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BAJAUR: Two police officers providing security for polio vaccination teams were killed on Monday in separate targeted attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur. District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Khalid told The Express Tribune the first attack occurred in the Qila Nazakai area of Salarzai, where Constable Syed Aziz, assigned to protect a polio team, was shot by … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday came under severe selling pressure, tracking a broader global market decline, as fears of rising inflation intensified amid a global oil crisis. The bourse plunged nearly 3,800 points, triggered by stalled US-Iran peace negotiations, which kept tensions high around the Strait of Hormuz and pushed crude … Read more
Iranian FM spokesperson states that nuclear enrichment is Iran’s non-negotiable right Iranian people attend a ceremony marking 40 days since the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and US strikes, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. PHOTO:REUTERS Spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission Ebrahim Rezaei stated on … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury on Monday extended by 30 days its sanctions waiver for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, as global energy prices continue to surge due to the Iran war. The latest “temporary 30-day general license” will “provide the most vulnerable nations with the ability to temporarily access Russian oil currently stranded at … Read more
According to the verdict, suicide is a cardinal sin in Islam and is an anti-life act ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has declared that the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2022pertaining to the omission of the offence of attempt to commit suicideis un-Islamic. “After hearing the parties at length and meticulously perusing the record, we … Read more
San Diego police say they are considering shooting at Islamic center a ‘hate crime’ US police responded to a shooting at a mosque in California, with officials saying the threat had been ‘neutralised.’ PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY SAN DIEGO: Five people, including two suspected shooters, were killed in a shooting incident at the Islamic Centre of … Read more
Without strong front-runners for the Palme d’Or, every movie is getting mixed reactions, especially the sci-fi action film “Hope.”
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Monday temporarily suspended previously imposed closing-time restrictions under austerity measures on businesses nationwide, exempting a wide range of commercial establishments until May 31, according to an official notification. In the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the immediate exemption from the earlier order dated April … Read more
The president is popping up on the back of the iconic three-wheeler to kick off America’s 250th anniversary celebrations in India.
Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.