‘Bloodbath’: Railway station bombing in Quetta, Pakistan leaves 26 dead | News

‘Bloodbath’: Railway station bombing in Quetta, Pakistan leaves 26 dead | News

It was like ‘Judgement Day’, says one victim, after a suicide bomber targeted passengers waiting to board an express train Quetta, Pakistan — On Saturday morning, Ikhtiar Hussain, a senior ticket inspector for Pakistan Railways arrived at Quetta Railway Station in the country’s Balochistan province at about 8:25am local time…

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta | Conflict News

At least 24 killed in railway station bombing in Pakistan’s Quetta | Conflict News

Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group, claims responsibility for ‘suicide’ attack. At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bombing at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, according to authorities. The explosion on Saturday happened as nearly 100 passengers waited on a…

Australia vs Pakistan, first ODI: Captain Cummins leads hosts to nervy win | Cricket News

Australia vs Pakistan, first ODI: Captain Cummins leads hosts to nervy win | Cricket News

Cummins’s all-round performance took Australia to a two-wicket win in Melbourne for a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Australia’s captain Pat Cummins has guided his team home to a tense two-wicket win over Pakistan after a brief wobble in their run-chase in the first one-day international (ODI) in…

Schools to close as air pollution hits record high in Pakistan’s Lahore | Environment News

Schools to close as air pollution hits record high in Pakistan’s Lahore | Environment News

Unprecedented air pollution levels prompt authorities to take emergency measures. Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week after it saw “unprecedented” pollution levels, government authorities have said. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and…

Israel, Haiti top CPJ list of states where journalist murders go unpunished | Freedom of the Press News

Israel, Haiti top CPJ list of states where journalist murders go unpunished | Freedom of the Press News

Committee to Protect Journalists says globally no one is held to account in 80 percent of cases where journalists are targeted. Israel is the world’s second-worst offender after Haiti in letting the murder of journalists go unpunished, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. According to…

Azam, Shaheen back in Pakistan squad for Australia tour in November | Cricket News

Azam, Shaheen back in Pakistan squad for Australia tour in November | Cricket News

Former skipper Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi were named in Pakistan’s squad for the November limited-overs series in Australia after being dropped from the last two Tests against England. However, selectors said the duo will be rested for the limited-overs matches in the Zimbabwe tour later next month. A…

Pakistan thrash England to win Test series after Noman, Sajid heroics | Cricket News

Pakistan thrash England to win Test series after Noman, Sajid heroics | Cricket News

Pakistan beat England by nine wickets inside three days in the third Test to seal a 2-1 series win in Rawalpindi. Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan suppressed England’s batting attack inside three days to earn Pakistan a long-awaited series-clinching nine-wicket win in the third and final Test in Rawalpindi…