TEHRAN: Iran is close to finalising a deal with China to acquire advanced anti-ship cruise missiles, according to six individuals familiar with the negotiations, as the United States deploys a substantial naval presence near Iranian waters amid heightened tensions. The agreement involves the Chinese-made CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles, which have […]
DOHA: Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday underscored Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening defence cooperation and expanding bilateral collaboration with Qatar during meetings in Doha. The prime minister met with Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, where the […]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport has become Pakistan’s first fully cashless airport, marking a major step toward digital transformation and improved passenger convenience. Under the new system, all payments at the airport — including airline ticketing, car parking, food outlets, retail shops and duty-free stores — will now be made through […]
KOHAT: At least seven people, including six police personnel, were martyred and several others injured in a terrorist attack on a police van in Kohat district on Tuesday, police said. According to officials, militants opened fire on a police mobile van in the remote Shakardara Road area, killing three policemen, […]
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan was transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Tuesday for a scheduled follow-up visit related to treatment of his right eye. The PTI founder was shifted to the hospital under heightened security from Adiala Jail for the second time after his earlier visit on […]
DOHA: Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Doha on Monday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Upon his arrival at Hamad International Airport, the prime minister was received by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi. Deputy Prime Minister […]
KATHMANDU: At least 19 people were killed when a passenger bus skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy river in Nepal on Monday, police said. The bus, travelling from Pokhara to the capital Kathmandu, fell more than 200 metres into the Trishuli River in Dhading district in […]
ISLAMABAD: More than 80 militants were killed in intelligence-based airstrikes along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border targeting seven camps and hideouts linked to Fitna al-Khawarij — a term used for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan — security sources confirmed on Sunday. The strikes were carried out in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar, Paktika and Khost provinces […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out intelligence-based strikes targeting seven terrorist camps and hideouts belonging to Fitna al Khawarij (FAK), its affiliates and Daesh-Khorasan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to recent suicide attacks, the government said early Sunday. According to the Ministry of Information, the operation was conducted with precision as […]
KARACHI: A gas cylinder explosion triggered a fire in a residential high-rise near Hyderi in North Nazimabad on Sunday, killing a teenage boy and injuring five others, including a woman and a child, rescue and police officials said. Rescue officials said the body of the 15 to 16-year-old boy, identified […]