US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Thursday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif about recent developments in the Middle East, underlining a shared commitment to regional stability and non-proliferation amid renewed efforts to engage Iran. “Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif regarding events in the Middle East. Secretary Rubio emphasised that …

LAKKI MARWAT: A murderer-cum-extortionist was killed in a shootout with police in Kot Kashmir area here on Thursday. A police official said that after receiving credible information about presence of a proclaimed offender, Kaliullah, at his hideout in the rural locality, DPO Mohammad Jawad Ishaq dispatched a police party there with the directions to apprehend the outlaw at all costs. …

Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Friday stressed the “indispensable” role of the civil bureaucracy within governance to probationary civil officers — as part of an initiative aimed at strengthening understanding between Pakistan’s civil and military leadership, according to the military’s media wing. In the wake of recent Indian aggression, Field Marshal Asim Munir has repeatedly appreciated …

There were reports of several people drowning in the Swat River in a flash flood on Friday morning, with two bodies recovered so far, according to rescue officials. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority on Thursday had warned of glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs) in five districts, including Upper and Lower Chitral, Upper Dir, Swat and Upper Kohistan. KP …

T-Mobile’s satellite messaging service, developed in partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink, will officially launch to the public on 23 July 2025, following several months of beta testing. The service, announced as “T-Satellite,” will initially offer basic text messaging features, with plans to expand into data later in the year. Initially announced in February, T-Satellite will be included at no additional cost …