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China to offer emergency humanitarian aid to Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun takes a question from a journalist at a press conference in Beijing, China January 7, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS China on Tuesday announced emergency humanitarian assistance for Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, citing worsening humanitarian conditions amid ongoing regional conflict. Speaking at a regular briefing in Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson … Read more

Tabish Hashmi calls out Ahmad Ali Butt for Malala post

tv host and stand up comedian tabish hashmi and actor comedian ahmad ali butt during a podcast photo youtube

TV host Tabish Hashmi called out Ahmad Ali Butt for posting misleading information regarding Malala TV host and stand-up comedian Tabish Hashmi and actor-comedian Ahmad Ali Butt during a podcast. PHOTO: YOUTUBE TV host and stand-up comedian Tabish Hashmi recently responded to actor and comedian Ahmad Ali Butt, after he criticised Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai … Read more

Police repel Bannu attacks on stations, kill one terrorist in follow-up operation

Officials say coordinated assaults foiled; weapons recovered as security tightened across region K-P Police. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE PESHAWAR: Police in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa repelled coordinated terrorist attacks on Baka Khel Police Station and the Fatah Khel checkpost early Tuesday, killing one attacker in a subsequent search operation, officials said. According to police, terrorists launched the assaults during sehri … Read more

Current account slips into $700m deficit

[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s external sector showed renewed strain in February as the country’s current account slipped back into deficit, highlighting the fragility of recent macroeconomic stability despite strong remittance inflows. According to the latest balance of payments data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country posted a current account deficit of $700 … Read more

Why Gulf fury is aimed at Tehran, not Washington

Gulf states absorb heaviest shocks of regional war they urged US to avoid, yet reserve language of betrayal for Tehran Plume of smoke rises around Dubai Creek area as seen from Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates March 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Nearly two weeks into the United States-Israeli war ​with Iran, a … Read more