His comments followed reports by Reuters and other media outlets on Tuesday revealing that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency had assessed that the strikes had set back Iran’s nuclear program by just a few months, despite Trump and administration officials saying it had been obliterated. “The intelligence was … very inconclusive,” Trump told reporters at […]
The two-day SCO defence ministers’ summit has begun in Qingdao, located in China’s eastern Shandong Province. Beijing has long sought to present the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a counterweight to Western-led power blocs and has pushed to strengthen collaboration between its member countries in politics, security, trade and science. The Qingdao meeting of […]
The meeting, held in Qingdao, China, was attended by member states including Pakistan, China, and Russia. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif represented Islamabad at the summit, marking the first time since the Marka-e-Haq that senior officials from both Pakistan and India participated in the same event. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declined to endorse the […]
The weather department has said that most parts of Sindh will be hot and humid on Thursday. But some areas like Tharparkar, Mirpur Khas, Umerkot, Khairpur, Sukkur, and Larkana might get rain with strong winds and thunderstorms. On Friday, the sky will be partly cloudy. However, rain and thunderstorms with strong winds are expected in […]
“However, these efforts need the collective resolve of the entire chain consisting of the individual, community, and society so that with well-coordinated action and efforts, drug abuse is eliminated globally,” he said in a message on the observation of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26. The prime minister stressed the […]
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, called on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday in his capacity as the incoming President of the UN Security Council for July 2025. During the meeting, the Permanent Representative briefed the Secretary- General on the proposed Programme of Work for the Council in July. […]
The Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba was replaced to mark the commencement of the new Islamic year 1447. The Kiswa refers to the black silk embroidered cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque completed the annual changing of the Kiswa—the black silk […]
According to the police department spokesperson, Inspector General (IG) Punjab approved the release of Rs34.5 lac for the medical care of police personnel. Retired Constable Muhammad Iqbal received Rs 10 lac for a liver transplant, while Traffic Warden Farhan Parvez was granted Rs 10 lac for kidney treatment. Constable Ziaullah was provided Rs5 lac for […]
“Intensity of these quakes recorded between 1.5 to 3.8 on the Richter scale, caused by the activity at the Landhi Fault Line,” according to PMD. “These tremors depict natural release of the tectonic tension in the fault line of the region,” the spokesman said. “These earthquakes are the result of the natural tectonic movement with […]
Former prime minister addressing a press conference here said that the ongoing tax system has not been based on justice and urged for changing this taxation system. “This tax system is compelling people to tax evasion,” he said. He said that the budget doesn’t offer any reforms or change any mechanisms. “The situation could not […]
