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Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again. The Saudi-led coalition said military operations were condu...
KHYBER: A protest demonstration by the PTI workers in Khyber’s Bara tehsil turned violent on Tuesday as protesters clashed with police and government buildings were set ablaze. There were reports of police firing live rounds and tear gas and protesters manhandling law enforcers. Dawn was able to con...
KHYBER: A protest demonstration by the PTI workers in Khyber’s Bara tehsil turned violent on Tuesday as protesters clashed with police and government buildings were set ablaze. There were reports of police firing live rounds and tear gas and protesters manhandling the law enforcers. Dawn was able to...
The government on Tuesday reduced the price of petrol by Rs2.71 per litre, and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs0.03 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs392.66 per litre, while HSD will cost Rs396.82 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and ...
ISLAMABAD: Treasury and opposition members in the Senate debated the governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, with PTI’s Barrister Ali Zafar terming the development a “political crisis disguised as a security solution” while federal ministers defended the move. The Centre on Sunday imposed ...
Yemen’s Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility in Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Riyadh-led coalition told civilians to leave the surrounding area in its first evacuation order for the Yemeni capital since the war flared up again. After a series of strikes on the kingdom’s airports and ene...
Sri Lankan captain Kusal Mendis produced a blistering unbeaten 87 off 48 balls to steer the visitors to an eight-wicket consolation victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 International at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing 169, Sri Lanka cruised to 172-2 in 17.1 overs, with Kusa...
US President Donald Trump’s administration has asked its ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to resign, the White House said on Tuesday, amid allegations that she sought money from a Trump supporter and accepted lavish hospitality from wealthy Greek businessmen. “We have asked Ambassador Guilf...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday took the allies of ruling PML-N into confidence on the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying that the Centre made every effort to avoid this “extreme step”. The Centre on Sunday imposed governor’s rule in KP and emergency in 1...
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit on Tuesday, during which he would head his country’s delegation at the eighth Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) session. According to the Foreign Office (FO), he was received upon arrival by Economic A...
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that the federal cabinet “rightly decided” last week that the process of political reconciliation with the opposition PTI was over. He was addressing a Senate session following the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhw...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday lamented the poor performance of the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, particularly in fighting terrorism, and contended that the Centre had no other “path” but to impose governor’s rule in the province. Addressing a parliamentary meeting of h...
