Balcazar canceled a signing ceremony last Friday for the acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-16 jets LIMA: Peru’s defense minister and foreign minister resigned from their posts on Wednesday, amid growing speculation over the status of a multi-billion-dollar purchase of F-16 aircraft from the United States. Interim President Jose Balcazar, who leaves office in July, sought…
Offers technical assistance for AMI meters, battery storage studies as minister seeks NGC restructuring support A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari held a meeting with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Emma Xiaoqin Fan…
Yemen-based group said on Monday they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia Armed men stand on the beach as the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen’s Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo Yemen-based Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil…
Healthcare centres, critical sites prioritised in the effort, with generators provided to tide over retirement homes People cool off in the Trocadero fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower as temperatures rise in Paris during a heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 23, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Authorities in northern France were scrambling on…
Says present phase should not be viewed as a tactical pause before renewed hostilities ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD. Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir president Masood Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan emerged as the central facilitator in ongoing efforts to secure a diplomatic settlement between the United States and Iran. In a statement, he expressed confidence that…
. QUETTA: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Quetta Zone has strongly condemned the acid attack on Dr Mah Noor Naseer at Civil Hospital, demanding a judicial inquiry to bring the facts before the public. Addressing a press conference at the Quetta Press Club on Thursday, PMA Quetta Zone General Secretary Dr Shoaib Baloch, flanked by…
Vance says violence will be met with violence; IRGC warns any further US attacks will be met with broader response Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz….
Warns of rising river levels from July 20-24, with flash floods and urban flooding expected across cities in Punjab The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Sunday warned of an increased flood risk across Punjab as a strong monsoon spell, coupled with an approaching westerly wave, was expected to affect the catchments of major rivers…
. NIGERIA/ SOUTH AFRICA: Nigeria urged South Africa on Monday to do more to prevent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African migrants, saying repeated violence was straining ties and raising questions about whether the government was complicit. The comments came during talks in Abuja between Nigerian officials and a South African delegation led by…
A file photo of former PML-N senator Taj Afridi. — SENATE WEBSITE Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senator Taj Afridi passed away in a road accident on the M-1 motorway near the Colonel Sher Khan Interchange on Friday, according to the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP). A statement from the NHMP said Afridi was commuting from Islamabad to…