Islamabad IGP, CDA chief commissioner review security arrangements along VIP routes across Islamabad Police officers equipped with riot gear walk at D Chowk area, near the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS Strict traffic restrictions were imposed across the federal capital on Saturday…
Iran renewed attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, causing oil loading at the port of Fujairah to be at least partly halted after the third attack in four days. FILE IMAGE: PIXABAY NEW YORK: Oil prices rose towards $100 a barrel on concerns over Saudi Arabia supply disruptions and limited flows through the…
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 people across Lebanon on Friday, including eight security personnel Rescue personnel working at a site that Israel bombed. PHOTO: ANADOLU Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanon starting at dawn on Saturday, killing three people, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. A residential building in the…
Information ministry establishes facility at Jinnah Convention Centre as journalists arrive in federal capital Picture from inside the Media Facilitation Centre established by the Information Ministry at the Jinnah Convention Centre for foreign journalists arriving to cover the Islamabad talks. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB The government has established a Media Facilitation Centre at the Jinnah Convention Centre…
Says temporary suspension part of efforts to stabilise system while maintaining supply to priority segments KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced on Saturday a 24-hour suspension of gas supply to the industrial sector across Sindh due to a shortfall in the system, aimed at improving pressure and ensuring fair distribution. According to a statement…
Orion capsule splashes down off California coast; crew travelled 252,756 miles, deeper into space than any before The Artemis II crew capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean in this screengrab from a livestream video after the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon, April 10, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The Artemis II capsule and its…
Iranian delegation arrived late on Friday night to attend the high-stakes peace talks US VP JD Vance walks with CDF and COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir and DPM and DM Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad on April 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS United States Vice President JD Vance has landed…
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah. PHOTO: Syed Nasir Hussain Shah KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government, Housing and Town Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that they will provide all facilities to the industrialists of Gujranwala for establishing their businesses and industries in Karachi. “We will provide single-window facilities to the industrialists from Gujranwala,” he…
. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in central London on March 16, 2026. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday felicitated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on hosting peace negotiations in Islamabad between the United States and Iran, and…
Official say coaches numbered 4, 5, 6 and 7 went off track when train was being diverted LAHORE: The Lahore-bound Shalimar Express derailed once again on Friday, just two days after a similar incident near Shahdadpur, raising fresh concerns over railway safety. According to railway officials, one coach of the train went off the track…