WorldAmnesty International says Israel is carrying out a state-led ethnic cleansing campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank. The group says 27 communities have been displaced since 2023 or remain at risk.
CITYKWSC employees staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club, demanding restoration of medical facilities, approval of their charter of demands and salary increases. MQM-P lawmakers attending the sit-in said they would raise the workers’ concerns in the Sindh Assembly.
CITYThe NCCIA says it arrested seven suspects in a raid on an alleged illegal call centre in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar. Officials said the group was accused of hacking and unauthorised access to banking and credit card information.
NATIONALThe Sindh High Court has asked the IGP Sindh to hold an inquiry into a sub-inspector’s conduct during a raid in Gulshan-i-Hadeed. The court said the officer had violated the privacy of a female suspect without justification and harmed the force’s reputation.
WorldUN rights chief Volker Turk has condemned anti-immigrant violence in Belfast and clashes in Southampton as shocking. He also criticised hate speech and incitement online, saying social media platforms must act responsibly.
CITYKarachi’s heat index surged to 54°C on Wednesday despite an actual maximum temperature of 37.4°C, as humidity intensified the heat. The Met Office expects some relief after Friday, though no rain is forecast.
NATIONALA shutter-down strike called by BNP-M closed markets in Quetta and several other towns across Balochistan on Wednesday. The protest was held over the recent killing of the son of BNP leader Sardar Naseer Ahmed Musiani.
NATIONALA coalition of government employees’ groups and trade unions in Balochistan has launched a two-day protest from Thursday. The alliance is demanding higher inflation-linked wages and an end to salary disparities.
SportsPakistan beat Afghanistan 2-0 in the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament final in Male on Wednesday. The win gave Pakistan their first senior men’s international final triumph since 1991 and first standalone title since 1952.
NATIONALProtests over re-polling and delayed election results in Gilgit-Baltistan entered a third day, with demonstrators keeping the Karakoram Highway blocked in Diamer. The Election Commission also revised some of its earlier decisions in Skardu constituencies.
SportsSerena Williams began her Queen's Club comeback with a doubles win alongside Victoria Mboko, beating the third seeds in straight sets. The former world number one said she enjoyed the return and will next play in the quarter-finals.
SportsEngland have omitted Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson from the second Test squad against New Zealand as an ECB investigation continues into a curfew breach after the first Test. Joe Root will captain the side, with Jofra Archer and Jordan Cox added.
