No deal, no exit: How US-Iran standoff risks fresh conflict
Tehran sees its stockpile of enriched uranium and control of Hormuz as core strategic assets essential to survival People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Three months after the United States and Israel […]
Court sentences Umar Hayat to death in Sana Yousaf murder case
Convict had retracted confession yesterday, alleging false implication under pressure from victim’s TikTok followers ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Tuesday announced the verdict in the Sana Yousaf murder case, sentencing Umar Hayat, to death. On Monday, Hayat refused to accept his confessional statement given before the magistrate, saying that he did not even know what a confessional […]
Putin trip aims to show China ties unshakeable after Trump pomp – World
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and his “long-time good friend” Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump. The confirmation of Putin’s trip came just hours after Trump wrapped up his visit on Friday, the first by […]
10 countries, including Pakistan, condemn Israel’s interception of Gaza aid flotilla – Pakistan
Pakistan and nine other countries on Tuesday issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. The joint statement by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Turkiye, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Libya, Maldives and Spain was shared by the Foreign Office on the social media platform X. It said that the ministers […]
Shares and bonds steady as oil eases on Trump’s Iran comments
An oil tanker anchors near the oil hub of the port of Fos-Lavera at sunset near Marseille, southern France. PHOTO: REUTERS Global stock and bond markets steadied on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump paused a planned attack on Iran and said there was a good chance of a nuclear deal, sending oil prices lower. […]
Teachers protest abduction of Gwadar University VC, others – Pakistan
QUETTA: Leaders of Academic Staff Associations of Balochistan University, while expressing serious concern over non-recovery of kidnapped top officials of Gwadar University, on Monday announced that a black day would be observed on Tuesday (today) and protest rallies would be held on Wednesday at 11am in all universities across the province. Vice Chancellor of Gwadar […]
Maryam says cities’ resilience relies on people-centred uplift – Pakistan
• Punjab CM tells Baku summit about $2bn urban development plan• Says Lahore declared ECO Tourism Capital for 2026-27 LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday addressed the World Urban Forum Leaders’ Summit in Baku, saying her province had launched an Urban Development Programme worth more than $2 billion aimed at rebuilding roads, drainage […]
Palestine on BRICS agenda – Newspaper
AT the heart of the war on Iran is the issue of Palestine. That the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi last week suspended their open differences and declared support for an independent Palestinian state is therefore a major development. The gist of the “unanimous” agreement announced by India as this year’s chair does […]
Sindh Assembly passes bill for legal cover to household workers – Pakistan
KARACHI: In a move to protect some of the province’s most overlooked workers, the Sindh Assembly on Monday passed the Domestic Workers Welfare Bill 2025, bringing formal safeguards to the employment and working conditions of household workers across the province. According to the bill, which requires gubernatorial assent to become law, a domestic worker is […]
Imran urges SC to order his hospitalisation – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking directions his transfer to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, access to his personal physicians, family and counsel, and provision of his medical details to the family. A similar petition was earlier moved before the SC by his sister Dr Uzma Khan who challenged […]