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Trump Cancels Planned Strikes on Iran After High-Level Talks, Says Agreement Approved by Multiple Countries

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has announced that planned military strikes against Iran have been cancelled…

Iran’s Joint Military Command Says Oil and Gas Exports Must Be ‘For Everyone or No One’

TEHRAN: Iran’s top joint military command, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, has warned that recent US…

US-Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes as Prospects for Swift Peace Deal Diminish

WASHINGTON: The United States carried out a new round of attacks on Iran on Thursday, triggering…

Khawaja Asif Calls on JAAC to Leave Refugee Seat Decision to AJK Voters

As tensions continue in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday urged…

FO warns of “far-reaching consequences” over any attempt to block water after Indian minister’s remarks

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday warned that any deliberate attempt to block water essential to…

PPP, PML-N Hold Talks on Gilgit-Baltistan Government Formation Formula

GILGIT: Delegations of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) met in…

Netanyahu urges Lebanese people to side with Israel against Hezbollah

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called on the Lebanese people to join…

Israeli airstrikes in south Lebanon kill 12, medical source says

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a Lebanese medical…

Former Taliban Commander Jailed for 42 Years by US Court

NEW YORK: A former Afghan Taliban commander convicted of abducting a journalist and orchestrating attacks that…

Pezeshkian Says Iran Seeks Peace but Will Not Surrender to Pressure or Threats

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Iran is not seeking war, but will not…

Trump Threatens Iran again with Possible Military Action

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has once again issued a strong warning to Iran, saying, “We’re going…

Lahore vs. Karachi: Why Cities Rise or Fall? A fact based analysis

BY: SYED FEROZ AHMEDHouston, Texas “Learning is the foundation of professional and political growth, enabling experience…

Pakistan Army Mi-17 crashes near Muzaffarabad, all onboard martyred: ISPR

MUZAFFARABAD: An Mi-17 helicopter belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday shortly after…

Iran targets US bases in Jordan and Gulf after fresh US strikes near Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they carried out attacks on a US base in Jordan and…

PTI holds sit-in after Imran Khan’s sisters denied meeting at Adiala Jail

ISLAMABAD: After senior PTI leaders and Imran Khan’s family were once again denied permission to meet…

AJK Govt Orders Sedition Cases, Announces Bounties on JAAC Leaders

MUZAFFARABAD: Parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) remained in the throes of a crippling shutter-down…

JD Vance Says Iran Conflict Will Not Become a US “Quagmire,” Cites Nuclear-Weapon Prevention Goal

WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance has said he is confident that the ongoing Iran-related conflict…

US helicopter crew rescued by drone after crash near Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that two US helicopter crew members were…

Six security personnel martyred as attack on Frontier Constabulary post in Peshawar thwarted: sources

PESHAWAR: Six Frontier Constabulary (FCN) personnel were martyred and four others injured while responding to an…

Bahrain military commander meets CDF Asim Munir, discusses enhanced defence cooperation: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The commander of Bahrain’s National Guard, General Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa,…

Trump says Middle East peace deal in ‘final stages’ amid ongoing negotiations

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said negotiators were in the “final throes” of talks…

Xi Jinping pledges steadfast support to Kim Jong Un during rare visit to North Korea

SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing will…

AJK Prepares for Long March as Political Unrest Continues

MUZAFFARABAD: Following Sunday night’s intense clashes in Rawalakot that left seven civilians and four law enforcement…

Action Threatened Against Police Officials Refusing Duty in AJK and GB

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have initiated disciplinary action against officials who refused to perform duties in…