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KARACHI: Major roads in the metropolis remained closed for a second straight day on Monday as heightened security around the US consulate continued to disrupt traffic across key commercial corridors. According to the Karachi Traffic Police, all routes leading to the US Consulate General have been sealed due to security concerns and the threat of […]

The rare use of force at diplomatic posts follows deadly break-ins amid protests over Khamenei’s killing Police and paramilitary vehicles stand outside the US Consulate General, a day after a protest following news of US and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 2, 2026. REUTERS KARACHI:

Tanzeem-e-Asatiza Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has rejected the government’s decision to assign supervision and inspection duties in upcoming examinations to graduates and staff of the Education Monitoring Authority (EMA). The organization’s provincial president, Dr. Aamir Atiq Siddiqui, along with Shahid Mahmood Gohar, President of Tanzeem-e-Asatiza District Haripur, and Secretary Masoodur Rehman expressed these views in a joint statement.

Explosions in the capital were heard along with anti-aircraft gunfire, gunfire from across the city A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun monitors Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026. PHOTO: AFP AFP reporters in kabul heard more explosions and gunfire on tuesday

PTI requests immediate transfer of former PM to Shifa Hospital for specialized eye treatment ISLAMABAD: The PTI has approached the capital’s high court asking for the immediate transfer of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for specialized eye treatment under the supervision of his personal doctors. A division bench of

ISLAMABAD: Like Pakistan’s parliamentary elections, elections within the superior bars have increasingly become a source of contention over the past several years. Once an internal professional exercise, it has now evolved into a series of regulatory and political confrontations across several provinces. At present, several serious disputes remain unresolved regarding the selection of various bar

Defense minister says ‘Zionist agenda’ risks regional realignment threatening Pakistan’s security as conflict widens Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned that the conflict involving Iran could have wider regional ramifications for Pakistan, saying the war is driven by a Zionist agenda aimed at expanding Israeli influence towards Pakistan’s borders. “Zionism is a threat to

The prosecution does not present sufficient evidence or witnesses against the accused PESHAWAR: In a significant development in one of the country’s most tragic terror cases, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Peshawar has acquitted two accused persons for lack of evidence in the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack that claimed the lives of over

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dissolved the tribunal hearing the appeals filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha against their conviction in a case related to their controversial social media posts. The IHC has ordered to submit the case file to Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar