Blues legend Buddy Guy is gaining a wave of new fans — some from surprising places — thanks to his role in the Oscar-nominated film “Sinners.” “After the movie came out, I went to this grocery store I’ve shopped at for 35 years,” Guy said with a grin. “The girl who always checks me out […]
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep concern over the deadly toll the ongoing military escalation in Iran is taking on children, saying around 180 children have reportedly been killed and many more injured. In a statement, UNICEF said 168 girls were killed when a strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ Elementary School […]
The federal government on Friday announced spring holidays for all federal educational institutions in Islamabad from March 24 to March 27, and they are scheduled to reopen on March 30, according to an official notification. {{pdf}} Authorities confirmed that the spring holidays have been aligned with the Eid al-Fitr holidays to provide an extended break […]
Gold prices declined in both international and local markets, while silver prices recorded an increase on Friday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce fell by $34 to $5,110. In Pakistan, the price of gold per tola decreased by Rs 3,400 to Rs 533,762. The price per 10 grams dropped by […]
In view of the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz and fears of an energy crisis, the federal government finalised an energy conservation plan on Friday. According to sources, a new pricing mechanism has been approved to reduce the demand for petroleum products and Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG), under which the prices of […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday it would be a “waste of time” currently to consider sending US ground troops into Iran, NBC News reported, dismissing the Iranian foreign minister’s warning that such a move would spell disaster for invaders. “It’s a waste of time. They’ve lost everything. They’ve lost their navy. They’ve lost everything they […]
US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children, but have not yet reached a conclusion or completed their investigation, two US officials told Reuters. People and rescue forces work following an Israel strike on a school in […]
Security officials said on Thursday that Pakistan’s ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq against terrorist networks in Afghanistan would continue until credible guarantees are provided that terrorism would no longer be supported from across the border. Ties between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have been at their lowest level since the group assumed power four years ago. […]
The Senate on Thursday passed a private member’s bill, seeking amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999, introducing a second appellate forum in accountability cases and clarifying several procedural provisions related to bail, jurisdiction and administrative continuity in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2026, moved by Senator Mohammad Abdul […]
Iran is “waiting for” and prepared to counter any ground invasion by the US military, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday, as the Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli attacks on Iran has swelled outwards to Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Azerbaijan, and risks drawing more countries into the conflict. Moreover, a spokesperson for the […]