England’s Phil Salt (2L) walks back after getting out as Pakistan’s players celebrate during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 24, 2026. Phot: AFP KANDY: Pakistan’s shortcomings were laid bare during their lacklustre T20 World Cup … Read more

Key transit airports, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi in UAE and Doha in Qatar, were shut or severely restricted Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as continued air strikes kept major Middle Eastern airports, including Dubai, the world’s busiest international hub, closed in one of the sharpest aviation shocks in recent years. Key transit … Read more

Islamabad mission pledges continuity of Islamic Republic after supreme leader martyred in US-Israeli strikes This handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him speaking during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of the Shia Eighth Imam Reza, in Tehran on August 24, 2025. Photo: AFP The Embassy of … Read more

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed says democracy, dialogue need to be upheld for peaceful solutions Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at UNSC session. PHOTO: RADIOPAK Pakistan on Saturday condemned what it described as “unwarranted attacks” against Iran and called for an immediate return to diplomacy during an emergency meeting of the … Read more

Interior minister briefs Shehbaz on Rome, Poland meetings; illegal migration to Europe down 47% Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on Sunday, March 1, by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on Sunday by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on the outcomes of his recent participation … Read more

Iran pledges major offensive in response to attacks; UN Secretary-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities Smoke rising from an explosion in Tehran. PHOTO: X DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM,: Israel said it had launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and … Read more

TEHRAN: Iran’s judiciary said the death toll from a US-Israeli strike on Saturday that hit a school in the country’s south has risen to 108. “The number of martyrs at the girls’ school in Minab has increased to 108,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website quoted the local prosecutor’s office as saying. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian … Read more

An army soldier stands guard at a deserted entry point at the Friendship Gate, following the exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s push to clear terrorist hideouts and … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday condemned both the Israeli and US strikes against Iran and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on several Gulf countries, in what appears to be a carefully calibrated diplomatic response aimed at maintaining balance amid a rapidly escalating regional crisis. In a strongly worded statement, the Foreign Office expressed regret over the “breakdown … Read more

The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and calling for the overthrow of its government, while Iran responded with missiles fired at Israel and neighbouring Gulf countries. Iran's Al-Alam television said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — yet to be heard from by Saturday evening — was due to … Read more