Iran says Hormuz talks with Oman continue ‘positively’
Negotiations focus on defining safe inbound, outbound shipping lanes that safeguard rights of both countries…
Negotiations focus on defining safe inbound, outbound shipping lanes that safeguard rights of both countries Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday said that talks with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz continued “positively”. Speaking to Iran’s state-run broadcaster IRIB, Baqaei stated that the talks so far had been assessed positively at both the…
Calls on govt to restore Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Khan’s right to see their family and lawyers, seek medical care Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the federal government to release Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former premier Imran Khan ahead of the completion of three full years in incarceration. Imran has been imprisoned since August…
MILAN: Thousands of people gathered outside a Milan church Tuesday to pay tribute to Italian football great Franco Baresi, who died last week aged 66. Regarded as one of the greatest sweepers in football history, a funeral service for the former AC Milan captain was held at Milan’s Sant’Ambrogio Basilica. Former teammates Paolo Maldini, Roberto…
Anti-graft watchdog claims Rs2.45tr recovered in second quarter, expands AI-based investigations The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday claimed to have made direct and indirect recoveries worth Rs2.45 trillion during the second quarter of 2026, taking its total recoveries for the first six months of the year to Rs5.41tr, which it described as the highest-ever…
Brent crude fell nearly 5% to $79.82 a barrel after earlier climbing to a session high of $86.33 US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down $4.32, or 5.38%, at $76.02 a barrel after touching a session high of $82.33. PHOTO: PEXELS Oil prices fell as low as 5% on Tuesday to a three-week low…
Latest revision takes petrol to Rs328.56 per litre and HSD to Rs385.86 under the new pricing system A petrol pump in the federal capital seen in this undated image. —FILEPHOTO The federal government on Tuesday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.39 and Rs4.07 per litre, respectively, for August 5. According…
Reviews disaster response arrangements, assures full military support to civil authorities Field Marshal Asim Munir addresses participants during a briefing on disaster preparedness and monsoon response at the NDMA headquarters on Tuesday. Photo: ISPR Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Tuesday emphasised the importance of preparedness, effective…
UN experts raised concerns over alleged foreign intimidation and reprisals against Canadian national Singh Canada’s Sikh activist Moninder Singh poses during an interview with AFP in Geneva on March 19, 2026.PHOTO:AFP United Nations rights experts have urged Canada to take all feasible measures to protect the Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who has been repeatedly warned…
JUI-F chief says state’s writ has collapsed in K-P and Balochistan, urges constitutional governance Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Photo: Facebook Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman launched a scathing attack on the government on Tuesday, declaring that the writ of the state has practically collapsed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, leaving citizens…
iVerify Pakistan confirmed the video shows an electricity theft incident, not police assault on a family The video is from an older incident in Lahore and is entirely unrelated to the AJK situation. PHOTO: VIDEO GRAB Multiple Indian propaganda accounts were sharing a video since July 28, 2026, across social media platforms, claiming that it…