A Thai teenager killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the Southeast Asian nation’s worst mass killing since 2022. Police said the shooter, who was 14 years old, fired at least 26 bullets, and was found with 34 additional ammunition...
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August 7, 2026August 7, 2026Pakistan
10 terrorists killed in 2 separate operations in KP: ISPR
The military’s media affairs wing said on Friday that 10 terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a day earlier. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists belonged to Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij — a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. It said that in the first encounter,...
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August 6, 2026August 7, 2026Blogs
When Did We Stop Teaching Children to Think?
Ali was eight years old when he asked his teacher a question that nobody in the classroom expected. “If Isaac Newton had never sat under that apple tree, would someone else have discovered gravity?” The classroom fell silent. The teacher looked at him for a moment and then said, “That’s an interesting question, Ali, but...
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August 6, 2026August 6, 2026World
Israeli forces raid Palestinian refugee camp
QALANDIA CAMP: Israeli forces on Wednesday raided a Palestinian refugee camp next to Jerusalem where tensions have been growing as residents fear eviction, with eight people reported injured. Journalists saw about a dozen armoured military jeeps going into the Qalandia camp, which Israeli soldiers did not allow press or residents to enter, in the occupied...
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August 6, 2026August 6, 2026Pakistan
KP CM Afridi warns of march on Islamabad
• PTI holds protests, rallies countrywide to mark third anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest • Party claims one MNA, four MPAs, several workers arrested in Lahore • Police use teargas, baton-charge Karachi protesters; 10 workers detained PESHAWAR / LAHORE / KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The opposition PTI marked the third anniversary of party founder Imran Khan’s arrest on...
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August 6, 2026August 6, 2026Pakistan
Two new underpasses planned in Islamabad to improve traffic flow
ISLAMABAD: Two new road infrastructure projects are planned in Islamabad as the interior minister on Wednesday announced the construction of underpasses at Kashmir Chowk and Faisal Masjid to ease traffic congestion and improve public convenience. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has already floated a tender for the construction of an underpass at Kashmir Chowk near...
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August 6, 2026August 6, 2026Columns
More Than a Tradition: The Guru–Chela System, Khwaja Sira Culture, and the History of Chosen Families
Long before the words transgender or LGBTQ+ entered public conversation in South Asia, Khwaja Siras had already built communities rooted in care, dignity, and survival. Our history is not a recent one. It stretches across centuries, carrying memories of royal courts, Sufi shrines, neighbourhood gatherings, and chosen families that protected one another when the rest...
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August 5, 2026August 5, 2026World
Trump warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or get ‘hit very hard’
United States President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as Wednesday but warned Iran it would get “hit very hard” if negotiations fell through. Transit of the waterway, a key conduit for global oil and gas supplies, has been a sticking point in talks and led...
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August 5, 2026August 5, 2026Columns
Traditional Thinking : The Foundation of Human Progress
Today, almost everyone talks about leaving old ways behind to make room for progress. In Sindhi, this old-fashioned mindset is called Rawayati Soch (روائتي سوچ), which means “traditional thinking” or “conventional thought.” Most of the time, people use this phrase as an insult. They use it to describe someone who is stubborn, backward, or afraid...
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August 5, 2026August 5, 2026World
Turkiye denounces attacks on two ships in Black Sea
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW: Turkish officials on Tuesday said a drone attack on two civilian vessels in the Black Sea had left crew members injured. The foreign ministry said the ships were attacked after leaving the Russian port of Novorossiysk late on Monday and several personnel were wounded, adding that “their situation is being closely monitored”. “We are...