Captured terrorist lifts lid on cross-border plot

. KARACHI: An injured terrorist arrested following the attack on a Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, camp in Karachi has claimed that he and his accomplices entered Pakistan from Afghanistan after receiving training there, admitting that the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) planned and coordinated the operation from across the border. According to sources, the suspect, during interrogation, identified…

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29 terrorists eliminated in precision retribution strikes

The funeral prayers for the martyred Rangers personnel are being offered in Karachi. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Security forces on Sunday killed 29 terrorists during intelligence-based ground operations and precision strikes carried out under the Operation Ghazb Lil Haq following recent terrorist attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi. In a post…

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Pakistan moves to salvage fragile ceasefire

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday stepped up its diplomatic engagement with key regional and international players as fresh exchanges of fire between Iran and the United States threatened to unravel the fragile ceasefire and jeopardise the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a series of…

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Sindh Assembly approves Rs3.652tr budget

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Sunday night approved Rs3.652 trillion budget for the 2026-27 financial year after rejecting 1,600 cut motions moved by the opposition, while also authorising Rs165 billion in supplementary grants. The House also passed the Sindh Finance Bill, under which no new taxes have been imposed. Instead, the government has rationalised and…

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US-Iran truce hangs by a thread after fresh strikes

• Iran fires missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait • Trump threatens overwhelming military response • Shipping and diploma DUBAI/WASHINGTON: The fragile Pakistan-brokered peace process between the United States and Iran came under severe strain on Sunday as both sides exchanged fresh military strikes, accused each other of violating an interim ceasefire agreement and threatened further…

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Food prices defy fuel cost decline

LAHORE: Consumers saw little relief from food inflation this week as retail prices for essential commodities remained well above official rates despite lower petrol and diesel prices, highlighting the widening gap between government price lists and market realities. Although the district administration continued issuing official price notifications and claiming regular market monitoring, retailers across the…

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DR Congo advance but Iran out

ATLANTA: The Democratic Republic of Congo became the latest underdogs to roar at the World Cup on Saturday, battling into the knockout rounds for the first time as Iran’s rollercoaster campaign ended in elimination. A chaotic finale to the tournament’s expanded group phase saw Austria and Algeria fill the final two berths in the last…

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Middle East enters uneasy new phase

. The guns may have fallen silent in the Gulf following the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States, but any suggestion that peace has arrived in the Middle East would be premature. Beneath the ceasefire and diplomatic engagements lies a potentially explosive negotiation process with several contentious issues threatening to derail…

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Colombia, Portugal through to last 32

Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez had a goal ruled out for offside late on in the entertaining 0-0 draw with Portugal. Photo: AFP VANCOUVER: Colombia finished top of World Cup Group K after playing out a highly-entertaining end-to-end 0-0 draw with Portugal on Saturday. Colombia will feel hard done by nevertheless as a marginal offside ruled out…

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