Iran urges other nations not to join new US sanctions

Tehran: (Reuters) Iran condemned the United States’ new economic sanctions on Friday as “state terrorism” and said other countries were legally obliged not to implement them. The Iranian foreign ministry’s statement came as mediators stepped up efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which handled 20% of global oil supplies before

Pakistan condemns ‘unprovoked’ Israeli attack on Syrian airbase

Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the “unprovoked attack” by Israeli occupation forces on “Abu al-Duhur Airbase in Idlib, Syria,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said. In a statement, MoFA said the attack was a “flagrant violation of international law” and warned that such “provocative actions” could further undermine regional

PML-N issues tickets for 7 reserved seats in AJK assembly

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday formally issued party tickets to seven candidates for reserved seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, with party supremo Nawaz Sharif personally signing the nomination letters, giving the process a final stamp of approval as part of efforts to form

Diesel Price Likely to Drop by Over Rs30 Per Litre in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to provide major relief to consumers as diesel prices are expected to fall by more than Rs30 per litre, Federal Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference alongside Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Malik said local oil refineries had agreed

Govt signals to honour Supreme Court’s Imran Khan hospital order

Islamabad: An apparent split was seen in the ranks of the federal government on Tuesday over the Supreme Court’s order about former premier Imran Khan, with Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar saying the government would review it while Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal said the government would honour the instructions.