Daily Study Abroad

PTI, MQM can’t blackmail PPP govt: Sindh CM. ​ 

BRUSSELS – Head of Pakistan’s high-level parliamentary delegation and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Satur-day emphasised the need for comprehensive dialogue between Pakistan and India for resolution of all is-sues including Jammu and Kashmir. ​ 

BAJAUR /ISLAMABAD – The residence of Minister of State Mubarak Zeb Khan, located in the Bajaur district, was attacked early Saturday by unknown assailants with rockets; fortunately, no injuries were reported. ​ 

LAHORE – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed for the early finalization of the Electric Vehicles (EV) Policy 2025 in consultation with all stakeholders and its immediate presentation before the federal cabinet. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday strongly condemns unjustified and illegitimate aggression by Israel against Iran. ​ 

KARACHI – Sindh budget for next financial year, with a total outlay of over 3451 billion rupees, was presented in provincial assembly in Karachi on Friday. ​ 

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the Israeli strikes on nuclear and military targets in Iran were “excellent” and warned there was much more to come, in a phone interview with ABC News. ​ 

BRUSSELS – The head of the high-level parliamentary delegation and PPP Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, called for engagement between Pakistan and India to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, terrorism, and water. ​ 

AHMEDABAD – A London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in India’s western city of Ahmedabad with 242 on board, aviation officials said in what the airline called a “tragic accident”. ​ 

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON – Israel is considering taking military action against Iran, most likely without US support, in the coming days, even as President Donald Trump is in advanced discussions with Tehran about a diplomatic deal to curtail its nuclear program, according to five people with knowledge of the situation. ​