Ayatollah Khamenei martyred — how succession works in Iran?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with students in Tehran, Iran, November 2, 2024. — Reuters Following the mar…

US-Israel attack on Iran risks regional conflagration, Pakistan tells UNSC

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during emergency session on US-Israel attack on Ir…

‘Very good' ties with Pakistan: Trump says US won't intervene in Islamabad-Kabul conflict

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, Febru…

‘Very good' ties with Pakistan: Trump says US won't intervene in Islamabad-Kabul conflict

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, Febru…

Asif says Kabul repaid Pakistan's long hospitality by hosting those who kill its citizens

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif addresses a press conference in this undated photo.— PID/File Asif urges Afghanistan not to allow militants to operat…

US-Iran talks end with no deal but potential signs of progress

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-U.S. billboard in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026 Latest diplomacy seen as last chance to avoid war.Iran has in…

Pakistan's security and integrity non-negotiable: PM, President

UAE move to end medicine monopolies may lower drug prices, ease shortages

Illustration photo shows various medicine pills. — Reuters DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has introduced new rules aimed at preventing monopolies i…

At least 30 Taliban regime personnel killed in retaliatory action along Pak-Afghan border: security sources

Taliban regime opens unprovoked fire along Pak-Afghan border.Forces give effective response to Taliban's unprovoked border attack.Taliban spread…

US says Iran trying to rebuild nuclear programme

US Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz about combating fraud at the …

Modi says India stands firmly with Israel during Jerusalem visit

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a special session of the Knesset, Israel'…

Trump still prefers diplomatic solution with Iran: Vance

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Governors Dinner at the White House in Washington DC, US, February 21, 2026. — Reuters Trump has been cle…

Four police personnel martyred, two injured in Bajaur attack

Ambulances are seen shifting bodies and injured Ababeel Force officials following a gun attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on February 2…

Govt introduces QR-powered national ID system

The image shows the specimen of the front side of the newly approved identity card. — X@nadra/FileGovt upgrades NIC, POC frameworks under 'One N…

Security forces silence Taliban regime aggression along Pak-Afghan border: PM's spox

A view of the border fence outside the Kitton outpost on the border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan, Pakistan October 18, 2017. — Reuters Spox…

Two policemen martyred in suicide attack on checkpost in Punjab's Bhakkar

Police personnel patrol a market in Lahore on November 10, 2023. Punjab police registered case against two journalists on July 26 and July 29, 2025.…

Imran Khan receives second eye injection at Pims during follow-up visit

PTI founder Imran Khan leaving Islamabad High court after attending his nearing, in Islamabad. — Online/FileHospital says Imran shifted to Pims for …

Air ambulance with seven on board crashes in Jharkhand

The Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV. — X@SumitHansd/File India’s aviation regulator said late on Monday a Beechcraft air ambu…

UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein case

Peter Mandelson, who was at the time British Ambassador to the United States, walks on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held an emergency…

PM Shehbaz reaches Qatar on two-day visit to explore trade, energy cooperation

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is being received by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Republic of Qatar, Dr Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi…

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders citywide travel ban ahead of major US storm

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a news conference on Sunday as the city braces for a winter storm in New York City, US, on February 23,…

Trump curiosity, Araqchi defiance shape Thursday's US-Iran nuclear talks narrative

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US President-elect Donald Trump. —Reuters/File Cautiously optimistic Iran "ready for any potenti…

No permission, no travel: UK enforces ETA scheme

People queue to enter terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, January 18, 2021. — Reuters LONDON: British dual nationals who don't ha…

Iran vows to defend itself but sees diplomatic solution to US standoff

Pakistan carries out "precision" air attacks on seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan

Smoke billows from the site of explosions in Kabul on October 15, 2025, amid heavy border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. — AFP Pakistan …

Airstrikes target militant hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktika, Nangarhar: reports

Members of the Taliban gather in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in this undated image. — ReutersExplosion reported at a militant hideout in Paktika&#…

Renowned poet, naat reciter Syed Salman Gilani passes away aged 74

Poet Syed Salman Gilani. —facebook.com/SyedSalmanGilaniOfficial LAHORE: Renowned poet, naat-reciter, and speaker, Syed Salman Gilani, died on Saturd…

Trump announces hike in US global tariff rate from 10% to 15%

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 20…

4.4-magnitude earthquake rattles Islamabad, Attock

A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — AFP/FileEarthquake's epicentre at depth of 14 kilometres.Located at distance of 11 kilometres northeast …

Furious Trump imposes new 10% tariff after Supreme Court upends his global levies

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick attend a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's rul…

Rightsizing drive: Over 55,000 federal govt posts abolished, phased out so far

The Establishment Division building can be seen in this picture. — Establishment Division's website/FileGovt abolishes 44,286 positions; 11,259 …

Pakistan reaffirms its peacekeeping commitment amid UN funding crisis

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN. — X/@PakistanUN_NY/File Envoy says funding shortfalls could affect t…

Inside story of medical review of Imran: Satisfaction in private, doubts in public over treatment

PTI founder Imran Khan gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, March 17, 2023. — ReutersShaukat Khanum doctors praised Pi…

US thanks Pakistan for backing Trump's Gaza plan and joining peace board

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses for a picture with PM Shehbaz Sharif and DPM Ishaq Dar in Washington on February 19, 2026. — X@SecRubioRubio…

Trump sets 10-15 day deadline for Iran nuclear deal

US President Donald Trump speaks ahead of the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of …

Rana Sanaullah rules out any deal with Imran Khan

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah speaks during a presser in Islamabad. — APP/File Rana Sanaullah reveals…

Iran to submit formal proposal to ease tensions with US after Geneva talks: official

Iran's and U.S.' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. — ReutersWashington-Tehran indirect discussion…

Eight skiers confirmed dead in California avalanche, one still missing

Rescue teams head to the site where skiers were trapped by an avalanche in the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains near Nevada City, California, US…

UAE pardons 3,296 prisoners to mark holy month

A prisoner clasps his hands behind jail bars in this undated image. — AFP The United Arab Emirates has ordered the release of a total of 3,296 priso…

Female student dies in tragic hostel fall at FJMU; police probe possible suicide

The facade of Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore. — HEC She was shifted without delay to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital: registrar.Emergency medical t…

Trump's immigration approval slides to new low

US President Donald Trump points after delivering remarks at the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, November 5, 2025.— Reuters WASHINGTON…

Opposition 'decides to continue' parliament protest as PTI raises concern over Imran's treatment

Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan leaders stage a sit-in at Parliament House, Islamabad, February 17, 2026. — X/@TTAP_OFFICIALPrevented from meeti…

AGP Mansoor Awan vows to address grievances of Khushab

Attorney General of Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan addresses an event in Khushab. — Geo News Attorney General of Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan has vowed …

Europe aims to rely less on US defence after Trump's Greenland push

Danish Navy vessels sail near the frigate Niels Juel as Danish and French armed forces perform military drills off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, Sep…

US-Iran talks: Netanyahu sceptical of deal without full nuclear dismantling

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Bea…

PM Shehbaz lands in Vienna, set to meet top IAEA, UN officials

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif walks to his official vehicle after arriving in Vienna, Austria, on February 15. — APPShehbaz received with armed forc…

Pakistan on path to stability despite economic strain: President Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting with the local leadership and former ticket holders of the party from South Punjab on February 14, 2026. — F…

Murad Saeed resigns from Senate, urges PTI to step down from assemblies too

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Murad Saeed addresses a press conference in Islamabad. — PID/FileDubs parliament as 'fake and major insult to pu…

Federal Shariat Court ex-CJ Agha Rafiq launches memoir 'In Pursuit of Justice'

Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, former chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. — Federal Shariat Court website/File KARACHI: The auto…

Trump says Iran regime change could be 'best thing' as second carrier heads to Middle East

The world's largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford , arrives in St. Thomas, US Vir…

UNSC slams terror attack on Islamabad imambargah, calls it 'heinous and cowardly'

A general view shows the United Nations Security Council meeting on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, amid Russia's invasion of …

Indian man pleads guilty in New York over alleged plot against Sikh separatist

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a 56-year-old dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, speaks during an interview in New York City, US. — Reuters/FileGupta enters plea …