Security forces kill 24 terrorists in KP’s Bannu, adjoining areas: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces have killed 24 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district and its adjoining areas, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement on Friday afternoon. The statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) highlighted that recently, there had been a “surge” in terrorist activities against police and in incidents of suicide bombings in Bannu. […]
Families of crew aboard crashed K2 Airways cargo plane push for international help to find black boxes – Pakistan
Relatives of the five crew members aboard a Boeing 737 cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea off Karachi last week are urging an international search effort to find the flight recorders to determine the cause. Debris from the K2 Airways freighter was recovered shortly after the July 7 crash, but the water in […]
PSX falls 2,320 points as geopolitical jitters weigh
KSE-100 closes at 175,802 points amid US-Iran tensions, which trigger risk aversion KARACHI: The KSE-100 index closed at 175,802 points on Friday, down 2,320 points, as investors adopted a risk-averse stance amid escalating United States-Iran geopolitical tensions and ahead of the upcoming corporate earnings season. The benchmark index closed at 175,802 points, down 2,320 points […]
Oil rises on intensifying US-Iran hostilities, threat of Red Sea closure – Business
Oil prices inched up on Friday after the US and Iran stepped up attacks across the Gulf, with their broken truce limiting oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz and with Tehran asking the Houthis to stand ready to shut the Red Sea export route. Brent crude futures rose 7 cents, or about 0.08 […]
CTD, Bannu police kill 5 suspected terrorists in joint operation – Pakistan
Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and local police personnel have killed five suspected terrorists during a jointly conducted operation (IBO) in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it emerged on Friday. An official statement by the CTD described the slain individuals as Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term that the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban. The statement […]
CTD, local police kill 5 suspected terrorists in Bannu joint operation – Pakistan
Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and local police personnel have killed five suspected terrorists during a jointly conducted operation (IBO) in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it emerged on Friday. An official statement by the CTD described the slain individuals as Fitna-al-Khawarij, a term that the state uses to refer to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban. The statement […]
Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance – World
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China’s premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge US influence over the rules governing the fast-moving sector. In a speech to the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Xi urged […]
UK’s Andy Burnham confirmed as new Labour Party leader
He pays tribute to Keir Starmer, the man he will replace as British prime minister on Monday Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, Britain. Photo: Reuters Andy Burnham, nicknamed the ‘King of the North’, was elected leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party […]
Finance minister to visit Washington for trade, tariff talks with US – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is expected to arrive in Washington on Saturday for a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with officials on trade, finance and investment as Pakistan and the United States continue negotiations on a broader bilateral economic partnership, diplomatic sources told Dawn. According to the sources, Aurangzeb is scheduled […]
PMD warns of heavy rain, flash floods and landslides across Pakistan from July 18-25
Met Office says monsoon currents from Arabian Sea ‘continuously penetrating upper and central parts of the country’ A man braves the rain as he makes his way through a flooded section of the road amid heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Matmo, in Haikou, Hainan province, China October 5, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) […]