- New plants at Pakistan Ordnance Factories in Wah are expected to begin production by year-end
- Expansion comes as Islamabad reports growing foreign interest in Pakistani military hardware
- Ten Pakistani crew members were aboard Palau-flagged tanker seized by Somali pirates on April 21
- Deputy PM says developed a strategy to tackle hostages’ issue with International Maritime Organization
- Two-month-old had remained in PIMS nursery for more than eight weeks
- Legal custody of abandoned newborns can take six months to two years
- Saudi leaders express sympathy as Norway mourns King Harald
- Haakon takes throne as Norwegians pay tribute to popular monarch
- B'Tselem reports 235 child and teen deaths since October 7, 2023, although Palestinian authorities report an even higher figure of 250
- Witnesses and families of victims often describe indiscriminate shooting by Israeli troops, leading to tragic losses
- Rescue efforts continues at hydropower construction site, where authorities believe more than 100 people are trapped in a tunnel filled with thick mud
- Rescuers had been on high alert for more flooding from a new lake that formed high up in the Himalayan mountains after the initial floods Wednesday
- Syrian chambers of commerce sign MoU with the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce to boost trade
- Bab al-Hawa Industrial City signed an agreement with Turkish firm iSRA to expand the industrial zone
- Gobena bested 40,000 competitors from around the world, conquering the hilly harborside course in 2:04:42
- In the women’s competition, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won in 2:18:31 to claim her 4th marathon major
- In the wheelchair events, Daniel Romanchuk of the US smashed the course record in taking the men’s title
- Switzerland’s Manuela Schar won the women’s event also in a record time of 1:42:04
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Islamabad Memorandum
- FO says Munir’s Tehran visit was undertaken solely in context of Pakistan’s mediator role
- Denial follows report Trump spoke to Munir before visit, sought Islamabad’s help with Tehran
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Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Development follows Kabul’s proposal for joint committees to coordinate on militant activity
- Offer comes after months of border clashes and airstrikes amid unsuccessful mediation efforts
