid ongoing violence in the Palestinian territory, with …

03-02-2026 OSLO: When Marius Borg Hoiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His mother Crown Princess Mette-Marit will not be there, nor will the man she …

03-02-2026 TEHRAN/ BRUSSELS: Iran considers as “terrorist groups” the armies of European Union (EU) countries that listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc’s list of terrorist organizations, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday. The EU marked a symbolic shift in its approach to Iran’s leadership on …

03-02-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2026/2027 budget to parliament on Sunday aiming to lift manufacturing and generate jobs in the world’s most populous country. * Finance Minister says India faces disruptive external environment, must stay deeply integrated with global markets * Says to …

03-02-2026 NEW YORK: Newly released investigative files concerning the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have cast more scrutiny on his connections with some of the US’s wealthiest and most powerful men, including moguls Bill Gates and Elon Musk. The tranche of documents released by the US Department of …

03-02-2026 BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON: Iraq’s main Shia alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, has reiterated its support for reinstating Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, despite United States President Donald Trump threatening to end US support to the country. The Coordination Framework said in a statement on Saturday that it “reiterates its …

HyderabadFeb 2 (PMI) As part of intensified measures to prevent harassment of women, the Malkajgiri She Teams arrested 81 persons, including 64 adults and 17 juveniles, during a special anti-harassment drive conducted between January 1 and 15. Police said a total of 97 complaints were received during the period. Of …

Hyderabad, Feb 2 (Raza Nadeem -PMI) In a setback to the Telangana Congress government, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the State’s appeal challenging a High Court order that quashed criminal cases filed against social media activist Shashidhar Goud, popularly known as Nalla Balu. The case pertains to Goud’s arrest …

HyderabadFeb 2 (PMI) A 29-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in Uppal after suffering heavy financial losses in online trading, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Kasoju Ravichandra, a resident of South Swaroopnagar in Uppal and a native of Marutinagar in Achampet, Nagarkurnool district. According to …