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Government to revive WW1-era manual helping British people to prepare for the next war
Government to revive WW1-era manual helping British people to prepare for the next warGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREEBy ELIZABETH IVENS Published: 17:34, 11 April 2026 | Updated: 17:42, 11 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Railways to relaunch Safari train today
Pakistan Railways has announced the relaunch of its Safari Tourist Train for the fourth time, featuring upgraded coaches, new facilities and increased fares. Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi will inaugurate the service today (Sunday). The train will operate once a week, every Sunday, departing at 10:00 am from Rawalpindi Railway Station. The route includes scenic and historic locations such as the Margalla Hills, Golra Sharif, Sangjani Tunnel, Taxila, Wah Cantt, Chablal Bridge and Haro Bridge...
Opposition alliance, PTI at odds
Differences have emerged between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) over the K-P chief minister's plan to hold rally in the province later this month. Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai, spokesperson for TTAP told Express Tribune that the PTI has not sought the alliance's opinion on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa rally announced a day ago by K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. The rift has deepened further as PTI also did not take the TTAP into confidence regard...
SC reserves order in women narco relief case
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a significant constitutional petition seeking that women convicted in narcotics cases be sent home on probation instead of being imprisoned. A three-member bench led by Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar and comprising Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Salahuddin Panhwar, concluded the hearing after extensive legal and constitutional arguments. The petition argues that, in line with constitutional requirements and principles of judicial leniency...
Tarar: govt facilitated 50 foreign journalists
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Saturday stated that around 50 foreign journalists arrived in Pakistan for the "Islamabad Talks". "Journalists from various countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and Korea have submitted visa applications to cover the talks," he said while speaking to state broadcaster PTV. Tarar noted that yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced that visas on arrival would be available for journali...
JUI-F urges govt to decrease POL prices
The JUI-F has criticised the recent reduction in petroleum prices, calling it insufficient and "too little to make any real difference". It has also urged the government to prioritize public welfare when making economic decisions. In a statement issued on Saturday, party spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said such decisions are inevitable when rulers think like traders. "The government cites global market trends when increasing prices but refers to IMF constraints when reducing them. Su...
Gilgit-Baltistan elections to be held on June 7
General elections in Gilgit-Baltistan will be held on June 7, the GB Election Commission announced on Saturday after a four-month delay. General elections for the G-B Assembly were scheduled for Jan 24, 2026. However, days after the announcement, the elections were postponed indefinitely due to harsh weather conditions in the region. The G-B Election Commission Secretariat, in a notification, announced June 7 as the poll day for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly general elections. It added the elec...
Leaders unite in praising Pakistan's peace role
Political leaders across the aisle have welcomed the talks, describing them as an honour and emphasising the need for dialogue. PTI, in a post on X, expressed hope for the success of the ongoing US-Iran talks in Islamabad. The party said it offers "sincere prayers for the success" of the negotiations and hopes the deliberations will produce "constructive and mutually beneficial outcomes." PTI said the talks should help "advance the collective interests of the Muslim Um...
'War is not an option'
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said "war is not an option" and welcomed the Islamabad Talks as a key opportunity for peace as US and Iranian delegations arrived in Pakistan. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bilawal said the negotiations come after weeks of devastation, noting that the world is watching "with cautious optimism" as efforts are made to move from conflict towards dialogue. "The fact that these talks are taking place i...
US, Iran begin face-to-face talks for first time since 1979
The negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on ending the six-week conflict are the first face-to-face talks between the two nations since 1979, the White House confirmed on Saturday. U.S. and Iranian officials arrived in the Pakistani capital on Friday for a high-stakes trilateral meeting regarding the fragile two-week ceasefire reached on…
Two US destroyers pass through Strait of Hormuz in first transit of American warships since Iran conflict broke out
Two US destroyers pass through Strait of Hormuz in first transit of American warships since Iran conflict broke outSign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the best exclusive stories By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER and AP Published: 17:13, 11 April 2026 | Updated: 17:14, 11 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter ceasefire begins
Both sides have agreed to observe the temporary truce, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war continue to stall.
Donald Trump claims 'victory' in Iran saying Strait of Hormuz 'will soon open'
Donald Trump claims 'victory' in Iran saying Strait of Hormuz 'will soon open'United States President Donald Trump has written an inflammatory social media post saying that Iran is "losing big" in the Middle East conflictCommentsNewsTim Hanlon News Reporter17:09, 11 Apr 2026Updated 17:23, 11 Apr 2026View ImageTrump claims that Iran is "losing big"(Image: Getty Images)Donald Trump says that Iran is "losing big" in a fresh social media attack even...
وزیر خارجه آمریکا: خانواده ابتکار نباید از امتیاز زندگی در آمریکا بهرهمند میشدند
مارکو روبیو، وزیر خارجه آمریکا، با اشاره به لغو اقامت دائم فرزند معصومه ابتکار و خانوادهاش، گفت: «خانوادهاش نباید از امتیاز زندگی در آمریکا بهرهمند میشدند.» او گفت: «ابتکار که با نام مری جیغکش شناخته میشود، سخنگوی اسلامگرایانی بود که به سفارت آمریکا در تهران حمله کردند.»
US and Iran hold talks in Islamabad as Pakistan seeks to broker peace deal
JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speakerPeace talks between Iran and the US began in Islamabad this afternoon, with senior negotiators from both countries meeting face to face at the highest level for the first time since 1979, in the presence of mediators from Pakistan.Pakistani state TV said US and Iranian officials were “sitting directly at the same table” – which was later confirmed by the White House – and discussions were beginni...
Trump blasts Spanberger ahead of Virginia meetings, says state faces tax base exodus like New York, California
President Donald Trump slammed Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ahead of meetings in the state on Saturday, warning her policies are triggering a tax base exodus similar to New York and California.Trump, in an early morning Truth Social post, said the Democratic governor had imposed a wave of taxes that he argued were draining the state’s economic strength."She is adding so many Taxes, a Food and Beverage Tax, Digital Services Tax, Utilities Tax, and more," Trump wrote. "It has lost its Energy,...
Hungary vote: Czech, Slovak leaders back Orban
Czech and Slovak leaders backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday on the eve of Hungary's parliamentary election, saying he was the best choice for the country's interests. Opinion polls indicate Orban, a nationalist who has clashed repeatedly with Brussels and has friendly ties with Russia, could be ousted in Sunday's vote after 16 years in power. "I have never met such a warrior for sovereignty and national interests of one's country as Hungarian Prime Minister Vik...
UK pauses plan to cede Chagos Islands
Britain said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands - home to the US-British Diego Garcia air base - which has been criticised by US President Donald Trump. The planned legislation underpinning the deal to cede the islands to Mauritius, which needs the backing of Washington, would not be included in the government's next parliamentary agenda, The Times newspaper said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said London would try to persuade Washi...
Israeli strike kills 7 at Gaza police checkpoint
An airstrike hit a police checkpoint in Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip early on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring several others, medics said. It was not immediately clear whether all those killed were police members. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. According to Al-Jazeera, at least seven Palestinians were killed, others wounded, in Israeli strikes across the central and southern Gaza Strip. A series of Israeli strikes has killed dozens of Hama...
John Cleese blasts world's silence on Easter massacre of Nigerian Christians by Islamist terrorists
"Monty Python" actor John Cleese warned this week that the world has failed to live up to the ideal of saying "Black lives matter" when it ignores anti-Christian terrorism in Nigeria.Numerous news sources around the world, including The Associated Press, reported that according to local military and officials, at least 26 people were killed in three separate Easter attacks in northern Nigeria. This has caused multiple prominent commentators to not only criticize the terrorism rife in the region,...