SEOUL: North Korea launched two projectiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, including a short-range ballistic missile, marking its second round of missile tests in about a week amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s defence ministry said the first launch was detected from the Wonsan area at […]
LAHORE: Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, was detained by police under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960, party sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, Aleema was taken into custody while leaving her residence on Lahore’s Upper Mall to […]
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday launched the party’s long march from Karachi to Islamabad against the petroleum levy, saying the government had only one option left: provide relief to the people. Addressing party workers and participants at Cantt Station, Hafiz Naeem said the protest movement would […]
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that planned marches and sit-ins could cause losses of up to Rs120 billion a day to Pakistan’s economy, saying prolonged disruption could undermine the country’s efforts to move from economic stability towards sustainable growth. His remarks came as opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi movement towards Riyadh at dawn on Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition said, as a fire broke out at a fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki said the missile was intercepted […]
QUETTA: Security forces foiled an attempt by terrorists to disrupt public movement on the N-25 highway near Kalat, killing five militants and safely recovering 23 hostages, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists had established a checkpoint on the highway with the intention […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has removed the requirement to purchase at least five litres of fuel in a single transaction under the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme, allowing eligible beneficiaries to redeem their weekly Rs500 fuel token for any quantity. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Steering […]
BAGHDAD: Iraq has returned restricted airspace in the western part of the country to civilian authorities, ending limitations imposed for military operations since 2016, the Transport Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said all previously reserved airspace zones stretching across western Iraq from north to south had been handed over […]
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday warned that organisers of any protest in Islamabad would be held responsible if anyone lost their life during the planned demonstrations, urging political leaders to reconsider attempts to march on the federal capital in light of the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) detailed judgment. […]
PESHAWAR: At least 21 people were martyred and 103 injured on Friday when a suicide bomber and armed militants attacked a mosque inside the Police Lines compound in Kohat during Friday prayers, officials said. The explosion occurred during Friday prayers when worshippers, including police personnel and their families, were present […]