KARACHI: At least nine people were killed and 18 others injured after violence erupted during clashes between police and demonstrators protesting US and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei outside the US Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, hospital officials confirmed. According to the Edhi Foundation ambulance service, […]
DOHA: Several loud explosions were heard in the Dubai area and over the Qatari capital Doha for a second consecutive day on Sunday, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. Iran has repeatedly said it […]
As missiles fly over Iran and the spectre of a wider Middle Eastern war looms, Pakistan is not merely an observer of history, it is simultaneously managing a live conflict on its own western frontier. The recent Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions have reinforced a hard-learned national lesson: in the 21st century, wars […]
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top security officials have been killed in ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iranian territory, according to Iranian state media. Reports said members of Khamenei’s family, including his daughter, son-in-law and grandson, were also killed in the strikes, marking an unprecedented […]
TEHRAN: Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into renewed military confrontation and dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute with the West. “The State of Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan on Friday said it wanted dialogue to resolve its conflict with neighbouring Pakistan following days of deadly fighting along the border. “We have repeatedly emphasised a peaceful solution, and still want the problem to be resolved through dialogue,” Taliban regime spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said […]
WARSAW: A high-level six-nation conference on illegal migration and security cooperation convened in Warsaw, bringing together interior ministers from Europe alongside Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who led the Pakistani delegation. The meeting focused on preventing illegal migration, dismantling human smuggling networks and expanding security cooperation. The conference was […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday imposed a nationwide ban on all drone operations following escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan after recent border clashes. A notification issued by the Ministry of Interior announced a ban on all commercial and private drones across the country with immediate effect. The directive […]
RAWALPINDI: At least 274 Taliban regime personnel and affiliated terrorists have been killed in Pakistan’s retaliatory action following unprovoked aggression along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, the military spokesperson said Pakistan targeted terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to receive a detailed briefing from Pakistan’s military leadership on the ongoing situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. During the visit, the prime minister stressed zero tolerance against what he termed the alliance between the Afghan Taliban […]