Foreign Secretary reaffirms commitment to preserve, promote Pakistan’s ancient archaeological, civilizational heritage

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch yesterday reaffirmed commitment to preserving and promoting Pakistan’s rich archaeological and civilizational heritage. She was addressing the one-day International Conference on ‘...

Israel on alert ahead of Hamas attack anniversary

JERUSALEM: Israel placed its forces on alert Saturday ahead of the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, after a military official said the country is preparing its retaliation for Iran's missile attack. The alert came wit...

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Burying the lede in Gaza for 75 years

“You cannot continue to victimise someone else just because you yourself were a victim once — there has to be a limit.” Edward Said wrote this nearly 50 years ago, but the limits he wrote about have long been crossed by...

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Trump returns to site of assassination attempt in Pennsylvania

BUTLER: Donald Trump on Saturday flew over crowds of cheering supporters awaiting his much-hyped return to the spot where he cheated an assassin’s bullet, even as fears linger among his devotees that he could be targeted ...

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Israel says it’s ‘preparing response’ to Iran’s missile attack

BEIRUT: Israel was preparing a military response to Iran’s missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an official said on Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and in Gaza. In its sec...

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Pakistan calls for promoting social development

UNITED NATIONS: Amid multiple challenges facing developing countries, such as armed conflict, climate change, poverty and food insecurity, Pakistan has called for stronger international cooperation to advance social development,...

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