4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (354+ words) Pakistan, along with seven other nations, condemned on Sunday the "appalling, degrading, and unacceptable actions of extremist Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir" against participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in Israeli detention. Last week, Israel's far-right national security…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (694+ words) The United States and Iran appear closer than ever to a deal that would end a war that has engulfed the Middle East and disrupted the global oil market. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the world might "get…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago  (803+ words) Condemnations poured in on Sunday after suicide attack in Quetta claimed more than 10 lives and left several others injured, with global actors expressing solidarity with Pakistan. The attack targeted a shuttle train, with images following the blast showing a mangled…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago  (280+ words) Security forces have killed 11 terrorists in the Datta Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district during the last 48 hours, the military's media affairs wing said on Sunday. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces had…...

12+ hour, 41+ min ago  (207+ words) The Sindh government has announced a three-day Eidul Azha holiday from May 26 to 28, in correction of an earlier notification of a four-day holiday, which included Friday. The decision is in line with the federal government's announcement of a three-day public…...

12+ hour, 28+ min ago  (335+ words) Pakistan, along with 13 other nations, on Sunday condemned the "illegal and unacceptable step" of the so-called Somaliland opening a "purported" embassy in occupied Jerusalem, terming it an "infringement on the legal and historical status of Jerusalem," the Foreign Office (FO)…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago  (596+ words) India voiced concern on Sunday over a US visa crackdown, striking a rare critical note even as it expressed broad alignment with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on other fractious issues. Paying his first visit to India, Rubio said the…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago  (302+ words) At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said on Sunday, as a heatwave grips swathes of the country following official health warnings. India is no stranger to scorching summers but years of…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1483+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Beijing on Sunday, where he would have "high-level engagements" with the Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping and his counterpart, Li Qiang. PM Shehbaz landed in Hangzhou on Saturday, kicking off his four-day official visit…...

22+ hour, 14+ min ago  (84+ words) THE world is increasingly beginning to view organised crime (OC) as a serious global threat. It is not simply a law-and-order problem, but a cancer that is rapidly metastasising to vital parts of the state, including the economy, governance and…...