<p>• Strikes reported near Iran’s Darkhovin nuclear facility<br /> • Iran targets American bases; Kuwait’s power, desalination plants hit again<br /> • Momeni may visit Islamabad today for high-stakes talks<br /> • Jordan, Qatar, Iraq press Washington and Tehran to resume dialogue<br /> • Arab League warns war could rattle energy &amp; trade</p> <p>GULF nations have called for an urgent return to diplomacy as the United States and Iran continue a widening exchange of attacks, rais

<p>KARACHI: Despite being registered by Pakistan’s drug regulator, around 40 new life-saving medicines remain unavailable to patients because the federal government has yet to approve their prices, forcing thousands of people suffering from cancer, diabetes, haemophilia, Parkinson’s disease and other serious illnesses to rely on expensive smuggled or unregistered medicines, officials and market sources said on Sunday.</p> <p>The delayed price notifications, they said, have stalled the legal

<p>PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday expressed his hope of forming a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), seeking “better results” from the public in the upcoming elections than in the previous one.</p> <p>He made the remarks while addressing a public rally in AJK’s Kotli ahead of the regional elections set for July 27.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media-- media--embed media--uneven media--tweet' data-original-src='https://x.com/MediaCellPPP/status/207

La Roja's patient possession game meets the Albiceleste's trademark resilience in the World Cup final in New York on Sunday. As Spain coach Luis de la Fuente and his former coaching student Lionel Scaloni, now Argentina's manager, prepare to face off on football's biggest stage, the showdown promises a clash between the tournament's most polished side and the defending champions who have made a habit of surviving against the odds. France 24 jounalist Selina Sykes reports the latest from New Yor

<figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media--center media--uneven media--stretch' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/07/201028174ac0143.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/07/201028174ac0143.webp' alt='' /></picture></div> </figure> <p>Confronted by escalating tensions in the Middle East and repeated disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan has begun taking concrete steps to establi

<p>WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has finalised a sweeping overhaul of US visa rules for foreign journalists, ending the decades-old “duration of status” system and replacing it with fixed-term admissions that will require reporters to undergo periodic government review to continue working in the United States.</p> <p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the changes in a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2015982">final rule</a> published this week, saying the new policy

<p>A 17-year-old Palestinian footballer died on Saturday, a week after he was shot during an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, according to officials and relatives.</p> <p>Dozens of mourners dressed in black carried the body of Fadi Hamdallah al-Nassan — a player for Al-Mughayyir Club and a member of the Palestinian national youth team — from the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah to his village for burial.</p> <p>The Palestine Football Association accused Israeli forc

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Saturday said the introduction of daily fuel price adjustments would help curb market abuse, eliminate opportunities for windfall gains and ensure greater transparency and fair pricing for consumers. The...

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/fe53c5f8-576b-4edc-9859-3294fa4fe205,1784305480270/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C756%2C3714%2C2089%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A black and white image of soccer players on a pitch with the stadium crowd in the background' width='620' height='349' title='Action during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Switzerland and Colombia at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, Canada, 7 July 2026.'/><p>Fareed Kotb, a sports photographer from Ca

<p>The government on Friday increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs5.44 and Rs31.05 per litre, respectively, with immediate effect for the next three days until July 20, to pass on the impact of higher import premiums and global prices following renewed regional tensions.</p> <p>Following the increase, the price of petrol stands at Rs316.15 per litre and that of HSD at Rs354.35.</p> <p>The Petroleum Division’s press release notifying the increase said the new prices would be effective from Ju