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US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in flames in California

US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff on Monday at…

Punjab unveils FY27 budget with total outlay of Rs5.9tr

Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman on Tuesday unveiled a “people-friendly” budget…

Govt eyes more global bond issues, sees budget upside from Iran deal

Pakistan could improve economic projections for 2027 after the end of the…

‘Deep mistrust’ in US remains despite deal: Iran

Iran’s foreign ministry has said that Tehran still holds “deep mistrust” of…

Moscow hopes US-Iran pact will be formalised soon: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed hope that a reported agreement…

Rights groups slam UK ruling upholding Palestine Action ban

Amnesty International and civil liberties campaigners have criticised a court ruling upholding…

Hezbollah thanks Iran for insisting Lebanon be part of deal

Hezbollah has thanked its backer Iran for insisting that Lebanon, where Israel…

‘A new dawn’: Pakistan to host historic US-Iran deal signing ceremony in Geneva

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced that Pakistan would host the…

PAF, Navy pilots martyred in trainer aircraft crash near Mardan: ISPR

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft on a routine training sortie crashed…

World leaders welcome US-Iran peace deal, praise Pakistan’s mediation role

Global leaders have welcomed the US-Iran peace agreement as a major diplomatic…

Netanyahu says in ‘full agreement’ with Trump for Iran not to acquire nuclear weapons 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he and US…

Nuclear talks will take place within 60-day period after signing: report 

Talks on Iran’s nuclear programme will take place within a 60-day period…

Proposed Iran-US memo being called ‘Islamabad declaration’: CNN 

A potential signing ceremony for the “Islamabad declaration” — a memorandum of…

Iran media says draft deal with US would end war including in Lebanon 

Iran’s Mehr news agency published on Friday what it said was a…

UN experts condemn crackdown on women by Afghan morality police

A group of UN experts on Thursday denounced a crackdown on women…

Govt proposes 7% salary, pension hike in FY2026-27 budget

The federal government has proposed a 7% increase in the salaries of…

Govt presents Rs18.7 trillion budget under shadow of Mideast crisis

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday presented a budget with a total…

US plans to slash fighter jets, warships to Nato in Europe: Report

The United States plans to slash the number of fighter jets and…

Indian ministry says all 20 Indian crew members are safe after a strike on the vessel

India’s shipping ministry’s statement comes after the suspected attack on an asphalt…

Lebanon death toll since March 2 surpasses 3,700: Health Ministry

At least 3,711 people have been killed and 11,483 injured since Israel…

Iranian lawmaker says Trump ‘must surrender’

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman of the national security commission of Iran’s parliament, says,…

Israeli attack near hospital in Lebanon’s Tyre kills one person, injures 17 others: State media

An Israeli air attack has hit a residential building located near a…

Iran’s deterrence might have to go through ‘greater intensity’

Abbas Aslani of the Centre for Middle East Strategic Studies says the…

At least one Palestinian killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City

As per one person has been killed in an Israeli attack in…

India says 13 New Delhi-flagged vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways says 13 Indian-flagged vessels are…

Trump tells Fox News he’d like to take Iran’s Kharg Island

The US president says his administration is talking to Iran, but he…

Trump says the US will be hitting Iran ‘very hard’ tonight

The US president made the announcement on his Truth Social media platform.…

Air Canada cancels Tel Aviv and Dubai flights until October 24

Air Canada has further extended its suspension of all flights to and…

Pakistan’s economy size reaches ‘highest-ever’ level but misses growth target

Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) hit its highest-ever size, but the South…

‘Operationally difficult’: FO says release of Pakistanis from Somali pirates ‘top priority

The Foreign Office said on Thursday that the government remains committed to…