Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
Pakistan’s Tobacco Control Cell receives WNTD award
ISLAMABAD, Jun 2: The World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2026 Award to the Tobacco Control Cell of Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination in recognition of its significant contributions to tobacco control and public health. Dr. Waseem Iftikhar Janjua, Senior Researcher at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan, has also been honored with the World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2026 Award for his outstanding efforts in advancing tobacco control and public health initiatives. The WNTD AwardRead More
Rubio says Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei alive and ‘increasingly engaging’
WASHINGTON, JUN 2: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded in US-Israeli attacks and has not been seen in public since assuming office, is alive and increasingly active. “I think there are indications out there that he is increasingly engaging at some level,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, succeeded his father Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli strikes that launched the war on February 28. Rubio was testifying in frontRead More
National Day of Italy celebrated
ISLAMABAD, JUN 2 /DNA/ – A grand ceremony was held in the federal capital to celebrate the National Day of Italy, bringing together Pakistan’s top political leadership and diplomatic corps. The event showcased the strong bilateral ties between Pakistan and the European nation. The chief guest, Federal Minister for Energy Ali Pervez Malik, joined Ambassador of Italy Marilina Armellin in a traditional cake-cutting ceremony. They were flanked by a high-profile gathering of constitutional figures, including Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif, Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi,Read More
Rubio: Iran open to nuclear talks, but no sanctions relief for Hormuz move
DNA WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has shown a willingness to discuss aspects of its nuclear programme that it had previously refused to negotiate, signaling a potential opening for future diplomacy. However, Rubio stressed that Washington has not offered sanctions relief in exchange for Tehran merely reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking before lawmakers, Rubio said any easing of sanctions would depend on substantive progress regarding Iran’s nuclear activities, including discussions over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. He emphasized that reopening the strategic waterway isRead More
Inglis, Green power Australia to 231/9 against Pakistan in 2nd ODI
LAHORE, JUN 2: Australia posted a 232-run target against Pakistan, powered by Josh Inglis and Cameron Green’s fifties, in the second ODI at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi’s decision to field first paid dividends as the visitors could accumulate 231/9 in their 50 overs despite half-centuries from Josh Inglis and Cameron Green. Australia got off to a dismal start to their innings as Pakistan captain Shaheen cleaned up their left-handed opener Alex Carey (zero) on the first delivery of the innings. Carrey’s dismissal on theRead More
Iran military sites ‘completely hidden,’ can sustain production, senior IRGC general boasts
TEHRAN, JUN 2: Iran’s military industries are operating and completely hidden, Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior Iranian military commander, was quoted as saying on June 2. The report appeared on Fars News and also on other outlets. It was also quoted in Iraq’s Shafaq media. Asadi said in an interview with an Iranian website that Tehran has repeatedly emphasized that it “has not yet revealed all of its winning cards.” This indicates “that Iran possesses other cards and capabilities that can be used when necessary to confront anyRead More