Tehran sees its stockpile of enriched uranium and control of Hormuz as core strategic assets essential to survival People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Three months after the United States and Israel…
Convict had retracted confession yesterday, alleging false implication under pressure from victim’s TikTok followers ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Tuesday announced the verdict in the Sana Yousaf murder case, sentencing Umar Hayat, to death. On Monday, Hayat refused to accept his confessional statement given before the magistrate, saying that he did not even know what a confessional…
An oil tanker anchors near the oil hub of the port of Fos-Lavera at sunset near Marseille, southern France. PHOTO: REUTERS Global stock and bond markets steadied on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump paused a planned attack on Iran and said there was a good chance of a nuclear deal, sending oil prices lower….
Upon arrival, the prime minister was received by Balochistan Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail Balochistan Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhail recieves Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as he arrives in Quetta today on a day-long visit. PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Quetta on Tuesday for a one-day visit, where he would chair a meeting of the…
BAJAUR: Two police officers providing security for polio vaccination teams were killed on Monday in separate targeted attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur. District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Khalid told The Express Tribune the first attack occurred in the Qila Nazakai area of Salarzai, where Constable Syed Aziz, assigned to protect a polio team, was shot by…
Iranian FM spokesperson states that nuclear enrichment is Iran’s non-negotiable right Iranian people attend a ceremony marking 40 days since the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and US strikes, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. PHOTO:REUTERS Spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission Ebrahim Rezaei stated on…
San Diego police say they are considering shooting at Islamic center a ‘hate crime’ US police responded to a shooting at a mosque in California, with officials saying the threat had been ‘neutralised.’ PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY SAN DIEGO: Five people, including two suspected shooters, were killed in a shooting incident at the Islamic Centre of…
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Monday temporarily suspended previously imposed closing-time restrictions under austerity measures on businesses nationwide, exempting a wide range of commercial establishments until May 31, according to an official notification. In the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the immediate exemption from the earlier order dated April…
TEHRAN/DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Monday that fibre-optic internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz could be brought under a permit system, as Tehran announced the formation of a new body to manage the key waterway. The strait, through which about 20% of global oil supplies pass, is currently a flashpoint amid…
US president says Qatar, KSA and UAE seek time for nuclear deal Warns of ‘large scale assault’ if diplomacy fail ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he halted a planned military strike on Iran after urgent appeals from Gulf Arab leaders, while warning that Washington remains prepared for a “large scale assault” if…