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There is no room for leniency and leverage for nefarious elements, which compromise national interests Sons of PTI founder Imran Khan, Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Khan. Photo: X/ File Respect, honour, and prestige of one’s homeland and its national interests, especially the interests which are directly linked to the sovereignty, image, and standing of a … Read more
The Ukrainian president visited the Middle East, where he sought to shift his country from a recipient of military aid to a supplier.
Health ministry reports 47 deaths in past 24 hours, thousands injured Emergency personnel work at the site of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in central Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 18, 2026 PHOTO: REUTERS Lebanon’s Health Ministry … Read more
Arrival of Saudi, Turkish and Egyptian FMs signals growing global relevance, say experts From left to right: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: File Pakistan is increasingly being viewed as a key diplomatic player as the … Read more
Israel accused one of the reporters of being a Hezbollah operative. Lebanon’s president said they were journalists and condemned the killings.
Heavy reliance on Tomahawks has left stockpiles ‘alarmingly low’; questions over Israel’s interceptor stockpiles Mobile artillery launching a missile. PHOTO: X The United States has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles during four weeks of conflict with Iran, significantly depleting its precision-guided weapons stockpile, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing Pentagon officials. Launched … Read more
World number two Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates defeating fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev of Germany to reach the ATP Miami Open final. Photo: AFP MIAMI: World number two Jannik Sinner of Italy stretched his win streak over fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev to seven matches on Friday, advancing to a Miami Open men’s final against Czech Jiri Lehecka. … Read more
Urges parties to unite under national government, stresses constitutional supremacy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Tehreek –e-Tahaffuz-e ain Pakistan deputy chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas. SCREENGRAB Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas on Saturday proposed the formation of a national government to steer the country out of ongoing … Read more
Says India should refrain from making ‘unfounded and politically motivated statements about others’ Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi. PHOTO: Radio Pakistan The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday rejected remarks by the Indian foreign ministry spokesperson regarding Pakistan’s Shia community as “cynical and diversionary” that were intended to deflect from the neighbouring country’s own human rights record … Read more
[ The government on Saturday increased the price of jet fuel for commercial passenger aircraft for the fifth time in 28 days, citing the oil crisis following the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran, pushing rates to a record high. Just a day earlier, authorities had raised the price by Rs83 per litre, … Read more
