IRGC warns US of retaliation over further attacks on Iranian vessels
Iran’s missiles are ‘locked on American targets’ as ceasefire frays around the Strait of Hormuz Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in an exercise in the south of Iran, in this picture obtained on January 17, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy Command warned the US against further […]
15 policemen martyred, three injured in Bannu suicide attack on checkpoint
Rescue teams pull 3 police officers alive from rubble; search, rescue efforts still underway Rescue and search operations continue after terrorists rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Fateh Khel police checkpoint in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district late Saturday night martyring 12 police personnel. PHOTO: EXPRESS DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 15 police personnel were martyred and […]
Civil, military leadership assert full-spectrum response as nation marks first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq
PM, President Zardari, military chiefs hail Marka-e-Haq success, stress unity, resolve and deterrence Pakistan’s civil and military leadership on Saturday renewed their pledge to defend the country, warning that any aggression aimed at undermining it would be met with an “immediate, befitting and full-spectrum response” as the nation marked the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq. The […]
Field Marshal Munir to lead Marka-e-Haq anniversary ceremony at GHQ
President Zardari pays tribute to nation and armed forces on Marka-e-Haq anniversary, lauds field marshal’s leadership Field Marshal Asim Munir (centre), Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu (left) and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf (right) on May 19. Photo: ISPR Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and […]
Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported
Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila and Activist Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, who were detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appear at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel, May 6, 2026. Photo: Reuters Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla […]
Atif Aslam’s Karachi concert briefly disrupted after fan climbs on stage for selfies
Security escorts fan off after she continued approaching singer despite repeated cues to exit stage A performance by Atif Aslam at the DHA Sports Club in Karachi on Friday took an unexpected turn when an on-stage fan interaction briefly disrupted the concert. A female fan climbed on the stage during Aslam’s set and approached the singer […]
Pakistan raises red flag over illegal settlements in West Bank, calls for Israel accountability
Says Israeli policies, illegal actions undermining prospects for viable Palestinian state Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the meeting on the situation in West Bank including East Jerusalem. Photo: X Pakistan warned the UN Security Council on Saturday that expanding Israeli settlements and annexation measures in the occupied West […]
Israel committed ‘brutal violations’ against activists of aid flotilla: Int’l Committee
A Greek Coast Guard vessel transfers activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted on international waters by the Israeli Navy, at the port of Atherinolakkos, on the island of Crete, Greece, May 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Youssef Ajissa, the head of the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza (ICBSG), relayed on […]
US intelligence sees Iran’s new supreme leader influencing war strategy
Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly helping shape Tehran’s negotiations with Washington despite injuries US intelligence agencies believe Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in shaping Tehran’s wartime strategy and negotiations with Washington despite remaining out of public view following injuries sustained during the war, according to a CNN report on Friday. The report, citing sources […]
Trump’s feuds, tensions with allies likely to outlast Iran war
Rift widened when Trump announced he was withdrawing 5,000 of the 36,400 troops the US has stationed in Germany US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2026. REUTERS With his decision to pull some US troops from Germany, his threats to draw down […]