ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump has raised the stakes in the war with Iran, threatening to destroy an Iranian bridge or power station in retaliation for any future attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — a warning that extends, he made clear, to targets inside Tehran itself.
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PPP chief accuses coalition partner PML-N of plotting to install Nawaz Sharif as AJK premier
MIRPUR: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of working to change Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s constitutional arrangements so that Nawaz Sharif could become the territory’s premier, opening a public rift with the party that sits alongside his own in the federal coalition.
PM Sharif says Pakistan now builds 60 percent of its drones at home
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that more than 60 percent of Pakistan’s drones are now manufactured domestically, as he opened a two-day robotics and autonomous systems exhibition in Islamabad.
Pakistan monsoon death toll climbs to 72 as flooding threat grows across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: At least 72 people have died in monsoon-related incidents across Pakistan since late June, after a fresh burst of heavy rain killed nine more in Punjab and 15 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours, disaster management officials said on Wednesday.
Ten militants killed, two female suicide bombers captured in Balochistan raids
QUETTA: Security forces killed 10 militants and captured two female suicide bombers along with a man accused of facilitating them, in a fresh round of operations across two districts of restive Balochistan province, the military said on Wednesday.
Pakistan draws maritime red line, warns of force against Houthi blockade
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan warned on Wednesday that it stood ready to use force to defend its ships and maritime interests, as Yemen’s Houthi movement pressed ahead with threats of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia that has already prompted tankers to change course in the Red Sea.
Pakistan fuel dealers suspend strike after govt pledges two-week fix
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s petrol pump owners called off a threatened nationwide strike on Wednesday after Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik agreed to review their grievances within two weeks, averting a shutdown that would have shuttered thousands of fuel stations across the country.
Pakistan wins first S&P upgrade to ‘B’ since 2019 on IMF reforms
KARACHI: S&P Global Ratings raised Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to B from B-, the country’s second upgrade in 12 months and its highest standing since 2019, as the South Asian nation locks in gains from an International Monetary Fund overhaul that has rebuilt foreign reserves and narrowed budget gaps.
Journalist threats surge 22 percent in Pakistan as Punjab emerges epicentre of media intimidation
ISLAMABAD: Threats against journalists in Pakistan rose sharply in the second quarter of 2026, with state institutions identified as the driving force behind the majority of cases, according to new research published by a leading media watchdog.
US strikes Iran for 11th straight night as Pakistan peace push falters and oil surges past $92
ISLAMABAD: US forces struck Iran for an eleventh consecutive night early on Wednesday, as a widening war across the Middle East threatened to overwhelm a last-ditch attempt in Islamabad to revive a ceasefire that has already broken down once.