TEHRAN: An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran’s defunct nuclear weapons development program, and he and another researcher said facilities ...

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least eight people, including four policemen and two security officials, embraced martyrdom and several others were injured in a suicide bomb blast at a joint police and security ...

ISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya was sworn in as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday. President Asif Ali Zardari administered him oath of his office at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 15 security personnel were martyred in militant attacks across Khyber Pakh­tun­khwa over the past couple of days, officials and sources confirmed.

However, Iranian state TV, citing officials of the Tehran province air defence, reported: “The loud blasts heard around Tehran were related to the activation of the air defence system against the ...

Friday granted bail to Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan against surety bonds of Rs20,000 each. The siblings were arrested on October 4 in a case registered by Kohsar Police Station. They were detained for ...

GAZA: Save the Children’s Alexandra Saieh, head of humanitarian policy and advocacy, said that the situation for children in Gaza is now “absolutely catastrophic”.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as shares surged more than 1,100 points to a new high in intraday trade on Friday. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 1141.43, or 1.25 per cent to stand at ...

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected observations made by the UN Human Rights chief regarding judicial independence, urging him to focus on his mandate instead of making uninformed ...

TEHRAN: Iran warned the United States would bear “full responsibility” in case of a retaliatory attack by Israel on the Islamic Republic after US President Joe Biden indicated he was aware of Israeli ...

BAJAUR: A high-value target was among nine militants killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government has once again empowered deputy commissioners to impose a ban for up to 30 days on gatherings, rallies as well as pillion riding in their respective districts to maintain ...