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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police constables were martyred when unk­n­own assailants opened fire near Shahi Gate in the Kulachi tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Head Const­able Ghulam Muhammad, from Panyala village in Dera Ismail Khan, and Constable Shehzad, from Aba Khel village in Lakki Marwat district. According to a police spokesperson, the constables were travelling on a motorcycle when the incident took place. One of the constables, who had a disability, was being transported to a hospital by his colleague when they were attacked. The assailants fired upon them as they reached Shahi Gate, resulting in the death of both officers on the spot. Police and other law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area after the attack and initiated a search operation. As the attackers attempted to flee, police returned fire, killing one assailant and injuring two others. A Kalashnikov rifle and ammunition were recovered from the deceased militant. The Counter-Terrorism Depar...

PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) recent order and subsequent notifications related to reserved seats have led to partial changes in the party positions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asse­mbly, with the JUI-F losing two and PPP losing one seat overall. While PTI-backed lawmakers maintain their tally of 92 members, opposition parties have experienced slight variations in their seat allocations. The development has not impacted the overall seat count for the opposition, but individual party positions have shifted. The ECP reduced one reserved seat each for JUI-F and PPP, while one has been allocated to PML-N. With the latest notifications, JUI-F and PML-N each hold 17 seats in the 125-member house, while PPP holds 10 seats. The Awami National Party (ANP) and PTI-Parliamentarians (PTI-P) each have three seats. ECP fears delay in oath-taking may affect Senate polls; asks PHC to designate ‘oath commissioner’ The fate of one of the 26 seats reserved for women is to be decided by a draw b...

• Karachi-based Sabri qawwals were supposed to perform at a wedding in Quetta • Major leading Awaran operation martyred QUETTA: Just days after the deadly bus attack in the Zhob area of Balochistan, another passenger bus came under attack that claimed three innocent lives, including two Karachi-based Sabri qawwals, and left 13 others injured on the outskirts of Kalat on Wednesday. SSP Shahzad told Dawn that three people who lost their lives in bus firing Kalat included famous qawal Ahmed Hussain Sabri, his son Ahmed Raza Sabri, who left for Quetta along with other musicians of the group in a bus. “My brother, nephew and one musician killed in the armed attack,” famous Karachi-based Qawal Majid Ali Sabri said on the phone. He said his brother, nephew and other musicians were travelling to Quetta for performance at a wedding ceremony. “My close relatives and musicians are among the injured,” added Majid Sabri who along with his wife is due in the provincial capital on Thursday (today). Officials said the armed ...

В Германии таможенники обнаружили около 1500 ядовитых тарантулов, которые были спрятаны в коробках, в которых должен был быть шоколадный торт.

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), has issued an official reminder to the heads of all political parties to submit their consolidated statements of accounts (Form-D) pertaining to the fiscal year 2024–25 no later than Au­gust 29.

Gas supply to Punjab disrupted as miscreants blow up main pipeline in Lakki Marwat.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China yester­day vowed to bolster bilat­eral ties as they discussed progress on the multibil­lion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

Partidele care se autointitulează suveraniste au o creștere fulminantă în Europa și în întreaga lume, iar tendința pare să se accelereze. Politologul Valdimir Borțun, cercetător la Oxford, consideră că acest lucru are legătură cu criza de lideri reali din UE

The BBC stated there were no issues with translating Arab word Yahud as "Jews," "Israel," or “Israeli forces,” despite criticism from Arabic CAMERA earlier in 2025.

Syria called it a technical error tied to database reforms, but the brief resclassification raised concerns for Palestinians over rights and identity. Despite historical integration, Palestinians in Syria remain vulnerable to shifts in administrative policy

During Crypto Week, U.S. representatives have advanced the CLARITY, GENIUS and Anti-CBDC acts, steps that would clarify SEC or CFTC oversight, require one-to-one stablecoin backing and ban a Federal Reserve CBDC, showing momentum toward broader regulation despite procedural and political hurdles. The post Crypto Week Could Unlock “Trillions” as U.S. Bills Seek to Clarify Digital Assets appeared first on Cryptonews.

Словацкая Республика никогда не поддержит инициативу REPowerEU, предусматривающую отказ стран Европейского Союза от российского газа с 1 января 2028 года.

After a Wednesday vote, users will soon be able to buy and sell the Ethereum-based WLFI.

Puțin peste 100 de oameni muncesc pe unul dintre cele mai dificile tronsoane de autostradă aflate în șantier în România, între localitățile Boița și Cornetu de pe Valea Oltului.

Het beleid om verwarde personen in een woonwijk te laten wonen, is mislukt. Dat zegt Ton Heerts, burgemeester van Apeldoorn, namens de Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG). Hij pleit voor een andere aanpak. „Het is onacceptabel dat we hier zo mee worstelen.”

Ajax is al heel wat overbodige (financiële) ballast kwijt deze transferzomer. Toch dreigt het een van de dragende spelers ook kwijt te raken aan FC Porto, de club van voormalig trainer Francisco Farioli. Het gaat om Kenneth Taylor. Hoe staat Ajax er deze periode voor? In de AD Voetbalpodcast neemt Etienne Verhoeff de oefencampagne van de Amsterdammers door met Johan Inan.

“Externally it’s often simplified that he was in Hamas, and I think it’s an important point of detail that we need to continually remind people of the difference.”

The Russian army has attacked the Polohy District of the Zaporizhzhia Region.

В Часовом Яру бойцы 24 отдельной механизированной бригады имени короля Даниила взяли в плен десантников 98-й дивизии ВС РФ.