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This is not the first such case involving Pakistanis caught up in the fallout from the growing conflict Smoke billows from Zayed Port after an Iranian attack, following the US and Israeli attack on Iran, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Photo taken by phone. PHOTO: REUTERS A Pakistani national has been

Official says suspect led Bolan ‘Fatah Squad’ linked to 50 killings and Jaffar Express attack Suhail Baloch was involved in several attacks that killed more than 50 security personnel and civilians. PHOTO: CTD KARACHI: Authorities have identified a fourth terrorist killed last month in an encounter between the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and banned Balochistan Liberation

RAWALPINDI: With payment of salaries to employees of public and private institutions from Monday, March 16, Eidul Fitr shopping has picked up pace across Rawalpindi. Markets, commercial centers and shopping plazas have become lively and shopkeepers have also expressed happiness over the start of shopping activity. Families have started visiting markets in large numbers. After

Rs100b expansion plan to add 500 beds, build twin towers while preserving 120-year-old heritage KARACHI: The first ever large-scale expansion of one of the country’s oldest and busiest public hospitals, Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, has been approved by Sindh Government. The project will add 500 new beds and introduce modern medical infrastructure

Girls come out of an examination center after the first paper of Grade XII science group held under Board of Intermediate Education Karachi on Monday. PHOTO: JALAL QUERESHI/EXPRESS HYDERABAD: Police have arrested a corruption whistleblower associated with the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpurkhas, leading to the detention of an office inspector and

Smoke rises above the city skyline in Riyadh, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters LAHORE: Flight operations across Pakistan continue to experience severe disruption due to the ongoing Iran-US-Israel conflict. Thousands of passengers are canceling travel plans and airlines are suffering heavy financial losses, aviation sources said. More than 90 flights were canceled

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that economic stability and delivery of relief to the public remained the government’s top priorities and all measures were taken to not only provide immediate relief but also ensure long-term economic stability. He said the government was prepared to face any situation arising out of the ongoing

ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday expressed gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering support amid US and Israeli aggression against his country. On social media platform X in Urdu, Araghchi said: “On this blessed, divine and spiritual day, I express my deepest gratitude to the government and people

Iran Will Not Submit to ‘Lawless Aggression’ Saudi Arabia’s Source Ratchets NYT Report of Encouraging Protracted War. DUBAI/ GENEVA/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that US allies join an effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as European powers ruled out a NATO mission to reopen the vital waterway that was closed