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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Nihal Hashmi, a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and former Senator, as the governor of Sindh. The approval was given following the advice of Prime Minister…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said that matters concerning Iranian oil tankers are issues between Iran and the respective governments, and Pakistan does not hold any specific position. FO spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi also said…

TEHRAN: Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said that Iran is targeting neighboring countries only because of the presence of American military bases, insisting that Tehran’s attacks are directed solely at US military…

JAMMU: Former chief minister of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after a gunman opened fire at him in Jammu, officials said. According to police, Abdullah was returning…

LAHORE: Lahore High Court has accepted the petition of former Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam and declared the order for registering a case against him null and void. The hearing took place on Thursday regarding allegations of sexual…

ISLAMABAD: As tensions continue in the Middle East, at least 55 flights from Pakistan were cancelled on Thursday, affecting passengers travelling to several regional destinations. According to aviation sources, the cancelled flights…

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that his country has no intention of entering into conflicts with other nations in the region. He made the remarks during a conversation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according…

NEW YORK: The Consulate General of Pakistan in New York commemorated International Women’s Day with a special event organized in collaboration with Brilliance Foundation International. The event brought together members of the…

LAHORE: Pakistani actress Veneza Sattar has strongly denied circulating rumors about her marriage to former cricketer Shoaib Malik, calling all such reports baseless. In a recent interview with a private TV channel, Veneza revealed that…

KARACHI: The MT Sargodha has arrived in Karachi carrying 65,029 metric tons of crude oil. The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has confirmed that another vessel is also en route with crude oil. MT Karachi 12 and Karachi 13 are…