WEB DESK: At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured across Iran after United States air strikes targeted critical infrastructure in five provinces, according to Iranian state media and officials. The strikes, which included attacks in the oil-rich Khuzestan province, marked a sharp escalation in hostilities, prompting Tehran to […]
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has appointed two women to its local Dispute Resolution Councils (DRCs), commonly known as jirgas, for the first time in the province’s history in a move aimed at promoting gender inclusion in the traditional justice system. According to an official notification issued by the Regional Police Officer […]
LAHORE: Lahore Traffic Police have deployed a fleet of artificial intelligence-powered drones to monitor traffic congestion and seasonal smog in real time, marking a major technological upgrade in the city’s traffic management system. The initiative replaces the traditional reliance on stationary CCTV cameras and manual traffic wardens with active aerial […]
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Thursday returned more than Rs7.8 million in salaries and allowances that had been credited to his account after he resigned as a member of the National Assembly. The former lawmaker submitted a cheque along with a letter to the Drawing […]
LAHORE: Religious prayers have resumed at the historic Gurdwara Chhatti Patshahi in Lahore after the shrine was recovered from alleged illegal occupation and returned to the Sikh community, marking the first time worship has been held there since the Partition of 1947. Located in Lahore’s Qinchi Chungi Amarsadhu area, the […]
BERLIN: Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and deploy them on its own territory as part of efforts to strengthen its long-range strike capability, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday. The announcement marks a shift from an earlier plan under which the United States was expected […]
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited Quetta, where he received a comprehensive briefing on the security situation in Balochistan and reaffirmed the government’s resolve to eliminate terrorism and strengthen the writ of the state. The prime minister was accompanied by Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army […]
RAWALPINDI: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Tuesday said Pakistan’s armed forces would crush terrorism emanating from across the borders with the full might of the state, reaffirming the military’s resolve to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries and their facilitators. Addressing graduating officers of the National Security and War Course at the […]
ISLAMABAD: More than 54 terrorists were killed while 42 security personnel and civilians embraced martyrdom during a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) and counterterrorism engagements in Balochistan over the past four days, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, the […]
LAHORE: A local court in Lahore Cantonment on Wednesday extended the physical remand of four suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping and sexual assault of two foreign women by five days. Police produced the suspects before Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mahmood after the completion of their initial five-day physical remand and […]