Israel said it had launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilize the wider Middle East. Hours after the United States and Israel said that an air strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part […]
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed concern over US-Israeli strikes against Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire, urging all sides to avoid escalation and to resume dialogue and negotiation. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected. On Sunday, China’s embassy in Israel issued […]
Pakistan’s push to clear terrorist hideouts and safe havens inside Afghanistan entered its third day on Saturday, as the enemy suffered heavy losses. In response to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban regime, Pakistan’s armed forces continued their operations and completely destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts, including the Jirga Thana and Rahim Thana posts in […]
‘Sinners’ is the most nominated film in the history of the Academy Awards, commonly known as the ‘Oscars’, with 16 nominations. When director Ryan Coogler called Raphael Saadiq to run him through its script, the celebrated R&B singer and songwriter knew the song he wanted to write before he hung up the phone. Saadiq felt […]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday strongly condemned Iranian missile attacks on United States military bases in the Gulf and said it was ready to defend its fellow brotherly states as open conflict broke out in the Middle East. Earlier in the day, the US and Israel jointly launched strikes on Iran that pushed […]
World leaders on Saturday reacted warily to US and Israeli strikes on Iran that sowed concerns of a broader conflict. The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting, called at the request of Bahrain and France. The meeting will take place at 4pm (local time, 2 am PST Sunday). United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and […]
Pakistan on Saturday condemned both the Israeli and US strikes against Iran and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on several Gulf countries, in what appears to be a carefully calibrated diplomatic response aimed at maintaining balance amid a rapidly escalating regional crisis. In a strongly worded statement, the Foreign Office expressed regret over the “breakdown of talks […]
International energy markets are bracing for severe turbulence following coordinated United States and Israeli air strikes on Iran and retaliatory missile attacks across the Gulf region. The confrontation has heightened concerns over oil exports from the Middle East, a region responsible for roughly 20 per cent of global crude supplies. Although there has been no […]
The Punjab School Education Department has placed all schools in the province on high security alert, issuing directives aimed at preventing any untoward incident. The district education authorities have been instructed through a notification to ensure strict implementation of security measures in both government and private schools. The directives include enhanced monitoring of visitors, alertness […]
Agriculture experts have issued fresh guidelines for wheat farmers across Punjab to mitigate the impact of rising temperatures on crop yield, as the mercury has shown a steady upward trend over the past five days and is expected to remain high for another week. A spokesperson for the Punjab Agriculture Department said temperatures across the […]