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Rare use of force at diplomatic post follows deadly breach amid protests over Khamenei assassination Police and paramilitary vehicles stand outside the U.S. Consulate General, a day after a protest following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 2, 2026. REUTERS KARACHI: U.S. […]

KARACHI: Major roads in the metropolis remained closed Monday for the second consecutive day, as heightened security measures around the U.S. consulate continued to disrupt traffic in key commercial corridors. According to the Karachi Traffic Police, all roads leading to the US Consulate General were closed due to security concerns and threats of potential protests.

The Tanzeem-e-Asatiza Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has rejected the government’s decision to assign supervision and inspection duties in the upcoming examinations to fresh graduates and staff of the Education Supervisory Authority (EMA). The organization’s provincial president, Dr Aamir Atiq Siddiqui, along with Tanzeem-e-Asatiza district president of Haripur, Shahid Mahmood Gohar, and secretary Masoodur Rehman, expressed these views in

Explosions in the capital were heard alongside anti-aircraft weapons and gunfire from across the city A Taliban security officer operating an anti-aircraft gun monitors Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Nangarhar province, February 27, 2026. PHOTO: AFP AFP Journalists in Kabul heard multiple explosions and gunshots on Tuesday as Afghan

PTI demands immediate transfer of former PM to Shifa Hospital for specialized eye treatment ISLAMABAD: The PTI has approached the High Court in the capital seeking immediate transfer of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital for specialized eye treatment under the supervision of his personal doctors. A division bench of

Defense Minister Says ‘Zionist Agenda’ Risks Provoking Regional Realignment, Threaten Pakistan’s Security As Conflict Widens Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned that the conflict involving Iran could have wider regional consequences for Pakistan, saying the war is driven by a Zionist agenda to expand Israeli influence towards Pakistan’s borders. “Zionism is a threat to

ISLAMABAD: Much like general elections in Pakistan, senior bar elections have increasingly become a source of controversy in recent years. Once an internal professional exercise, it has now evolved into a series of regulatory and political confrontations in several provinces. At present, several serious disputes remain unresolved regarding the elections of different bar associations. Questions

The prosecution fails to present enough evidence or witnesses against the accused. PESHAWAR: In a landmark development in one of the country’s most tragic terrorism cases, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Peshawar has acquitted two accused for lack of evidence in the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack, which claimed the lives of over 150

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dissolved the court hearing appeals filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her wife Hadi Ali Chattha against their conviction in a case related to their controversial social media posts. The IHC ordered the filing of the case before Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar for constitution

Afghan Taliban patrol near the Afghan-Pakistani border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, October 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters/File PESHAWAR: Pakistani armed forces destroyed a major ammunition depot in Afghanistan’s Khost province during Operation Ghazab lil Haq, launched in response to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban along the border. Security sources said the targeted depot belonged