10+ hour, 5+ min ago   (190+ words) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Afghanistan’s Kam Air have signed an interline agreement to make travel from Afghanistan to the Middle East easier. The deal allows passengers to book their complete journey on one reservation and transfer through Islamabad without…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (376+ words) Saudi Arabia could face a sharp disruption to its oil exports within days if it cannot restore a critical East-West pipeline that carries crude from the kingdom’s oil-producing eastern region to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, Reuters reported. The…...

22+ hour, 2+ min ago   (304+ words) Pakistan has introduced a simplified digital process for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to obtain the vaccination certificate required for travel to Saudi Arabia, with NADRA, Border Health Services and the Ministry of National Health Services joining hands to streamline the…...

22+ hour, 47+ min ago   (253+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday and strongly condemned the recent Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s civilian and economic infrastructure. According to a statement issued by…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (318+ words) Iraq has begun reopening three border crossings with Iran, a day after temporarily closing them following a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s strategically important East-West oil pipeline. The Shalamcheh, al-Sheib and Mandali crossings were shut as Iraqi authorities launched a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (287+ words) Islamabad has begun tightening security ahead of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman’s planned march against the petroleum levy and rising fuel prices, with containers placed at several key entry points and roads leading into the federal capital. Hafiz Naeemur…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (442+ words) The arrival of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Pakistan this month has yet to be officially confirmed, while Finance Ministry sources say the upcoming review could potentially be conducted through virtual discussions instead of a physical mission visit....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (298+ words) A major power breakdown at the Dhabeji Pumping Station has disrupted Karachi’s water supply system after a cable fault in the K-Electric network cut electricity to several key pumping facilities on Sunday morning. According to the Karachi Water and Sewerage…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (325+ words) Iran has conveyed a seven-point set of conditions to the United States through intermediaries for the reopening of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, warning that the waterway will remain closed unless Washington accepts Tehran’s demands. Russian media reports cited…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (450+ words) August 2026 tied the record for the hottest month ever recorded globally, with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reporting an average surface air temperature of 16.96°C, matching the previous record set by July 2023 within less than 0.01°C. Copernicus said…...