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Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has demanded that the government shows its seriousness for talks with the party by releasing protesters detained on Friday.

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday derided Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “belligerent remarks” against Pakistan today as counter-productive jingoism that undermined regional peace.

Karachi has been ranked as the second riskiest city for tourists with a rating of 93.12 out of 100, it emerged on Friday.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a $400 million concessional loan to support the reconstruction of houses and community infrastructure in Sindh damaged by the devastating floods in 2022, a press release from the bank said.

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Rescue officials on Friday said they succeeded in controlling a fire that erupted in a multi-storey building on Karachi’s Sharea Faisal, adding that at least three people affected by the smoke were shifted to the hospital following the incident.

Multiple posts circulating on social media platform X on Thursday claimed that PTI founder Imran Khan was unwell in Adiala Jail and his health had worsened. However, a spokesman and lawyer of the party denied any such development.

Karachi police on Friday said they have so far arrested 17 suspects after five people were killed and two others were critically injured in a shootout between members of the Bugti clan last night.

US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that she expressed concern about the situation in the Gaza Strip to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the White House.

France’s high-speed rail network was hit by “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.