Iran’s armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi says battlefield realities matter more than enemy narratives Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, said Iranian armed forces are stronger than at the beginning. PHOTO: TASNIM NEWS X Iran on Thursday denied US claims that its defence systems had been destroyed, saying its armed forces remain…
Rural poverty at 36.2% more than double urban rate of 17.4%; income inequality widens Siblings walk along a railway tracks at a slum area in Karachi on Pakistan July 9, 2020. Photo: Reuters Pakistan’s poverty rate has climbed to 28.9% despite signs of economic recovery and improved macroeconomic stability, highlighting the disconnect between headline growth…
Military conflict to only ‘escalate the situation,’ Chinese Foreign Ministry says Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Lin Jian. PHOTO: REUTERS China on Thursday renewed its call for the US and Iran to halt fighting and return to dialogue. Beijing is “gravely” concerned about the situation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters. Military conflict will only…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is presenting the Pakistan Economic Survey, outlining key economic indicators ahead of the federal budget announcement. Aurangzeb said the Economic Survey was an important document, but it also told the story of the past year, adding that the country faced economic uncertainty during the previous year, followed by floods and subsequent rescue…
She claims that PTI founder was being kept in isolation under conditions unprecedented for political leader LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, on Thursday voiced concern over her brother’s prison conditions, saying there were fears that he may have been poisoned. Speaking to the media outside the anti-terrorism court (ATC) in…
. ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening its partnership with Russia, describing Moscow as a trusted partner and an important global power with whom Islamabad seeks deeper cooperation in diverse fields. Addressing a reception held to mark the National Day of Russia, President Zardari extended warm congratulations to…
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 Oil prices jumped on Thursday as Tehran declared the critical energy chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, closed after the US launched additional…
Oil prices rose nearly $3 following Trump’s threat of escalation and extended gains in early Asian trade on Thursday Iranian missiles are launched, as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the…
. BARCELONA: Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday blessed a giant new tower at Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia Basilica after celebrating mass inside what is now the world’s tallest church. A fireworks and light show illuminated the exterior of the temple at the end of the ceremony, bathing the unfinished basilica in shifting colours that highlighted…
. The terrorism in Balochistan shows how an armed separatist movement comes apart over time. For more than twenty years, Pakistan’s largest province has lived with low-intensity conflict: scattered violence, a steady separatist message, and long stretches of uneasy quiet. The recent operational record, the shift in tactics, and the regional politics around it point…