Israeli airstrikes killed over a dozen people overnight and into Thursday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas' cease-fire terms and vowed to expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town. More than half of strip's population has fled to Rafah, on the mostly sealed border with Egypt, which is also the main entry point for humanitarian aid. Egypt has warned that any ground operation there or mass displacement across the border would undermine its four-decade-old peace treaty with Israel. The overnight strikes killed at least 11 people, incl

National and state elections in Pakistan today concluded amid suspension of mobile and internet services. Imprisoned Imran Khan exercised his right to vote through postal ballot. Voting is currently being counted. As per the trends so far, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were both leading in their respective seats in Lahore. Asif Ali Zardari, former president and father of Bilawal Bhutto, was leading in Sindh. The counting of votes is expected to be completed by midnight and the full results may be announced early Friday. Compared to the last 4 elections, th

The case of YouTuber Bhana Sidhu is in the headlines in Punjab. The police have registered a case against 17 persons in Barnala for blocking the National Highway with the intention of besieging the house of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in favor of Bhana Sidhu. The police have also registered the names of Bhana Sidhu's father, brother, sister and Lakha Sidhana in this FIR and the clause of attempted murder has also been added. It is alleged that all of them brought about 200 people with them and blocked the highway. According to the FIR, this case has been registered by the Punjab Police its

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's frustrated and "pissed off" that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the embattled Gaza Strip. Ottawa started accepting applications last month to reunite as many as 1,000 people in the Palestinian territory with extended family members in Canada. Canada has provided an initial list of pre-approved people to Israel and Egypt, who jointly control the only border crossing out of Gaza. Miller says he is exploring diplomatic options and doesn't want to give up, but he also doesn't want to offer families false hope that the

Alberta Premier Daniel Smith today met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at his residence in Toronto. Smith is visiting Washington DC from today. Her visit is considered very important as she will meet with the US industry leaders and try to get new deals for Alberta. Premier Smith will also promote Alberta's energy sector on this visit. Smith said in a statement that Alberta has always been a partner of the United States and that both have similar goals in the energy sector. It is worth noting that the US has been a major trading partner of Alberta and Alberta has also been a major export of the

In Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), two people from Punjab have been targeted and shot dead by terrorists. The incident took place at 7 pm, in which 31-year-old Amritpal of Amritsar died on the spot. Meanwhile, 25-year-old Rohit from Amritsar is injured and is undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Terrorists opened fire with an AK series rifle in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar. After the incident, the security forces have cordoned off the area and the search for the assailants is on.

The Delhi court has ordered Arvind Kejriwal to appear on February 17 in the Delhi liquor scam case. For the unversed, even after being summoned five times in the money laundering case related to the liquor scam, the Chief Minister did not appear before the ED, after which the ED approached the Delhi court. On the other hand, AAP said that the ED's summons were illegal, about which he will present the information in the court.

There has been an uproar over BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa's claim about Sri Rakabganj Sahib Gurudwara. In a public meeting, Sirsa had said that Gurudwara Sri Rakabganj Sahib was built by demolishing a mosque. He claimed that this matter is also recorded in the manuscript of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and many other books. Former President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Manjit Singh G. K. And Paramjit Singh Sarna has written a letter to Akal Takht Sahib for action against Sirsa in this case.

A bomb exploded at an election office of an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than a dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Pashin, a district in Baluchistan province, said Jan Achakzai, the spokesperson for the provincial government. He said the wounded are being transported to a nearby hospital, and police said some of them were listed in critical condition. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day before Pakistan holds p