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Three-way defence pact designed to provide deterrence; Iran and its allies challenge Saudi efforts to show restraint Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Increasingly dragged into a war it … Read more
LAHORE: Poor economic and political conditions, repeated internet shutdowns, rising unemployment and inflation have driven over 317,000 Pakistanis to seek employment abroad, including doctors, software engineers, IT specialists, petroleum and mechanical engineers, paramedical staff and technicians. Thousands more are preparing to leave and are being forced to visit various government offices to complete the required … Read more
Five years into their hard-line rule, the Taliban find themselves in crisis at home and abroad.
Three American warships were sent to Valencia to capture pictures of the sun’s corona with a high-definition camera that would cost over $34,000 in today’s money.
A medical issue during Mr. Fincke’s fourth space journey resulted in an early medical evacuation, the first ever from the International Space Station.
ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division has cancelled all no-objection certificates (NOCs) and permissions issued to government officers since 1964 under the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964, directing them to seek fresh approvals under the newly introduced Civil Servants (Conduct) Rules, 2026. According to an office memorandum issued by the Establishment Division, all NOCs and permissions granted … Read more
Top Iranian security official says Tehran and Islamabad have long regarded each other as strategic depth Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, meets Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. — PRESS TV Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said on Wednesday that Iran, Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia had a responsibility, … Read more
The episode casts a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.
. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide is set to undertake an official visit to Pakistan on August 13-14 to discuss deepening bilateral ties, marking the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in a decade, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday. … Read more