LIMA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 09th Aug, 2026) At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a passenger minibus collided with a truck on Saturday in a rural area of southern Peru. Police said the accident occurred early on Saturday in Espinar Province in the Cusco region, when…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 9th Aug, 2026) Major landmarks and government building lit up across various cities on Saturday night to commemorate the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed by the three countries a day earlier. LED screens were installed on major avenues in various cities, while the national flags of…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th Aug, 2026) A seven-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a speeding truck while crossing the road in the Shahdara area here on Saturday. According to Rescue 1122, rescuers reached the scene promptly after receiving the emergency call. The victim, identified as seven-year-old Aiza,…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 09th Aug, 2026) H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a telephone call from Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, during which they discussed the overall regional developments…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th Aug, 2026) Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination and Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah Saturday said that Field Marshal General Asim Munir played a key role in the agreement among Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia. Talking to a private media news channel, he said Pakistan had earned…
HYDERABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th Aug, 2026) An edible oil manufacturing unit which was sealed some time ago for violating the food laws by preparing oil from discarded chicken waste secretly restarted functioning in the SITE area Hyderabad. Assistant Commissioner Latifabad taluka disclosed this here on Saturday after visiting the…
CAIRO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 08th Aug, 2026) Egypt has strongly condemned the targeting of an oil tanker operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, describing the incident as a serious threat to maritime security and the freedom of trade…
CAIRO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 08th Aug, 2026) Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, condemned the Iranian attack involving a missile strike on an ADNOC tanker as it transited the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that targeting commercial vessels threatens regional security, the safety of international navigation, trade…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th Aug, 2026) Lahore Commissioner Nauman Yousaf on Saturday inspected Mian Mir Hospital to review healthcare protocols, sanitation standards and deep-cleaning measures being implemented under the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. During the visit, the commissioner inspected the dialysis centre, emergency department, wards…
RIYADH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 08th Aug, 2026) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of the targeting of an Emirati tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz, emphasising that these unacceptable attacks constitute an assault on the security and safety of maritime navigation and global…
