US president says Tehran, Washington are ‘in the final throes of very, very good deal’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has vowed a military response after accusing Iran of shooting down an American Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating tensions amid fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations over regional conflict. Trump said he…

CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir speaks with Lebanon’s Commander-in-Chief General Rodolphe Haykal during a meeting at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Photo: PPI RAWALPINDI: The top military officers of Lebanon and Bahrain on Tuesday separately called on Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and held…

Govt to slash PSDP by Rs126b, provinces cap spending Coalition consensus clears way for June 12 budget Centre ey ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed next fiscal year’s proposed development budget by Rs126 billion while three provinces, except Balochistan, would freeze their uplift expenses at current levels to create around Rs500 billion worth of fiscal…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, State Minister for Interior Tala Chaudhry and other officials offer funeral prayers at the FC Headquarters in Peshawar for the FC personnel martyred while confronting terrorists on the city’s outskirts. Photo: Express PESHAWAR/RAWALPINDI/HANGU: Six personnel of the Federal Constabulary (FC) embraced martyrdom while bravely confronting terrorists belonging to outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan…

A police officer stands guard beside a convoy of vehicles for police patrol in Muzaffarabad. Photo: REUTERS MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Tuesday announced a reward of Rs10 million for information leading to the arrest of four wanted individuals linked to the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). “The president…

Concerns arose after reports Starlink terminals were used in the Middle East war despite lacking an Iran licence A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a caravan truck of a tourist, parked in a street in Ronda, Spain February 12, 2024. REUTERS India has frozen approvals for Starlink to begin commercial operations due…

Says Hamas and other Palestinian factions dealt ‘with flexibility and positivity’ with proposals An Israeli troop aims his weapon, during a protest against a settlement near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 9, 2026. REUTERS The Palestinian movement Hamas said on Tuesday that “acceptable approaches” had been reached on the “contentious issues” of a…

Footage shows bystanders trying to stop attacker before police arrive; suspect held for attempted murder A man sits on the chest of a victim as he attacks him with a knife, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Social media/via REUTERS Police in Northern Ireland have…

Pakistani army soldiers patrol at D Chowk near the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan April 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS A soldier was martyred as security forces killed 14 terrorists in the Naal area of Balochistan’s Basima district in an intelligence-based operation…