Israeli security and rescue personnel work next to a part of a projectile following a missile attack from Iran towards Israel in northern Israel, June 8, 2026. — Reuters Trump urges restraint as peace negotiations underway. Iran warns of harsher attacks over Lebanon strikes. Israel vows forceful response if Iran attacks again. Iran and Israel…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with a delegation calls on President Asif Ali Zardari at the President’s House, Islamabad, on June 8, 2026. — X/@PresOfPakistan The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the single largest party in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections, with unofficial and preliminary results showing the party won 10 of the 24…

A US H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. — Reuters BOSTON: A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax that Congress never authorised. US…

Construction continues on a temporary arena that will host the UFC Freedom 250 fight card at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on June 5, 2026. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A federal judge in Washington has been asked to block President Donald Trump’s plan to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts bout at…

Police officers escort men they believe to be undocumented Bangladeshi nationals after they were detained during raids in Ahmedabad, India on April 26, 2025. — Reuters India establishes detention centres for undocumented migrants. West Bengal chief minister says 4,800 migrants already deported. Rights groups accused India of pushing Muslims into Bangladesh. India has deported nearly…

A maritime policeman on a tag-boat guards oil tanker Aris-13, which was released by pirates, as it sails to dock on the shores of the Gulf of Aden in the city of Bosasso, northern Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, March 19, 2017. — Reuters Honour 25 remains anchored as negotiations with pirates continue. Somali authorities…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 27, 2024. — Reuters PM calls for diplomacy over violence in Middle East. PM Shehbaz urges all parties to remain on path of peace. US President Trump tells both sides to ‘stop shooting’. Prime Minister Shehbaz…

Security guards stand outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad in this undated image. — AFP/File Pakistan a sovereign and democratic republic: FO. FO says Islamabad recognises right of peaceful assembly. Murder of innocent civilians cannot be permitted: FO. Islamabad on Monday urged the United Kingdom to caution its members of parliament (MPs) and…

A missile is launched during a military exercise in Isfahan, Iran, October 28, 2023. — Reuters First exchange since two-month truce. No casualties reported so far. Houthis declare Red Sea shipping ban. Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months…

Mourners participate in the procession on the tenth day of Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram. — AFP/File Army to provide 61 companies. Rangers asked to deploy 76. Security plan covers 39 districts. LAHORE: The Punjab Home Department has written to the Ministry of Interior seeking the deployment of Pakistan Army and Pakistan Rangers…