Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the terrorist attack on miners in Dukki district of Balochistan.

In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the incident, prayed for the elevation of the ranks of the deceased miners and expressed his condolences to their families.

The Prime Minister prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the incident and directed to provide them with all possible medical assistance.

Shehbaz Sharif said that he is determined to root out all types of terrorism. He called for a report on the incident.

Lahore: Punjab Police and Interpol Islamabad conducted a joint operation and safely recovered three minors from Italy.

According to the spokesperson of Punjab Police, the children's mother had registered a case of child abduction against her husband in Hafizabad police station Vanike Tarar, while father Zubair had quarreled with his wife and forcibly took the three sons with him to Italy six years ago.

According to the spokesman, the children's mother had filed a writ in the Lahore High Court (LHC) for the safe return of the children.

Six years after returning from Italy, the children were taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) ​​at Lahore Airport and handed over to the police. Khaqan Bashir, Hussain Bashir and Ashal Bashir are among the recovered kids.

Berlin: Germany will supply more weapons to Israel soon, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, after a significant drop in deliveries this year prompted opposition accusations that Berlin deliberately delayed the exports.

“We have not decided not to supply weapons. We have supplied weapons and we will supply weapons,” Scholz told parliament at an event to commemorate the victims of the October 7 Hamas attack, countering an accusation from opposition leader Friedrich Merz.

The government had made decisions ‘that also ensure that there will be further deliveries soon,’ the chancellor said.

Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, accused the government of delaying arms exports to Israel, including ammunition and tank spare parts.

“For weeks and months, the federal government has refused to grant export permits for ammunition and even spare parts for tanks,” Merz said at the parliamentary session.

“We are aware of several specific cases where the government has withheld approval for equipment and material that Israel urgently needs to defend itself,” Merz added.

Germany's approvals for arms exports to Israel dropped sharply this year, with only 14.5 million euros' worth granted from January to August 21, according to data provided by the Economy Ministry in response to a parliamentary question.

In 2023, Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros including military equipment and war weapons, a 10-fold increase from 2022, data from the ministry, which approves export licenses, showed.

Commenting on the fall in exports, the German government has said there is no arms export boycott on Israel, and export permits are issued case-by-case after careful review, considering international law, foreign policy and security considerations.

SOURCE: REUTERS