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US official says Iran ceasefire deemed to have ended hostilities ahead of war powers deadline

WASHINGTON: A US-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has been treated as having “terminated” hostilities…

Thirteen Terrorists Eliminated in Foiled Cross-Border Infiltration Attempt: ISPR

MOHMAND: Security forces successfully thwarted two separate infiltration attempts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and eliminated 13…

President, PM Renew Pledge to Uphold Workers’ Rights on Labour Day

Islamabad: Asif Ali Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif paid tribute to workers and reaffirmed their commitment to…

Pakistan’s Strategic Opportunity

Georgetown University – Washington, D.C. April 20, 2026Ambassador Sada CumberNational Security & Foreign Policy ExpertFirst U.S.…

Iran tensions and World Cup concerns overshadow FIFA Congress

VANCOUVER: Football’s top decision-makers gathered on Thursday as FIFA holds its 76th Congress, a high-stakes meeting…

Iran president says US naval blockade will not succeed

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that a US naval blockade targeting Iranian ports…

Iran’s Supreme Leader defies US naval blockade in fresh message

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has declared that the United States has suffered a “shameful…

PM Shehbaz unveils Rs10m housing loans under Rs3.2tr Apna Ghar Programme

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched the “PM Apna Ghar Programme” under which housing…

Pakistan reaches out to Somalia over hostage sailors held by pirates: Foreign Office

Islamabad: Pakistan is in contact with the Somali government over a hostage situation involving Pakistani sailors…

US Commander to Present Trump with New Military Options on Iran

US President Donald Trump is set to receive a briefing on Thursday from the head of…

IHC Hears £190m Reference Appeals, Lawyer Urges Imran’s Release

ISLAMABAD: Counsel for former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the Islamabad High Court (IHC)…

IHC Judges Transfer Challenged in Supreme Court by LHC Bar

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Thursday approached the Supreme Court, challenging the…

US Rejects Iran’s Proposal to End War

WASHINGTON: Amid reports that Iran is preparing a new proposal, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday…

Cambridge Opens Inquiry into Alleged Exam Leak in Pakistan

KARACHI: Cambridge International Education (CIE) has started looking into reports that an AS-Level Mathematics Paper 1…

Shan Masood leads Multan Sultans to competitive total

Shan Masood’s fighting half-century helped the Multan Sultans post a respectable total against the Hyderabad Kingsmen…

Two Jewish men injured in London “terrorist” stabbing incident

Two Jewish men were stabbed on Wednesday in north London in an attack that police have…

Chinese fighter jet sales surge after Pakistan-India tensions: report

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Corporation, the maker of the J-10C fighter aircraft used by Pakistan during…

Islamabad High Court to hear Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi appeals in £190m case tomorrow

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday fixed the hearing of former prime minister Imran…

Govt approves transfer of IHC judges to other high courts

Islamabad: In line with the decision of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the Ministry of…

US passports may carry Donald Trump’s picture under new proposal

WASHINGTON: An image of United States President Donald Trump will soon appear in some US passports,…

Security sources: Pakistani forces strike Afghan Taliban positions and vehicles in Chaman sector

Chaman: Forces have destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts and vehicles in the Chaman sector of Balochistan,…

‘You’d be speaking French’: King Charles jokes with Trump at banquet

Washington: Charles III gave US President Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine at a…

Terrorist killed as attack on Bannu police post thwarted

In Bannu, one terrorist was killed early Wednesday when police successfully thwarted a terrorist attack by…

Pakistan warns of widening crisis from Gaza to Hormuz, calls for urgent diplomacy

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s permanent envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday called for restraint, diplomacy, and…