Riyadh: Twelve people were killed and 309 injured in an attack yesterday at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh; some of the injured are in critical condition.

According to the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority, citizens of various countries were affected by the attack.

The fatalities included four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshis, and one citizen each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Sudan.

Karachi:

A speeding dumper plowing through the city claimed the life of another citizen and seriously injured two people.

According to Express News, a speeding dumper ran over pedestrians and a motorcyclist in front of the Edhi Center Tower, resulting in the death of a young man and the injury of three people, including an Edhi volunteer, one of whom is said to be in critical condition.

After the accident, angry people pelted stones and broke the windows of the dumper, while Edhi's volunteers shifted the body of the deceased to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem.

Rescue officials said that the deceased was identified as 25-year-old Basit Ali, while the injured Shafiq, 55, Junaid, 28, and Edhi's volunteer Roshan are being provided medical assistance.

According to a spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation, three ambulances at the scene were also partially damaged as a result of the dumper accident and further investigation is underway in this regard.

SHO Kharadar Pawan Kumar said that the driver responsible for the accident has been arrested. The accident involved a motorcycle rider and people standing in front of the Edhi Center, in which a young passerby was killed.

He said that the police reached the spot, brought the situation under control and shifted the dumper to the police station. More information is being obtained from the scene and the injured undergoing treatment in the hospital.

DOHA:

Qatar has expressed deep concern over the recent border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging the two countries to find solutions to the problems through restraint, dialogue and diplomacy.

An official statement issued by the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that a reduction in tensions is essential for peace and stability in the region.

The statement added that Qatar considers the rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan a threat to regional peace and security, and urges the two brotherly countries to find a peaceful solution to the problems through dialogue.

Riyadh:

Following the unprovoked firing by Afghan forces on the Pak-Afghan border and the effective response by Pakistani forces, Saudi Arabia has expressed deep concern over the border tensions and urged both countries to adopt the path of restraint and dialogue to resolve the dispute.

A statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Saudi Arabia is deeply concerned about the recent clashes and tensions in the border areas between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Tehran:

Iran has categorically rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to recognize Israel, calling it "fantasy."

According to a report by foreign news agency Reuters, Iran described US President Donald Trump's proposal that it could establish relations with Israel as "fantasies".

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with state television that Iran would never recognize an occupying government that engages in genocide and child murder.

Donald Trump had earlier referred to the Abraham Accords regarding establishing relations with four Muslim countries and said that no one knows, maybe Iran will join it.