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Special Correspondent UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has called for an immediate end to Israeli military operations in Gaza. Addressing the UN Security Council,…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has officially lifted most American sanctions on Syria by signing a new executive order, paving the way for renewed global trade with the country, according to US officials. American media reports that…

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has declined to become a party or provide legal assistance in Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s case in a U.S. court. During a hearing at the Islamabad High Court on a petition regarding Dr. Siddiqui’s health and…

Muhammad Irshadullah PESHAWAR: Alarming details of massive corruption and financial mismanagement have emerged from the District Headquarters Hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, the native district of KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.…

GAZA: The blood thirsty Israel seems not in a mood to stop its massacres and has martyred 68 more Palestinians. Arab media report that on Sunday, Israeli forces carried out new airstrikes in northern Gaza, including a bombing on a school…

QUETTA: The Balochistan government has imposed a complete ban on the illegal transportation and sale of Iranian petrol and diesel, citing security and economic concerns. According to an official report, around 2.8 billion liters of petrol…

PHILADELPHIA: A powerful early-morning explosion in North Philadelphia leveled three row houses, killing one person and injuring two elderly women, according to city fire officials. According to media reports, fire crews rushed to 1900…

BEIJING: China has agreed to roll over $3.4 billion in loans to support Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, which are now expected to rise to around $14 billion, according to an international news agency. As part of this arrangement, $2…

ISLAMABAD: As regional tensions escalated due to the Iran-Israel conflict, the government of Pakistan received the first group of 28 Bangladeshi nationals residing in Iran at the GABD-Rimdan border crossing in Gwadar, Balochistan. As the…

ISLAMABAD: The Henley Passport Index has released its 2025 rankings, showing significant improvement for the Pakistani passport, which has now entered the top 100. Pakistan ranks 100th, alongside Somalia and Yemen. According to the…