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Islamabad: The Pakistan government will present the budget for the next fiscal year in parliament June 12, a top official said Wednesday. The Federal Budget FY 2026-27 will be presented in the National Assembly of Pakistan on June 12, 2026, by the Minister for Finance...

Dubai: The United States launched airstrikes Wednesday against Iran, and President Donald Trump said more were coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war, with Trump warning that Tehran would "pay the...

Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. There were no survivors, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said, without giving the number...

Bandar Seri Begawan: India and Brunei Darussalam Wednesday discussed ways to further deepen bilateral ties and parliamentary engagements. The discussions were held during a meeting between India's High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Ramu Abbagani, and Brunei Darussalam Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela...

Rome/Male: Political leaders from several countries have extended their greetings to Narendra Modi on becoming India's longest continuously serving elected Prime Minister. Modi, who was elected to the office in 2014, reached the milestone Wednesday, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days - surpassing India's...

Islamabad: Shops and markets remained closed in different parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after a protest call by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), as over 20 people have reportedly been killed in recent police action in the region. About 2,000 protestors associated with the JAAC...

Dubai: The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired...

Kabul: Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. The countries have engaged in months of fighting that has killed hundreds of people. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the latest airstrikes targeted...

Paris: A coalition of six countries Tuesday issued new joint sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank, including a hard-line Israeli cabinet minister already sanctioned by Western countries, escalating pressure on Israel over a wave of violence against Palestinians in the occupied...

Bunia (Congo): More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, a grim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow the disease, discovered weeks late. Attacks on health workers from angry...