Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN inquiry says
NEW YORK, JUN 23: Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, an independent UN inquiry said on Tuesday. The report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined violations against Palestinian children since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, 2023. Around 30 percent of those killed in the Gaza war were children,Read More
FPCCI warns wind curtailment driving investors to bankruptcy
KARACHI, JUN 23 /DNA/ – Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has apprised that Federation’s Central Standing Committee on Renewable Energy, chaired by Convener Mr. Fawad Jawed, has expressed its grave concern over the intensifying curtailment of wind power plants. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh stressed that this grid infrastructural failure is inflicting billions in revenue losses, driving green energy investors toward bankruptcy, and forcing inflation-weary consumers to bear the brunt of expensive imported fuel. FPCCI Chief elaborated that, despite definitive sovereignRead More
Timely action: Security Forces foil major terrorist plot in Panjgur
QUETTA, Jun 23: Security forces successfully foiled a major terrorist plot through a swift and intelligence-based operation in the Panjgur district of Balochistan. According to security officials, acting on credible intelligence, security personnel carried out a targeted operation in the Jeerak area of Panjgur. During the raid, they recovered a significant cache of weapons, explosives, and communication equipment. The seized materials included four rocket fuses and several improvised explosive devices (IEDs) discovered inside a vehicle. The explosive material was meant to be used in a possible major terrorist attack, theRead More
Pak-Russian JWG discusses terrorism threat emanating from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, June 23: Pakistan-Russia Joint Working Group to Counter International Terrorism, Tuesday, discussed the regional terrorist threat, with particular focus on terrorism emanating from Afghanistan and the risk it posed to the neighboring states and the broader regional security. The 12th meeting of the JWG was held in Islamabad. Additional Secretary (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Ambassador Muhammad Khalid Khan Jamali and Russian Federation Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmitry Lyubinsky led the dialogue, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press release. The delegations also reviewed the state of bilateralRead More
Iranian President Pezeshkian touches down in Islamabad, set to meet top leadership
ISLAMABAD, JUN 23: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian landed in Islamabad on Tuesday for a one-day visit following Islamabad-mediated talks between Tehran and Washington in Switzerland. The Iranian president arrived on a special aircraft operated by Mirage Airlines, identified as Minab 168 — a symbolic tribute to the 168 children who were martyred in an attack on their school by the United States and Israel in Iran’s Minab city. The trip — Pezeshkian’s first foreign visit since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28 — comesRead More
Tougher phase of US-Iran talks lies ahead but final deal within reach: DPM Dar
BERN, JUN 23: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said the next phase of negotiations between the United States and Iran could prove more difficult, but expressed confidence that a final agreement remains within reach. Speaking to an Arab news outlet, Dar said Iran would lower the level of its uranium enrichment rather than transfer its enriched uranium stockpiles abroad, noting that Washington had initially sought the removal of those reserves from the country. He said three technical working groups would be established to address the nuclearRead More