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Information minister says strikes were in response to recent terrorist attacks in K-P Pakistan carries out “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border targeting militant hideouts, killing 26 terrorists in response to recent terrorist attacks in the country. SCREENGRAB Pakistan carried out “precision strikes” along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border targeting terrorist hideouts, killing 26 Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists…

Revised business hours apply to standalone grocery, neighbourhood convenience stores Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures. PHOTO: X The government on Wednesday extended a series of austerity measures until June 30 and allowed standalone grocery and kiryana stores to…

ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday that nearly 10 million Pakistani children aged between five and 15 are living with diabetes, warning that the country continues to struggle with preventable diseases due to the lack of effective measures to curb the consumption of sugary drinks. Speaking at the inauguration of the School of…

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced electricity tariffs by up to Rs1.9857 per unit under the quarterly tariff adjustment mechanism, providing relief worth over Rs67 billion to consumers across the country. The regulator approved an overall negative adjustment of Rs67.173 billion and decided that the relief would also be extended to…

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has entertained two constitutional petitions against the imposition of a huge petroleum levy and the hike in petroleum product prices. The FCC registrar has allotted numbers to the petitions. In the petition, filed by JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, the FCC has been requested to issue directions for constituting an…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreing Minister Ishaq Dar called Somali counterpart for urgent release of Pakistani sailors kidnapped by pirates. PHOTO: FILE Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday sought the early release of seamen held hostage off Somalia during a phone call with his Somalian counterpart Abdisalam Abdi Ali. FM Dar conveyed Pakistan’s “grave” concern…

ISPR says two sides discuss matters of mutual interest, regional security and defence cooperation Bahrain National Guard Commander General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Isa on Tuesday appreciated the Pakistan Army’s role in promoting regional peace and stability during a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir….

A key member of banned JAAC, announces complete disassociation; five suspects arrested from Muzaffarabad during IBO Commuters ride past security personnel as they patrol a street ahead of a protest by the banned JAAC in Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on June 7, 2026. Photo: AFP The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government…

Video dates to March 26, showing clashes outside US Consulate after assassination of Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Multiple pro-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and anti-state accounts on social media platform X were sharing a video since Monday, claiming it shows Pakistani security forces firing directly on unarmed protesters in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. However, the footage is from…

Party chief says federal govt must take all parties into confidence, including on matters of law and order Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi speaking a joint press conference in Peshawar. SCREENGRAB PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday rejected the results of the recent…