divided leadership, jailed leader and inflammatory rhetoric

[ad_1] Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), once regarded as the country’s most potent political force, now finds its leadership split into four distinct groups: the elected representatives; the overseas supporters, particularly in the United States; the underground leadership; and the incarcerated figures, including Imran Khan. This division, though unnatural and largely shaped by prevailing circumstances, has … Read more

Peace committee leader killed in Lakki

[ad_1] Listen to article LAKKI MARWAT: In a targeted act of terrorism, the leader of a local peace committee and two of his companions were shot dead on Sunday in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, police confirmed. Ghulam Dastagir, known locally as Fauji and head of the Shahab Khel peace committee, was en route to the Qabol Khel … Read more

Union leader linked to power theft at Dhabeji station

[ad_1] DHABEJI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) disconnected dozens of illegal electricity connections during an operation at the Dhabeji Pumping Station on Sunday. The connections were allegedly supplied from a union leader’s residence to nearby unauthorised households. The wires were confiscated on the spot. The operation targeted a bungalow allocated for an assistant … Read more

Turkey spy chief talks Gaza truce with Hamas leader

[ad_1] ISTANBUL/GAZA CITY: Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met senior Hamas leaders on Sunday for talks on Gaza’s humanitarian tragedy and efforts to reach a ceasefire, state news agency Anadolu reported. Kalin held talks with Mohammad Darwish, head of the political council of Hamas that rules Gaza, and his delegation at an undisclosed location, Anadolu … Read more

Iran slams Trump over ‘disrespectful’ remarks on Supreme Leader

[ad_1] Iran has condemned remarks by US President Donald Trump as “disrespectful and unacceptable” after he claimed credit for saving Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from “an ugly and ignominious death,” AFP reported on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded strongly on the social media platform X, warning that such language would not … Read more

Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US

[ad_1] WARSAW: Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and more than a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came just hours after US special envoy Keith Kellogg met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, … Read more

‘Nation will not bow to foreign pressure’ says Iran supreme leader Khamenei

[ad_1] Listen to article Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a televised speech on Wednesday, warning the United States and Israel of “irreparable damage” if they continue military provocations against the Islamic Republic. Khamenei said the Iranian nation “will never be subdued” and that any attempt at foreign military intervention would be met with full force. … Read more

Trump says won’t kill Iran supreme leader ‘for now’

[ad_1] Listen to article US President Donald Trump dramatically stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader Tuesday, saying on social media that the United States knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located but will not kill him “for now.” In another post, Trump also appeared to demand Iran’s “unconditional surrender!” as he fueled questions about whether … Read more