Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday that 583 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed and more than 795 injured during the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, launched in response to what Islamabad described as “unprovoked action” from across the Afghan border. Operation Ghazab lil-Haq was launched last week following renewed clashes along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, […]
A total of 255 employees at three government hospitals in Rawalpindi remain unpaid as of the 18th of Ramazan, sparking frustration among staff with only 12 days left before Eidul Fitr. At Holy Family Hospital, 115 regular employees working on permits are awaiting their salaries. Meanwhile, 85 daily-wage workers at Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital (RTH) and […]
Central Stags fast bowler Brett Randell became the first player to take five wickets in five balls in first-class cricket on Sunday, producing a remarkable burst on the second day of the Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts in Napier. The 30-year-old right-armer also became the first bowler to claim six wickets in eight deliveries […]
Pakistan’s security forces killed at least 13 terrorists in a series of intelligence-based operations conducted on March 6-7 across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday. The operations were part of a “relentless counter terrorism campaign”, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The Pakistani authorities use the term Fitna Al […]
The clerical body that will choose Iran’s next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said on Sunday. The Mehr news agency quoted him as saying “some obstacles” still needed to be resolved regarding the process. On Saturday, a […]
US-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China’s top diplomat said on Sunday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. “Failure to engage between the two nations would only lead to misunderstandings and misjudgements, escalating toward confrontation and harming the world,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi […]
A Pakistani driver was killed when “debris from an aerial interception” fell onto a vehicle in Dubai’s Al Barsha area late on Saturday night, according to the Dubai Media Office. This is the second instance of a Pakistani national losing his life in an attack in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the ongoing war […]
The US embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said. The blast was heard from the embassy compound in western Oslo at around 1am (0000 GMT), and smoke was seen rising from the area, eyewitnesses said. “There was a very thick layer […]
Israel said it had initiated fresh strikes across Iran on Sunday, and a huge fire engulfed a government office block in Kuwait hit by drones, as a war that has brought chaos to the Middle East and roiled global oil markets entered its second week. Trump has justified the attack by saying Iran posed an […]
The steep increase in petroleum prices, coupled with global energy turmoil, is expected to significantly raise the cost of running government vehicle fleets across the country, placing additional strain on federal and provincial budgets. Officials say that the country already spends between Rs60 billion and Rs70 billion annually on fuel and maintenance of official vehicles, […]