“Militants were using the passengers as shields and they have placed suicide bombers wearing explosive vests dangerously close to the hostages,” said a security official
The group demanded a prisoner exchange and threatened to kill hostages if the operation continued.
The asteroid, capable of destroying a city about the size of New York, is expected to strike Earth by December 2032.
The man, in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta, local police chief Babar Baloch said.
Mr Obi noted that online education was the only way the country could provide high-quality education at the scale required.
“Last year, severe weather kept one in seven students out of class, threatening their health and safety,” said UNICEF.
The five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2025-2026 term officially assumed their duties on Thursday.
The UN statement said Tuesday’s airstrikes were a violation of international law and called for an investigation.
A Central Criminal Court in England on Tuesday sentenced a father, Urfan Sharif, to 40 years in jail and stepmother, Beinash Batool, to 33 years’ imprisonment after they were convicted of killing
The federal government issued six Sovereign Sukuk worth N1.1 trillion ($657.6 million) to finance 124 federal road projects.
