Pakistan

Security sources say several hideouts belonging to Fitna-al Hindustan have been destroyed

• Nawaz, Maryam make development pledges, ‘gift’ of 10 electric buses prompts rigging allegations • In apparent swipe at Bilawal, PML-N supremo says ‘Kashmir should not be mistaken for Kashmore, nor Mirpur for Mirpurkhas’ • PPP assails Nawaz’s remarks, urges Election Commission to take notice of ‘promises’ MUZAFFARABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday promised an international airport for Mirpur, the revival of Mansehra-Muzaffarabad-Mirpur mot­o­rway project, and a series of ‘gifts’ for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), as he and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz made a final campaign push for party’s candidates hours before the electioneering ended for the Mirpur division polls. But the pre-poll promises, and an apparent jibe at PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, was not received well by the PML-N’s coalition partner, whose leaders hit back at the elder Sharif, terming his remarks ‘frivolous’ and ‘ridiculous’. Addressing a large public meeting in the lakeside city of Mirpur, the father-daughter duo repeated...

Zindagi Trust fundraising dinner aims to rally diaspora support for quality public education in Pakistan

TEHRAN: Iranian-made ‘Zulfiqar’ missiles are displayed at Azadi Square. As the US kept up its missile strikes on Iranian targets, the IRGC vowed to ‘kill a member of the US forces for every Iranian killed’.—AFP • Exploratory talks held during Iranian interior minister’s recent Islamabad visit • Dar meets Araghchi at SCO summit; Qatar calls for implementing Islamabad MoU • Beijing concerned as Red Sea closure would compound Hormuz woes • Trump says Iran getting serious about talks; warns China, Russia against ‘getting involved’ in conflict • Says US will punish Iran for attacks on ships by Houthi rebels • Four die as US continues strikes on Iran ISLAMABAD / DUBAI: Pakistan is said to be exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks to end their nearly five-month-old war, following a push initiated by China. The development came as US missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday after President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen for extendi...

FM Dar exchanges views on regional developments in meeting with Belarusian, Uzbek, Tajik, and Kazakh counterparts

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The court dismisses prosecution's miscellaneous pleas challenging maintainability of applications

Lord Zamir Choudrey praises Pakistan's efforts to promote peace in the region

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Khan, accused of sexual misconduct, denies any wrongdoing

DPM urges SCO to press Taliban on safe havens

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China-backed push seeks to remove hurdles

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Blazes merge outside Madrid

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PM appoints Gen Aamer as CNSC

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New tariffs had been expected, but trade partners around world joined in strongly disputing the justification for them

Inaugurates country's 'largest' data centre in Islamabad