ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health authorities told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that nearly 20,000 people who began antiretroviral treatment for HIV have since disappeared from care, a stark illustration of the gaps in a national response to one of the world’s fastest-growing epidemics in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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JUI-F calls for nationwide protests after prominent cleric is assassinated in targeted attack
CHARSADDA: A prominent religious scholar and former lawmaker affiliated with the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) was shot dead on Tuesday in a targeted attack in northwestern Pakistan, prompting the Islamist party to announce two days of nationwide protests and accuse federal and provincial governments of failing to protect citizens.
Imran Khan’s sisters again denied jail visit as PTI calls for mass rally at prison gates
RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan’s three sisters were again denied entry to Adiala Jail on Tuesday for what has become a routine but increasingly futile weekly visit, the latest flashpoint in the Pakistani government’s standoff with the jailed founder of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
Pakistan’s military leaders urge restraint amid Mideast tensions, press counterterrorism campaign against Afghan-based militants
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s senior military command on Tuesday linked regional peace to “collective restraint, responsibility and respect for sovereignty,” issuing the call as a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East continued to hold following US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February that escalated into a broader crisis.
US maintains ceasefire with Iran holds as fresh attacks hit Hormuz and UAE targets
ISLAMABAD: US military leaders insisted on Tuesday that a fragile ceasefire with Iran remained intact a day after Tehran was blamed for fresh attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and on the United Arab Emirates, even as the key American ally reported yet another wave of Iranian drones and missiles.
Iranian drone strike hits UAE oil terminal as US naval push in Hormuz risks shattering fragile ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: A drone launched from Iran struck the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone on Monday, igniting a fire at the critical UAE oil export terminal and injuring three Indian nationals, authorities said, even as the country’s air defences intercepted multiple incoming missiles and drones in what officials described as a dangerous escalation.
Pakistan fuel reserves sufficient until mid-June amid Hormuz disruptions, Dar says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan holds enough petroleum, oil and lubricants to meet domestic demand through the third week of June, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday, as supply chain strains from tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to weigh on the import-dependent South Asian economy.
IHC upholds cancellation of lease for luxury One Constitution Avenue project, says buyers lack ownership rights
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday released a detailed judgment upholding the Capital Development Authority’s cancellation of the lease for One Constitution Avenue, a high-end residential and commercial complex in one of the most valuable districts of Pakistan’s capital.
Iran claims strike on US warship near Hormuz as Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ begins; Pentagon denies attack
ISLAMABAD: Iran said on Monday that its forces had turned back a US warship attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, with state-affiliated media reporting that two missiles struck the vessel near the southern Iranian port of Jask.
Iran threatens to attack US forces in Hormuz as Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ shipping operation begins
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s military warned Monday that it would target and attack any US forces attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating tensions hours after President Donald Trump announced the start of a US-led operation to guide hundreds of stranded commercial vessels and their crews out of the blocked Persian Gulf waterway.