Saudi Arabia shoots down four drones amid fighting with Houthis
RIYADH/CAIRO – Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that it intercepted four drones, including over the capital Riyadh, as the country comes under repeated fire from Yemen’s Houthis.
Emergency imposed in KP to avert bloodshed, says PM
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that imposition of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province became a compulsion to confront security challenges and protect the economy from instability.
Govt rejects opposition’s demand of neutral venue for talks
ISLAMABAD – The federal government has rejected the demand of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai for a neutral venue for a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif aimed at breaking the ongoing deadlock between the ruling coalition and the opposition.
Cross-border infiltration will not be tolerated: General Aamer Raza
Islamabad – The Passing Out parade of cadets of 154th PMA Long Course, 39th Technical Graduate Course, 73rd Integrated Course and 28th Lady Cadet Course was held at Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul on Saturday.
Fresh border clashes erupt between Pakistan and Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Army troops killed several Afghan Taliban personnel and destroyed a military base camp during a fresh border clash on Saturday, security sources said.
Saudi Arabia should accept Israeli help against Houthis: Trump
US president says Israel has been very helpful to Saudi Arabia in fight against Houthis Abraham Accords is back on the table ‘may be more than ever’ US may need to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain.
Canada PM warns ‘stakes are high’ as Alberta separation vote nears
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Albertans to vote to remain in Canada ahead of an independence referendum, warning that the “stakes are high”.
Princess Catherine says nature can help children’s emotional growth
LONDON – The Princess of Wales has launched a project promoting the use of nature to help develop young children’s social and emotional development.
Maduro pleads not guilty to new torture-related charges in New York
NEW YORK – Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture.
Between Duty and Desire: On Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s The Story of a Widow
In much of South Asian society, grief has strange rules.