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Pakistan urged restraint from both sides on Wednesday after a fresh round of hostilities between the United States and Iran threatened to undo weeks of efforts to achieve peace through the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).  The interim ceasefire agreement signed between Washington and Tehran — under the mediation of Pakistan — was intended to provide a 60-day window for negotiations on a permanent agreement, but indirect talks in Qatar ended last week with no sign of headway and the US military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday. Iran subsequently said it had targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait and that it had shot down a US MQ-9 drone attempting to interfere in the operation. Bahrain's army ​later said it had thwarted Iranian attacks. Trump has since threatened a new volley of attacks tonight.  In a response issued today on the situation, the Foreign Office (FO) said: "Pakistan expresses ...

A six-year-old boy who went missing two days ago was found dead in Karachi's Old City area, police confirmed on Wednesday. The victim had disappeared from outside his home on Monday. After frantic but unsuccessful efforts by family members and residents to locate him, a kidnapping case was registered at the Napier Police Station. Police said the child’s body was recovered stuffed in a sack near Old Haji Camp in the Lea Market area on Tuesday night. According to officials, the victim’s family grew suspicious of a neighbour and detained him before handing him over to the police. South Deputy Inspector General of Police Asad Raza confirmed the arrest, adding that the suspect had confessed to the crime. “Further investigation is underway,” he said. Family members alleged that the child was murdered inside the suspect’s residence. They claimed the body was mutilated, stuffed into a sack and thrown from a three-storey building...

The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said late on Tuesday night that a search and rescue operation was underway after an aircraft of K2 Airways with five crew members aboard was reported missing off the coast of Karachi. In a series of posts on X, the PAA said a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo flight was en route from Sharjah to Karachi at 2118 PST when it reported a navigational system issue and was promptly guided by the Karachi Area Control Centre. K2 Airways B 737 of Pakistan Cargo Flight enroute from Sharjah to Karachi at time 2118PST reported Navigational system issue and was promptly guided by KARACHI ACC. — Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 7, 2026 "However, at time 2121 PST, aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending and with rapid heading change, subsequently radar contact and communication was lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi," the PAA said. However; at time 2121PST aircraft was observed on RADAR rapidly...

The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI) has initiated departmental action over the HIV outbreak among children at Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital, suspending two doctors, removing a dispenser and issuing show-cause notices to 37 doctors, nurses and other medical and administrative staff as investigations intensify into the incident that has left 78 children diagnosed with HIV. According to an official notification, Dr Amanullah Memon and Dr Huma Aman have been suspended with immediate effect and directed to report to the SESSI head office. The inquiry committee has accused both doctors of negligence, maladministration and violations of medical protocols. Dispenser Basharat Khan has also been removed from his duties, while 37 employees have been served show-cause notices and directed to submit their replies within 14 days. Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital is the same facility where dozens of children were allegedly infected with HIV due to the use of reused or unsafe...

Protesters continued to block Quetta's Airport Road outside BA Mall on Monday after a deadly armed clash in the Hanna Urak area left four men dead and several others injured, demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible and stronger security measures. The demonstrators placed the body of the deceased on the road and staged a sit-in, which is still going on, disrupting traffic on one of the city's busiest routes. They insisted they would continue their protest until authorities took concrete action against the attackers. According to local sources, the violence erupted when unidentified armed men reportedly confronted local tribesmen and residents in Hanna Urak. The incident sparked outrage among residents, who accused authorities of failing to maintain law and order in the area. Protesters called for a full-scale operation against armed groups and demanded lasting security arrangements to prevent further attacks. Read More: Armed clash near Quetta leaves...

Another alleged incident involving the killing of stray dogs by the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore has surfaced after a new video emerged showing the carcasses of stray dogs being transported near Harbanspura Ring Road. The video purportedly shows the dead dogs being loaded onto vehicles associated with the Punjab Chief Minister's Suthra Punjab programme. It also alleges that vehicles assigned to the cleanliness initiative were used to transport the animals. In the footage, a citizen can be heard questioning an official about a court ban on killing stray dogs. The official allegedly responds that there is "no ban" and that "the government is carrying it out." The video has surfaced despite directions issued by the Lahore High Court requiring the Punjab government to implement the Punjab Animal Birth Control (TNVR) Policy 2021. During court proceedings, government officials assured the court that stray dogs would not be culled and would instead be manage...