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Islamabad / Peshawar — A moderate earthquake jolted multiple cities across Pakistan during Iftar time on Sunday evening, sending panicked residents rushing into the streets as tremors shook homes and buildings across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and the federal capital.According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Seismological Centre, the earthquake registered a magnitude of 5.7 on the…

Islamabad — President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday extended warm greetings to Pakistan’s Hindu community on the occasion of Holi while appealing for simplicity and caution in celebrations this year given the country’s heightened security situation.In a statement, the President congratulated the Hindu community on the festival of colours, saying Pakistan takes great pride in…

Tehran / New York — The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has sent shockwaves far beyond the battlefield, throwing one of world football’s biggest events into uncertainty just 103 days before kickoff.Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj told Iranian state television: “With what happened today and with that attack by the United States, it is…

Islamabad — Both houses of Pakistan’s Parliament will convene in a joint sitting on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 10:30 AM, following a change in timing. The revision to the session time was made on the direct instruction of President Asif Ali Zardari himself.  The joint session has been convened in accordance with the constitutional…

states — Qatar intercepts two wavesTehran / Doha / Tel Aviv — The Middle East plunged deeper into open warfare on Sunday as Israel announced it would maintain a continuous air campaign over Tehran while Iran escalated its retaliation by targeting US military bases across the Gulf and striking civilian infrastructure in multiple countries.Israel’s sustained…

Moscow / United Nations — Russia delivered a blistering condemnation of the joint American-Israeli military campaign against Iran at an emergency United Nations Security Council session on Saturday, placing full blame for the escalating crisis on Washington and Tel Aviv.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the strikes “a reckless step” and “a deliberate, premeditated, and…

Washington — U.S. President Donald Trump has declared the joint American-Israeli strikes on Iran a success and claimed that a diplomatic resolution with Tehran is now significantly more attainable following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.In a phone interview with CBS News on Saturday evening, Trump said that a diplomatic solution is “much…

Islamabad / Karachi / Lahore — Pakistan plunged into widespread unrest on Sunday as protests over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei turned violent, prompting emergency security measures across the country.District Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon announced the imposition of Section 144, declaring all public gatherings unlawful and warning citizens of strict…

Washington / Tehran — The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency played a pivotal role in the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a bombshell report by The New York Times.The CIA had tracked Khamenei for months and passed “high fidelity” intelligence on his location to Israel ahead of the attack. The breakthrough came…

Islamabad — Pakistan is gripped by grief following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli airstrike. Protests erupted in the port city of Karachi, where footage verified by Al Jazeera showed demonstrators attacking the US consulate.  (Al Jazeera)Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed deep condolences, saying the Pakistani people…