The federal government urged the public on Saturday to adopt further austerity measures in daily life and to cooperate with the authorities in conserving energy in light of the fuel crisis created by the conflict in the Middle East. Two weeks ago, the government sharply increased diesel and petrol prices by Rs55 per litre or 20% — […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the aim of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to fund and deliver the basics of a Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild Palestinian homes and infrastructure, Politico reported on Saturday. “There is an objective there that was defined, approved by the Security Council, and we are cooperating actively with structures created […]
Indian refiners plan to resume buying Iranian oil while refiners elsewhere in Asia are examining such a move after Washington temporarily removed sanctions to alleviate an energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, traders said on Saturday. Three Indian refining sources said they will buy Iranian oil and are awaiting government directions and […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Iranian leaders on Nowruz and said Moscow remained a loyal friend and reliable partner to Tehran, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The extent of Moscow’s support for Iran, though, is in dispute. Some Iranian sources have said that they have had little real help from Moscow in the biggest crisis […]
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday predicted more rain and thunderstorms in Karachi under the influence of a western weather system, after early morning showers dampened Eid ul Fitr celebrations. Rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, lashed several parts of the city early on the first day of Eid ul Fitr. The downpour, which […]
Eid ul Fitr is being celebrated across Pakistan on Saturday (today), with millions marking the end of the holy month of Ramazan with prayers, traditional festivities, and a strong spirit of togetherness. Small and large congregations for Eid prayers are being held early in the day at open spaces, mosques and Eidgahs across the country. […]
The Israeli military said early on Saturday it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut after issuing an evacuation warning for seven neighbourhoods in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Read: Spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, state TV says Israel has been stepping up airstrikes against […]
United States President Donald Trump’s administration sued Harvard University on Friday over the Ivy League school’s alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, and is seeking to recover billions of dollars of taxpayer money. In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, the US Department of Justice said Harvard remains deliberately indifferent to hostility on […]
Israeli settlers sexually assaulted a Palestinian man — tying his genitalia with zip ties and parading him naked in front of his family — during a mid-March attack, according to the victim and eyewitnesses. Attacks by masked Jewish settlers, including the burning of cars and homes, beatings and livestock theft, have become near-daily in the West Bank, […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei released a message on Friday marking the start of Persian New Year which he named the year of a “resistance economy under national unity and national security”. In the statement, released on his Telegram channel, Khamenei said that Iran or its allied forces did not carry out attacks against […]