Under the new local government system introduced through the Local Government Act 2025, Rawalpindi district has been divided into a total of 17 local government units. These include two town corporations, five municipal committees, six tehsil councils and four cantonment boards. Two new tehsil councils and one new municipal committee have been added while the … Read more

American campaign against Iran costing more than $1b per day, according to Anadolu analysis US carrier operations are continuously targeting Iran in the region. PHOTO: CENTCOM/FOX NEWS The United States military campaign against Iran has racked up an estimated $10.35 billion in costs in just 10 days — an average of more than $1b per day. The … Read more

Education Department encourages institutions to continue education via virtual platforms QUETTA: In a bid to address the escalating national fuel shortage triggered by global supply disruptions, all public and private educational institutions across Balochistan have been closed from March 9 to March 23. The decision, outlined in an official notification issued by the Balochistan Education … Read more

‘Nine days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices doubled as US plots target our oil, nuclear sites,’ he says Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday mocked the United States’ ‘Operation Epic Fury”, warning President Donald Trump that Tehran still … Read more

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following airstrikes by United States and Israel, triggering a global oil crisis Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to take the nation into confidence shortly on the overall situation amid the prevailing Middle East crisis, following attacks by the the United States and Israel on Iran. Tensions in the … Read more

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: Russia won its first Winter Paralympic gold medal under its own flag since 2014 as skier Varvara Voronchikhina was crowned women’s super-G standing champion on Monday in Cortina. Despite Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allowed six Russian athletes and four from their allies Belarus to represent their … Read more

India captain Suryakumar Yadav says everyone is excited for the game against Pakistan. Photo: AFP/file AHMEDABAD: Captain Suryakumar Yadav said gold in 2028 on cricket’s return to the Olympics was India’s next big aim after extending their T20 domination with back-to-back World Cup titles. Co-hosts India hammered New Zealand by 96 runs in the final … Read more

World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on the way to a victory over Japan’s Himeno Sakatsume at Indian Wells. Photo: AFP INDIAN WELLS: Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka lined up a fourth-round clash at Indian Wells on Sunday as fourth-ranked Coco Gauff retired with a left arm injury. World number one Sabalenka powered past … Read more

Women browse through markets for Eid shopping. PHOTO: AGENCIES What to expect this Eid, one might think? And we have got you covered. Eid 2026 is all about looking your best, celebrating, having fiestas with family, and bagging envelopes full of cash while moving around in style. This year’s expected trends include loose Kaftan silhouette, … Read more

Investigation highlights that US is the only party in the conflict known to possess such missiles, as Israel does not Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA (West Asia News Agency) Newly released video footage shows a … Read more