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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) independent watchdog announced on Wednesday it is opening an investigation into security lapses that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a weekend rally. The probe will “evaluate the United States Secret Service’s (Secret Service) process for securing former President Trump’s July 13, 2024 campaign event,” the office of the DHS inspector general said in statements posted to its website. The Secret Service agency is a department within DHS. US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he directed an independent investigation into the security at Saturday’s rally “to assess exactly what happened.” The results of the probe will be shared publicly, said Biden. It is unclear when the DHS probe was launched and if the review announced by the inspector general is the same one Biden ordered. Law enforcement has identified the suspected shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from the state of Pennsylvania. ...

BEIJING: China on Tuesday expressed willingness to facilitate “reconciliation” between rival Palestinian factions after Fatah said its officials would meet in Beijing this month with Hamas counterparts. Fatah’s central committee deputy secretary general Sabri Saidam said on Monday that the factions would meet with Chinese officials in Beijing on July 20 and 21. The Hamas delegation is to be headed by its Qatar-based political chief Ismail Haniyeh, while the Fatah representation will be led by deputy head Mahmud Alul, Fatah sources said. Asked about the comments on Tuesday, Beijing said it would “publish information at an appropriate time”. Palestinian groups to meet in Beijing this week “China has always supported all sides in Palestine to achieve reconciliation and unity through dialogue and negotiation,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said. Beijing, he said, “is willing to develop dialogue and reconciliation, provide a platform and create opportunities for all sides on ...

• Dar, Asif say no final decision taken as yet • Insiders say Nawaz only gave ‘reluctant blessing’ to plan • PML-Q advises PM Shehbaz’s govt to exercise caution LAHORE: A day after it came out ‘all guns blazing’ against the PTI, the PML-N leadership modified its stance on the federal government’s announcement that it was looking to ban the PTI , with a senior member of the Nawaz camp clarifying on Tuesday that no final decision has been made on the matter. On the other hand, the government’s main ally, PPP, has also withheld its official reaction to the PML-N’s unilateral decision, while another coalition partner, PML-Q, has cautioned against hastily executing the move. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, a trusted lieutenant of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, clarified on Tuesday that the decision to ban the PTI has not been finalised yet. “We need to consult our leadership and allies in this regard. Any decision to ban PTI will be made in accordance with the law and Constitution.”...

At least five demonstrators were killed in Bangladesh on Tuesday during violent clashes between rival student groups over quotas for coveted government jobs, police said, a day after more than 400 others were injured. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as university students battled with counter-protesters backing the ruling Awami League party, fighting with sticks and hurling rocks. The violence marks an escalation in efforts to hinder a determined weekslong campaign of sit-in protests and street marches that has ignored calls by Bangladesh’s prime minister and top court for students to return to class. Three people were killed in the port city of Chittagong. “All three had bullet injuries,” Chittagong Medical College Hospital director Mohammad Taslim Uddin told AFP . “Some 35 people were injured.” Rival student groups marched in several key locations around the capital Dhaka, some throwing bricks at each other, with traffic in the city of 20 million almost ground to a...

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zar­dari said on Monday Pakistan offers great investment opportunities and invited foreign countries to benefit from its investment-friendly environment. The president was addressing a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr where envoys of seven countries presented their diplomatic credentials. The diplomatic credentials were presented by Zimbabwe’s ambassador-designate to Pakistan Titus Mehliswa Jonathan Abu-Basutu, Tajikistan’s ambassador-designate Sharifzoda Yusuf Toir, Rwanda’s High Commissioner-designate Harerimana Fatou, Argentina’s ambassador-designate Sebastian Sayus, Myanmar’s ambassador-designate Wunna Han, Cambodia’s ambassador-designate Sok Chea, and Botswana’s ambassador-designate Dr Batlang Comma Serema. The envoys also held separate meetings with the president. In conversation with ambassadors, President Asif Zardari highlights how investment-friendly Pakistan’s policies are Talking to the envoys, President Zardari said Pakistan had great investment op...

A Lahore anti-terrorism court granted police 10 days’ physical remand of PTI founder Imran Khan in connection with 12 cases over the May 9 riots. Countrywide protests erupted on May 9 last year after the paramilitary Rangers whisked away Imran from the Islamabad High Court in a corruption case. While the protests were underway, social media was flooded with footage of rioting and vandalism at various spots, including the Lahore Corps Commander’s residence and General Headquarters, the army’s head of office in Rawalpindi. A 13-member team of the Lahore police’s investigation wing had visited Adiala Jail on Saturday to quiz the former prime minister regarding the violence. Sources said the PTI leader had refused to meet the Lahore police team when they tried to gain access to him to interrogate him about the May 9 cases, in which he was nominated on various offences, including charges of provoking the public against the state. Lahore Investigation DIG Zeeshan Asghar told Dawn that ...

GILGIT: Three tourists, including a child, were killed and three injured when a car plunged into the Indus River in Roundu valley of Skardu on Sunday. According to the police, the car was travelling from Islamabad to Skardu when it was hit by falling rocks from a mountain on Baltistan Road near Malupa village. The driver lost control of the car, and it fell into the river. The three deceased were identified as Sajid Qureshi, a minor girl from Jhelum and Syed Hassan, a local driver from Skardu. All three died on the spot, while Adnan Qureshi, his wife Rabia Qureshi and six-year-old Asad were injured. GB CM writes to provinces to launch awareness campaign for visiting drivers Local police, Rescue 1122 and volunteers moved the dead and injured to the Combined Military Hospital, Skardu, where the injured are said to be in critical condition. The bodies of the deceased would be transported to their native areas later. Following the accident, locals blocked the Baltistan Road to pr...