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Pakistani immigration agents and citizens on Thursday voiced concern after the administration of US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Pakistan, as part of a tougher immigration crackdown. A US State Department spokesperson said the suspension would take effect from […]
According to the Wall Street Journal, Gulf countries led by Saudi Arabia have opposed any US military strike on Iran. Reports indicate that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman have warned the United States that attacking Iran could destabilize the global oil market, which would also adversely affect the US economy. […]
ISLAMABAD: Amid escalating tensions triggered by nationwide protests in Iran and threats by US President Donald Trump to intervene in support of demonstrators, international news agency Reuters has reported that the United States may launch a military intervention in Iran within the next 24 hours. According to the report, the […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he has been informed that killings linked to Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests are easing and that there is currently no plan for large-scale executions, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain elevated. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had received the information from […]
CHITRAL: An American trophy hunter has successfully hunted a Kashmir Markhor in the Shasha-Thoshi Community Managed Game Reserve in Chitral under the supervision of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department. In a press release, Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) Chitral Farooq Nabi said the hunt was carried out in the Thoshi Shasha […]
BENGALURU: An Indian rocket carrying 16 payloads, including an earth observation satellite, went off track shortly after liftoff on Monday, dealing another setback to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The PSLV-C62 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at […]
MINNEAPOLIS: Protesters clashed with law-enforcement officers in Minneapolis on Thursday after the fatal shooting of a woman by a US immigration agent triggered widespread outrage, intensified by the Trump administration’s insistence that the victim was guilty of “domestic terrorism”. Federal officers armed with pepperball guns and teargas confronted a large […]
CAMBRIDGE: Two Pakistani Muslims have been elected to key leadership positions in Cambridge, Massachusetts, marking a significant milestone for representation in the US city’s local government. Sumbul Siddiqui, a lawyer originally from Karachi, has been elected mayor of Cambridge for the 2026–27 term by the city council, securing her third […]
DUBAI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, accompanied by his son-in-law Ali Dar, met prominent members of the Pakistani and Emirati business community during a private visit to the United Arab Emirates, sources said. During the visit, Nawaz Sharif was pictured with Naseer Lootah and his […]
Washington: India reportedly hired a US lobbying firm to arrange meetings for Foreign Minister S Jaishankar with senior American officials during the May 2025 conflict with Pakistan, according to a report by Indian news outlet The Hindu. Citing filings on the US Department of Justice’s Foreign Agent Registration Act website, […]