KARACHI -UNS: Sindh has recorded this year’s first case of the Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Karachi. A patient, infected with the virus, passed away after contracting the disease. The provincial health department said in a statement that a 42-year-old man, who was a resident of Karachi’s Malir, contracted […]
ST PETERSBURG – Reuters:Russia is telling the United States not to strike Iran because it would radically destabilise the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, and Moscow said Israeli strikes risked triggering a nuclear catastrophe. Russia signed a strategic partnership with Iran in January and […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: President Asif Ali Zardari visited Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah on Wednesday. Upon his arrival, he was received Chairman POF Wah, Lieutenant General Syed Tahir Hameed Shah. Federal Minister for Defence Production, Mohammed Raza Hayat Harraj and Secretary Defence Ministry of Production, Lt General Muhammad Chiragh Haider (Retd) […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Senator Rubina Khalid, met with Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, at his office on Wednesday to brief him on the upcoming Benazir Hunarmand Program (BHP) and formally invite him to its launch ceremony at the […]
TEHRAN -AFP: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the nation would never surrender as demanded by President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face “irreparable damage” if it intervenes in support of its ally. The speech came six days into the conflict, with Trump demanding […]
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has reiterated his call for Iran to surrender, saying otherwise, there would be more problems for Tehran. He said that Iran is seeking negotiations while describing the country as “totally defenseless” amid ongoing military exchanges. Speaking to reporters, Trump said Tehran is in “a […]
ISLAMABAD (APP) –Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that the digital sales tax on services would remain within the jurisdiction of provinces, while the proposed 18% GST tax on solar panels had been reviewed and revised down to 10% following consultations. Speaking in […]
KARACHI -UNS: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, hailed the upcoming meeting between Pakistan’s Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump as a positive development for strengthening Pakistan-US relations. In a statement posted on social media platform X, Bilawal said, “Today’s meeting between Field Marshal Asim […]
By Qamar Bashir In the fog of war, truth is often the first casualty. As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, a dangerously false narrative is being pushed by Israeli-linked media outlets—one that falsely accuses Pakistan of issuing nuclear threats and aligning militarily with Iran. It alleges that Pakistan warned the United […]