31-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: Heavy bombardment has been reported in Gaza City early on Saturday as Israel says its planned seizure of the besieged Palestinian territory’s largest area is progressing. At least 59 Palestinians including aid seekers, killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. The United States has said it …

31-08-2025 BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday for an ethics violation, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that triggered a flurry of deal-making aimed at filling the void. Paetongtarn, who was Thailand’s youngest prime minister, became the sixth premier from or backed …

31-08-2025 TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi agreed on Friday to deepen economic and security ties as New Delhi confronts new US tariffs and Tokyo looks to counter China’s growing influence. “Japan and India should draw on each other’s strengths, help solve each other’s …

31-08-2025 UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly session in New York next month after he and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked, the US State Department has confirmed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed them for undermining peace …

31-08-2025 JAKARTA: Mass protests have broken out across Indonesia with clashes between police and demonstrators after the death of a ride-sharing driver who was hit by a police vehicle. Three people died and five others were injured when the regional parliament was set on fire in Makassar, South Sulawesi, according …

31-08-2025 KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal, arguing it does not reflect the realities of modern warfare. “Only those who do not understand the technological state of today’s war propose a buffer zone,” …

31-08-2025 WASHINGTON: A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda. The ruling affects Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, imposed on most countries around the world, as well as other tariffs …

Controversy Over Bibi’s Alam Procession Elephant Silence of clerics and zakireen raises questions Fresh Debate on Khooni Matam Maulana Firashta’s remarks spark concern and division in the community Delay in Elephant’s Arrival – legal and administrative formalities Hyderabad, August 30 (Ali Abbas-PMI): A recent statement by cleric Maulana Ali Haider Firshta regarding …

30-08-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: India on August 20 announced that it had successfully test-fired Agni-V, its intermediate-range ballistic missile, from a test range in Odisha on its eastern Bay of Bengal coast. The Agni-V, meaning “fire” in Sanskrit, is 17.5 metres long, weighs 50,000kg, and can …

30-08-2025 ABUJA: Millions of children across four African countries could die of malnutrition in the next three months, Save the Children has warned, as emergency food supplies dwindle as a result of international aid cuts. Save the Children said on Thursday that Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan were expected …