United States President Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the “Strait of Trump,” according to the American news channel CNBC. Iran has to “open up the Strait of Trump – I mean, Hormuz,” the president said […]
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that he expected the country to have a new government next week, with a list of new cabinet members to be submitted for royal endorsement on Monday. The new government will move quickly to deliver a policy statement to parliament so it can begin its work, Anutin […]
Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt, will visit Islamabad from March 29 to 30, on the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, in a bid to de-escalate tensions in the region amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. 🔊PR No.7️⃣7️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and […]
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday visited the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters in Islamabad and reviewed progress on ongoing infrastructure improvement projects. During the visit, the interior minister inspected development work and directed that construction activities be completed at the earliest. He also chaired an important meeting and ordered a comprehensive crackdown against corruption […]
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday urged the nation to actively participate in Earth Hour being observed on March 28, 2026. President Zardari, in a post on X, encouraged citizens to switch off non-essential lights for one hour on the evening of March 28 and use the time to reflect […]
Bank of America agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records showed on Friday. Lawyers for the bank and the women had told Manhattan-based US District Judge Jed Rakoff this month they had reached a “settlement […]
Around 10 US service members were injured in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, according to a US official speaking to CNN. At least 10 US service members were injured in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a US official told CNN. https://t.co/bbo6rFPMXZ […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday it had reached a staff-level agreement (SLA) with Pakistan for the disbursement of about $1.2 billion, following the successful completion of the third review under the country’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The Fund also tacitly endorsed […]
IRGC Aerospace Commander Seyed Majid Moosavi has reiterated a warning to employees of US and Israeli industrial companies in the region to leave following attacks on Iran’s production sites, Al Jazeera reports. The warning came as Iranian state media said two nuclear-related facilities have been attacked, but there has been no release of radioactive material. […]
In a move with implications for national security and identity management, the Senate Standing Committee on Interior has approved a key amendment bill empowering National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to block the national identity cards of suspicious individuals for up to 60 days. The bill, presented by Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, was […]