Sunday, August 9th, 2026
Pakistan wins three medals at International Nuclear Science Olympiad
JEDDAH, 09 AUG (DNA) — Pakistan has won a gold and two silver medals at the third International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO-2026), held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Backed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the competition was held from August 2 to 8, and brought together around 120 students and experts from 19 countries, including China, Japan, Russia, Turkiye, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Ali from Government College University (GCU), Lahore, won a gold medal, while Muhammad Usman and Seerat Fatima Bhatti secured silver medals for Pakistan. Syed ShujaRead More
Chinese Institute to boost Chinese language in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, 09 AUG (DNA) — The China-Pak Educational Cultural Institute (CPECI) and the Office of International Education and Cooperation at the University of Chenab (UChenab) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing a partnership to expand Chinese language education, HSK certification and study-in-China advisory services for Pakistani students. The agreement brings together two institutions united by a shared commitment to broadening educational opportunities, China Economic Net reported on Saturday. Under the MoU, both parties will launch and sustain Chinese language classes with structured HSK preparation pathways at UChenab’s campus in GujratRead More
Talks with US won’t happen while interim deal is breached, Iran’s FM says
TEHRAN, AUG 9: Iran and the US are not engaged in talks and Tehran will not start them as long as Washington breaches an interim deal signed in June, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, adding that messages are being exchanged via intermediaries. Araghchi repeated Iran’s position that an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz between Tehran and Muscat was in the “final stages” but would not reopen the strategic waterway. In comments reported by Mehr news agency, he said the agreement would set out the new shipping lanesRead More
Pakistan says Makkah defence pact open to countries upholding its principles
ISLAMABAD, AUG 9: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement remains open to countries willing to uphold its core principles, stressing that the pact is defensive in nature and aimed at promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the wider region. His statement came after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the joint defence pact on Friday, establishing a collective security framework that considers an armed attack against any member state as an attack against all three countries. In aRead More
15 India-backed terrorists killed in Balochistan IBOs: security sources
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have eliminated 15 India-backed terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij during multiple intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across several districts of Balochistan, security sources said on Sunday. The IBOs, conducted as part of Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3, were carried out in the districts of Mastung, Bolan, Washuk, Awaran, Sibi, Khuzdar, Harnai, and Nushki of the province, the sources added. The operations have also led to the recovery of a large quantity of weapons and ammunition. Security forces have inflicted significant damage on the militant network operating in the province, the sources said.Read More
Iran sets conditions for restoring transit through Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, AUG 9: Iran set preconditions for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages, complicating a potential deal to open the waterway essential to the world economy. Tehran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait since the United States and Israel struck Iran in late February, and wants to charge tolls for passage, attacking ships it accuses of attempting to circumvent its preferred route. Continued attacks in the strait, which was free to transit before the war, led to the collapse of an AprilRead More