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RIYADH: A huge fire erupted at Saudi Arabia’s major oil processing facility in Ras Tanura after what regional sources described as a drone strike by Iran, intensifying already high tensions between Iran and its regional rivals. Videos…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recorded what is being described as the largest single-day decline in its history, as escalating tensions in the Middle East triggered panic selling at the start of the trading week. The benchmark…

ISLAMABAD: A group described as a Pakistani cyber force has claimed responsibility for hacking an Indian television channel, briefly broadcasting pro-Pakistan slogans and messages. The Indian news channel ABP News was targeted in a…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s airspace has witnessed a significant increase in overflights due to the ongoing war situation in the Middle East, according to aviation sources. Data from global flight tracking service Flightradar24 shows that…

QUETTA: More than 70 Pakistani nationals, including students, have returned home through the Taftan border as tensions escalate in Iran, officials confirmed on Monday. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Chaghi district, over 25 male…

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israel launched extensive airstrikes across Lebanon early Monday after the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired rockets and drones into northern Israel, marking a sharp escalation in a widening regional conflict linked to…

WASHINGTON: A new survey has revealed that 43 percent of Americans opposed U.S. military strikes on Iran, while only about one in four supported the action. The poll also indicates a slight decline in former President Donald Trump’s…

ISLAMABAD: The scheduled time for the joint sitting of Parliament, originally set for Monday morning, has been revised. According to a spokesperson from the National Assembly Secretariat, the session will now begin at 3p.m. instead of the…

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi chaired the 11th meeting of the Board of Investment and Trade and approved the budget for the current fiscal year. It also endorsed the formation of various committees…

TEHRAN: Following recent U.S. airstrikes, Iran has indicated it may withdraw from the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. Iran had qualified for the tournament for the fourth consecutive time, finishing first in their Asian qualifying group.…