United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO foreign ministers format in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS DUBAI: The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday,…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said Pakistan welcomed the supplemental award issued by the Court of Arbitration on May 15 regarding the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects under the Indus Waters Treaty. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, while addressing his weekly media briefing, said the award reaffirmed Pakistan’s…
Marks second visit by field marshal within five weeks Naqvi’s meetings in Tehran showed tangible progress Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni welcomes Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on his arrival in Tehran on Friday. Photo: ISPR ISLAMABAD: Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army…
Minister of State for Interior & Narcotics Control Talal Chaudhry told the National Assembly on Friday that passengers travelling abroad, even with valid passports and visas, are sometimes subjected to additional profiling and screening to stop misuse of legal travel channels. He explained that this system helps identify high-risk travel patterns linked to smuggling networks,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has passed a new maritime legislation aimed at enforcing the Hong Kong convention to pave the way for shipbreaking on a large scale in Pakistani shipyards, which will boost the ship recycling industry. The law will regulate the use of hazardous materials in the ship recycling sector, promote environmentally sustainable shipbreaking practices and…
. For decades, India has occupied a comfortable position in the Western imagination – the so-called world’s largest democracy, a strategic partner and a net security provider in the region. That flattering portrait has encouraged a habit of looking away from inconvenient evidence. Today, that habit is becoming dangerous. India’s pursuit of the Agni-VI intercontinental…
As a congresswoman, Gabbard had in particular expressed opposition to going to war against Iran Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a US House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. REUTERS US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday, ending…
The claim that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatened a nuclear missile attack on Israel is false An April 6, 2026, news report by Al Jazeera stated that North Korea was distancing itself from Iran in hopes of reviving talks with the US. PHOTO: FILE Multiple accounts, including accounts that appear to be pro-Iranian based…
Stormy weather has brought rain across Afghanistan since late March, triggering floods, landslides, and damages Afghan residents clear sludge from a street after heavy rain showers induced flash floods in the Khash district of Badakhshan province on May 22, 2026. PHOTO: AFP Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 24 people in the past…
WHO Africa director warns underestimating Ebola risk is dangerous; one case could spread beyond DRC and Uganda Two children of an American Ebola patient look through a window at their father in the isolation ward at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, May 21, 2026. Charite/Handout via REUTERS The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised…