- 16 June, 2025

PAKISTAN NEWS
- ECP slots: NA speaker refuses to form panel without PM, opposition leader’s consensus on June 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq at the National Assembly on May 14, 2025. — Facebook@NationalAssemblyOfPakistanISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has turned down Opposition Leader Omar Ayub’s demand to form a parliamentary committee for appointing a new chief…
- Pakistan rejects reports of supplying ballistic missiles to Iran on June 15, 2025 at 3:34 pm
Army air defence firing is seen following the Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, June 14, 2025. — ReutersISLAMABAD: Security sources on Sunday strongly rejected as baseless and frivolous the news reports alleging that Pakistan has provided non-nuclear ballistic missiles to Iran.The reports were…
- Bilawal warns of war if India blocks Pakistan’s water on June 15, 2025 at 2:53 pm
Former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari speaks at an international event in this undated photo. —X/@PPP_OrgISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has strongly criticised India’s unilateral move to suspend Indus Waters Treaty , saying that if India blocks…
- Field Marshal Asim Munir featured on Times Square during US visit on June 15, 2025 at 12:30 pm
Image shows video in praise of Field Marshal Asim Munir being run at Times Square billboard in New York City. — Screengrab/X/@MurtazaViews/FileLONDON/NEW YORK: Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir has been featured on a digital billboard in New York City’s Times Square during…
- Two police officials martyred in grenade attack in Balochistan’s Sui on June 15, 2025 at 9:23 am
The image shows police officers holding weapons. — AFP/FileIn a tragic incident in the Sui area of Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, two policemen were martyred and another was injured following a grenade attack on a police vehicle. The incident occurred in the Tota Colony while the…
- Over a dozen Pakistani pilgrims died in Hajj 2025: ministry sources on June 15, 2025 at 9:07 am
Pilgrims in Makkah, complete the final rites of Hajj 2025 with devotion and gratitude, in Saudi Arabia on June 8, 2025. — ReutersISLAMABAD: Amid wide array of measures taken by Saudi Authorities to avoid last year’s fatalities due to heat, more than a dozen Pakistani pilgrims are said to…
- Preparations underway to evacuate stranded Pakistanis in Iran: FM Dar on June 15, 2025 at 8:34 am
The Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan on February 25, 2020. — AFPIn light of existing uncertainty and air operations’ disruptions due to the ongoing conflict, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has assured that the government was taking necessary measures for the welfare of…
- Karachi likely to see light to moderate rain on Monday, Tuesday on June 15, 2025 at 7:12 am
A car seen through a windscreen with raindrops. — APP/FileKARACHI: Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by wind and thunderstorms is likely in parts of Karachi on Monday, with showers expected to continue through Tuesday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department .The Met…
- PM adviser Mubarak Zeb’s Bajaur residence hit by rocket on June 14, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Tribal Affairs MNA Mubarak Zeb. — [email protected]/fileThe house of Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Tribal Affairs MNA Mubarak Zeb was hit by a rocket fired by unidentified attackers in the early hours of Saturday in Bajaur…
- PM seeks early finalisation of EV policy to curb fossil fuel use on June 14, 2025 at 5:45 pm
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on Electric Vehicles policy in Lahore on June 14, 2025. — PIDIn a bid to reduce Pakistan’s reliance on fossil fuels, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to finalise the Electric Vehicles Policy 2025 and submit it…
- True Promise III: Iran Unleashes Fresh Missile Barrage in Retaliation Against Israel by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 3:55 pm
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes against the Zionist regime.The new round of the large-scale military operation began on Sunday as huge explosions were heard in occupied areas of the upper and lower Galilee, Haifa, Afula, and […]
- Webb telescope spots infant planets in different stages of development by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 10:00 am
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed two large planets at different stages of infancy — one with an atmosphere brimming with dusty clouds and the other encircled by a disk of material — orbiting a young sun-like star in a discovery that illustrates the complex nature of how planetary […]
- Tehran slams German, French hypocrisy in wake of Israeli aggression against Iran by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 9:51 am
Iran has hit out at Germany and France for supporting Israel’s blatant aggression against the country and distorting facts about Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities. In an X post on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei drew a contrast between Iran’s long-standing […]
- Iran FM says has ´solid proof´ US forces supported Israel in attacks by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 9:45 am
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had evidence to show US forces supported the intense bombardment campaign Israel launched against the Islamic republic this week. “We have solid proof of the support of the American forces and American bases in the region for the attacks of the […]
- Nauman Ijaz playfully refers to his wife as the ‘don’ of the house by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 8:47 am
With a humorous take on married life, veteran Pakistani actor Nauman Ijaz has admitted that keeping a wife happy is no easy feat, describing ‘wife as a don. In a tongue-in-cheek post, the seasoned actor referenced the famous dialogue from the Bollywood film Don, saying, “All wives should be named […]
- OIC General Secretariat strongly denounces Israel’s blatant aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 8:41 am
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the flagrant Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran in blatant violation of the country’s sovereignty and security and of international law and norms. The General Secretariat called on the […]
- Iranian Navy claims interception of British spy destroyer in the Sea of Oman by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 8:24 am
A UK spy destroyer in the Sea of Oman was stopped by the Iranian Navy and forced to change its course, claimed Iranian media. According to Tehran Times report, the British destroyer, which had entered the northern Indian Ocean last night with the purpose of guiding Israeli missiles into Iranian […]
- Saudi crown prince vehemently denounces Israel’s assault on Iran by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 7:38 am
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has strongly condemned Israel’s strikes on Iran, calling them a violation of international law. In a phone conversation with Iran’s newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday. The crown prince said the attacks undermined Iran’s […]
- Mubarak Zeb expresses gratitude to PM, calls for prompt investigation into rocket attack by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 7:00 am
Minister of State, Mubarak Zeb Khan on Sunday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for his support following the rocket attack on his residence. In a statement issued here, the minister of state said, “Thank you, Prime Minister, for standing with us in these difficult […]
- FBR chief justifies arrest powers amid over Rs1.61 trillion in tax evasion by [email protected] (Web Desk) on June 15, 2025 at 6:24 am
Amid government’s efforts to increase the tax revenue, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmoud Langrial has defended proposed powers for the tax body to arrest CEOs, CFOs, and Board of Directors on tax fraud arguing that the FBR assumed the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) powers. […]