A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into sea off South Korea’s southwestern coast on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Ejecting safely, the pilot was taken to a medical facility for assessment, according to a statement from the US 8th Fighter Wing. With the cause of the crash near the port city of Seosan being probed, More
Former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in jail in another case on Wednesday. The verdict was handed down in the Toshakhana reference against the ex-premier, who was awarded 10 years in jail a day earlier for the breach of state secrets. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) More
Militants in areas near the Pakistan-Iran border are undoubtedly aided by third countries, says the Iranian foreign minister without naming anyone. Hossein Amir Abdollahian made the remarks at a joint news conference with his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani in Islamabad on Monday. “There is no doubt that the terrorists located in the common border More
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years in jail in a cipher case, according to Pakistani media outlets reports. The verdict comes nine days before the February 8 general elections, which the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan’s party is contesting amid a state More
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has traveled to Pakistan in response to an invitation from Islamabad. In a post on X, the Foreign Office wrote: “Foreign Minister of Iran … has arrived in Islamabad at the invitation of Foreign Minister @JalilJilani.” Abdollahian was received at the Nur Khan airbase by Additional Foreign Secretary (Afghanistan More
Three US soldiers have been killed and over 30 others wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, CNN reported on Monday. Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Americans say, US troops have suffered fatalities in enemy fire in the Middle East for the first time. The attack on a small US military outpost More
Unidentified gunmen have killed nine and injured three other Pakistani citizens in Iran, say media reports. Iranian news outlets reported nine “foreigners” were killed in an armed attack in the country’s southeastern region near the border with Pakistan. The incident came a day after diplomatic ties between Tehran and Islamabad returned to normal following tensions More
The US and Iraq are likely to initiate talks on the future of American forces in the war-torn Gulf country, a media report said on Thursday. The two countries are close to negotiations on the issue as the Iraqi government continues to call for the US military exit. CNN quoted unnamed sources as saying the More
In a tit-for-tat response, Pakistani forces on Thursday struck militant hideouts in Iran’s Sistan Balochistan province. The attacks on rebel sanctuaries in the neighbouring country came a day after Iran violated Pakistan’s airspace and pounded ‘terrorist bases’ in Balochistan province. The Foreign Office confirmed Pakistan conducted a series of “highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision More
After attack by Iranian forces on Jaish Al Adl bases in Pakistan, relations between the two countries have become strained. On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced targeting Jaish Al Adal hideouts on Pakistan’s soil with drones and missiles. Iran’s state-run Tasnim and Seda Va Sima media outlets reported the attacks were carried More
