Pak ready to give befitting response to misadventure from across border: Jilani

International experts and human rights advocates at a conference held on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) backed India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, arguing that the issue needs to be examined in the context of security, human rights and the water rights of communities dependent on the Indus River system.

Residents of Reshun, Zait and Kuragh villages have resumed their protest after a 15-day deadline given to the provincial government to rationalise electricity bills expired, according to a report by Dawn.

The electric bus (e-bus) service operating between Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and Media Town, which was introduced to provide citizens with a modern, comfortable and dignified mode of public transport, is reportedly causing difficulties for commuters due to overcrowding and lengthy intervals between buses, according to a report by The Express Tribune (TET).

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack near the compound of Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal in Khuzdar, alleging that five people, including a police officer, were killed in the operation, according to a report by The Balochistan Post.

US President Donald Trump praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tackling opium production, even as India remains on Washington's major illicit drug transit list. Meanwhile, Trump highlighted his administration's strict border security, declining overdose deaths, and aggressive crackdowns on international narcoterrorists.