A marine mine struck an oil ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian media was cited as saying the tanker was destroyed after attempting to move away from Iran’s designated path and hitting the explosive device.

Separately, a British marine agency said an oil ship was hit by a projectile in the southern section of the Red Sea. Early reports indicated the ship and all crew members were safe.

Iran’s military said six ships going through the Strait of Hormuz were warned in 24 hours. It stated that the vessels were moving away from the path chosen by Iran and that marine traffic should respect the procedures set by Iran.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday that his party was seeking its rights through the constitutional means and wanted a 28th Constitutional Amendment. 

Addressing a public gathering in Karachi, Kamal said that the system with one prime minister and four chief ministers has failed and cannot continue any longer. He demanded that the rulers provide a deadline for when the people would receive their rights.

He questioned the authorities over how many more children would have to fall into open manholes before changes were made in the system of governance.

Kamal said he did not accept a system in which people were denied their basic rights. The federal health minister added that he was a federal minister under the current system, but he could give up the ministry if his people were provided with powers and resources.

Kamal demanded written assurance from the rulers on when the quota system and the existing governance structure would come to an end. He said the MQM-P wanted changes in the current system.

He said the party had failed due to the Pakistan Peoples Party’s opposition, adding that the proposed constitutional amendment was not being accepted by the PPP. He claimed the PPP had warned that accepting the MQM-P’s amendment could bring down the government.

Kamal said that if the 27th Constitutioal Amendmnent could be passed, then the 28th Amendment should also be introduced. He added that the procedure for establishing new administrative units would have to be included in the proposed amendment.

He said the country was run according to the Constitution and questioned whether the Constitution stated that the Sindh chief minister could receive federal funds but not spend them on the people. He said the issue was not a shortage of resources, adding that Sindh’s rulers had received Rs22 trillion in 18 years.

Kamal said the federal government was not stopping Sindh’s funds, but the provincial government was not spending them on the public. He said Karachi had become one of the worst cities for living conditions despite generating thousands of billions of rupees.

He said they carried the blood of those who created Pakistan and a decision had to be made whether the current system would continue or be removed. He stressed that the MQM-P wanted its rights within the framework of the Constitution.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on Sunday that a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel “cannot go unanswered.”

Tehran said the attack on the Caspian Sea caused an explosion that killed one sailor and wounded another.

Araqchi made the comments in talks with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Araqchi posted on X.

In a statement issued on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, Lavrov expressed condolences in connection with the death of a sailor in the incident.

Lavrov said Araqchi praised local officials in Russia’s Astrakhan area, where the vessel set off from, for rescuing the crew and “stressed the need to put an end to such adventures by the Kyiv regime”.

Araqchi also told Lavrov of “ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tension in the Middle East”, the statement added.