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Here are some facts about the Strait of Hormuz blockage amid Iran war

Here are key facts and figures about the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route virtually paralysed by the Middle East war. Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the waterway in peacetime. The war erupted on February 28 when the US and Isr...

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The binary trap: How narratives of ‘Us vs Them’ manufacture consent for war
The binary trap: How narratives of ‘Us vs Them’ manufactu...

A persistent, lung-searing rain of fire is currently cauterising the nerves of the Iranian landsc...

War Diary Day 19: Nuclear shadow deepens as energy war expands
War Diary Day 19: Nuclear shadow deepens as energy war ex...

On the 19th day of the US-Israeli war against Iran, the conflict is being shaped by two interlock...

PIA suspends flights to UAE’s Fujairah for 2 days in view of ‘security situation’
PIA suspends flights to UAE’s Fujairah for 2 days in view...

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Wednesday morning suspended its flights to Fujairah ...

FO rejects India’s ‘unwarranted’ statement on action against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan
FO rejects India’s ‘unwarranted’ statement on action agai...

The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday rejected the “baseless, misleading, and unwarranted statemen...

Dar arrives in Riyadh for meeting of regional FMs
Dar arrives in Riyadh for meeting of regional FMs

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh ...

Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft till April 24
Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft till Apr...

The Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA) has extended airspace restrictions on Indian aircraft till A...

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CM Bugti says major attack prevented with arrest of ‘would-be’ female suicide bomber in Khuzdar
CM Bugti says major attack prevented with arrest of ‘would-be’ female suicide bomber in Khuzdar

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Wednesday said security forces arrested a “would-be” female suicide bomber in Khuzdar, with the help of “human intelligence”. Addressing a press confere...

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PMD predicts cloudy, rainy weather in Karachi and showers in other parts of Sindh until Thursday
PMD predicts cloudy, rainy weather in Karachi and showers in other parts of Sindh until Thursday

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that a westerly wave is likely to bring rainy weather to Karachi and other parts of Sindh on Wednesday and Thursday. “A westerly wave is affect...

Analysis by Imtiaz Ali

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PSX continues recovery, surges over 4,200 points
PSX continues recovery, surges over 4,200 points

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index KSE-100 continued its recovery on Wednesday, surging by over 4,200 points during intraday trade. The index gained 4,276.09 points, or 2.85 per ce...

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Exit strategy
Exit strategy

MOST members of the international community, particularly states in the greater Middle East, are gravely concerned about the direction the US-Israeli war on Iran is taking. The aggression has taken...

Analysis by Editorial

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Iran vows revenge for killing of security chief Ali Larijani by Israel
Iran vows revenge for killing of security chief Ali Larijani by Israel

Iran vowed on Wednesday a “decisive” retaliation for the death of its security chief Ali Larijani, firing off a wave of missiles at Israel which said it killed him in an air strike. A barrage of Ir...

Analysis by AFP

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