DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 15 security personnel were martyred in militant attacks across Khyber Pakh­tun­khwa over the past couple of days, officials and sources confirmed.

However, Iranian state TV, citing officials of the Tehran province air defence, reported: “The loud blasts heard around Tehran were related to the activation of the air defence system against the ...

Friday granted bail to Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan against surety bonds of Rs20,000 each. The siblings were arrested on October 4 in a case registered by Kohsar Police Station. They were detained for ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will fund Pakistan’s pandemic preparedness programme to bolster the country’s prevention, readiness and response capacity to deal with future disease outbreaks. The programme ...

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to invest one per cent of its GDP annually — equivalent to over Rs1.24 trillion based on current estimates — in climate resilience ...

GAZA: Save the Children’s Alexandra Saieh, head of humanitarian policy and advocacy, said that the situation for children in Gaza is now “absolutely catastrophic”.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as shares surged more than 1,100 points to a new high in intraday trade on Friday. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 1141.43, or 1.25 per cent to stand at ...

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected observations made by the UN Human Rights chief regarding judicial independence, urging him to focus on his mandate instead of making uninformed ...

ISLAMABAD: The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill, also known as the Constitutional Package, became law following approval from both houses of parliament. The bill, which was initially greenlit by the ...

LONDON: Leading UK charities launched an urgent appeal for funds to meet what they called “huge levels of need” in Gaza, Lebanon and the occupied West Bank, AFP reports. “Over the past year, conflict ...

ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar here on Wednesday. The visiting Indian foreign minister is ...

ISLAMABAD: The 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to a peaceful settlement of differences and ...