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PAA says visas of affected pilgrims stand cancelled, Saudi authorities assure full refunds to those affected Saudi Arabia has imposed a new age restriction for Hajj pilgrims, barring individuals under 15 years of age from travelling on Hajj flights, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) announced on Saturday. In a press release, the PAA said Saudi … Read more
For more than 30 years, she wrote and illustrated “Sylvia,” a comic strip about a tart-tongued, witty woman unafraid of expressing her many opinions.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday renewed his government’s commitment to press freedom, saying efforts would continue to protect, promote and strengthen a conducive environment for journalism. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on World Press Freedom Day, the prime minister paid tribute to journalists, … Read more
Report used satellite images and US, Gulf sources, saying most US military sites in region were hit This UGC image posted on social media on March 29, 2026 and verified by AFP staff appears to show a destroyed US Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, primarily used for air traffic control, in … Read more
[ Orders strict action on power theft, stresses reliable energy for industry and relief for homes Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on Friday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy to stabilise electricity tariffs. The orders were given while chairing a meeting on energy sector … Read more
Unresolved conflict would likely mean the global economic fallout, including high US gasoline prices, will persist U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 21, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or … Read more
Senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser addresses the press conference flanked by Salman Akram Raja and Mehmood Achakzai on Saturday. SCREENGRAB The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allies on Saturday announced a series of rallies aimed at what they described as the protection of the Constitution and the release of party founder Imran Khan, as political tensions … Read more
Marco Rubio says an emergency exists that requires immediate sales to Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in a departure lounge before returning to Washington following meetings with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis on February 25, … Read more
The U.S. military has tens of thousands of personnel in Germany, more than in any other foreign country but Japan. Their significance extends well beyond Europe.
Some of Tehran’s vessels have been seized by the US after leaving Iranian ports US President Donald Trump speaks at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida about the recent interception, boarding, and seizure of Iranian cargo ships and oil tankers by the US Navy. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB US President Donald Trump said on Friday the US Navy … Read more