Oil prices jump over 2% as Israel expands Lebanon offensive and Hormuz supply fears grow

Oil prices jump over 2% as Israel expands Lebanon offensive and Hormuz supply fears...

By Reuters  BEIJING: Oil prices rose more than 2% in early trading on Monday after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon ​in the...
Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah

Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, he...
At least 18 dead, 29 injured in truck crash on Kabul–Jalalabad highway

At least 18 dead, 29 injured in truck crash on Kabul–Jalalabad highway

JALALABAD:  At least 18 people, including 10 children, were killed and 29 others injured following a truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, according...
US judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund

US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund

WASHINGTON: A U.S. ​judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from setting up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate ‌victims of...
Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval

Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump’s approval

WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran reached ​an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of...
Maryam Nawaz Congratulates Hajj Pilgrims, Urges Prayers for Peace and Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz congratulates Hajj Pilgrims, urges prayers for peace and Pakistan

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has felicitated all pilgrims present at Haram Sharif for performing the sacred obligation of Hajj. In her special...
PM Shehbaz Urges Compassion and Unity in Eid ul Azha Message to Nation

PM Shehbaz urges compassion and unity in Eid ul Azha message to nation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said the spiritual occasion of Eid demanded that people, collectively and individually, take special care of the poor,...
4.8-magnitude earthquake in Jhelum kills one, injures 11, damages houses in Jalalpur Sharif

4.8-magnitude earthquake in Jhelum kills one, injures 11, damages houses in Jalalpur Sharif

JEHLUM: At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured following an earthquake damaged several houses in the Jalalpur Sharif area of...
PM Shehbaz meets Chinese corporate leaders to boost investment and energy cooperation

PM Shehbaz meets Chinese corporate leaders to boost investment and energy cooperation

HANGZHOU: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently on an official visit to China, met with senior Chinese corporate executives representing a number...
Quetta Train blast

24 killed,70 injured in blast near railway crossing in Quetta

QUETTA: A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan on ​Sunday, officials...