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M. Irshadullah Khan PESHAWAR: The Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRCP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Palestinian leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. In a joint statement, HRCP KP President Nosheerwan…

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group said on Wednesday, Reuters news agency reported. The assassination drew fears of wider escalation in a region shaken by…

TEHRAN: Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday took oath of office administered by the chief justice of the country. After the taking oath, President Pezeshkian said that his government would be working to get lifted the…

LONDON: A court in the UK has sentenced a British national for Pakistani origin to life imprisonment after his link with a terror outfit was proven. Under the ruling, the convict will languish in jail for 26 years. According to British…

KURRAM: The two groups of tribes who fought over a piece of land in Kurram district of Khyber Pakthunkhwa have finally agreed to cease fire after 50 lives were lost from both the sides, local administration and police have said. The armed…

PESHAWAR: Monsoon rains have wrecked havoc in different parts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa with roads blocked and power supply suspended in different cities. In hilly areas of the province such as Swat, Shangla, Dir, Khohistan and Chitral, flash…

MANCHESTER: As many as eight officials of Greater Manchester Police have been suspended for racial discrimination while duty of one official has been limited. According to media reports, the Independent Office for Police Conduct took the…

BEW DELHI: (Reuters): At least 41 people were killed and scores injured after landslides in the hills of India's southern Kerala state. Rescue operations were obstructed after a main bridge collapsed in the region. State Health Minister…

ISLAMABAD: The dead body of a high-altitude porter who died on K2 last year has been brought down by a team of volunteers on the clean-up operation of the peak, according to media reports on Monday.  Pakistani porter Mohammad Hasan lost…

LAHORE: The vice president of a religious outfit has been arrested on the charge of hurling life threat on chief justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa. According to the police, TLP deputy chief Zahirul Hassan Shah was hiding in Okara…