Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
Forces kill armed assailant in Rawalpindi
News Desk RAWALPINDI, AUG 11 /DNA/ – Security forces foiled a major incident on Mall Road, Rawalpindi, by swiftly engaging and killing an armed assailant involved in a firing attack, according to security sources. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Hussain, a resident of District Khyber, who was reportedly an active member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Security sources confirmed that weapons, ammunition, party flags, and important documents were recovered from his possession. Further revelations indicate that the slain militant maintained regular contact with PTI leadership and acted onRead More
Ex-Mossad chief says ‘we toured’ Iran’s Fordo nuclear site ‘many times’
TELA VIV, AUG 11: Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen speaks of having toured Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment facility several times in the past. “We toured the Fordo nuclear site many times in order to understand the site,” he is quoted by Hebrew media outlets as saying at the Galilee Forum in Safed, without saying when the visits were or who exactly toured the site. “Its bombing by the Americans was the fulfillment of all my dreams,” he adds. The site, along with the Isfahan and Natanz facilities, was severely damagedRead More
Trump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran threat: Media
WASHINGTON, AUG 11: US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported. The White House said at the time that the president was flying aboard Air Force One from Turkey, where he had attended a NATO summit, to Britain. But moments after Trump had boarded the plane, he left it in secret via the catering truck and boarded anotherRead More
JDS scholarship pact signed between Japan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, AUG 11 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan has extended grant aid worth 350 million Japanese Yen for the implementation of the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) FY 2026 Program in Pakistan. A formal signing ceremony was held in Islamabad, where Notes Verbale were signed and exchanged between His Excellency Mr. AKAMATSU Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, and Mr. Muhammad Humair Karim Kidwai, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Government of Pakistan. Additionally, a Grant Agreement outlining the implementation details of the project for Fiscal Year 2026 was signedRead More
President Zardari approves appointment of additional judges to high courts
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved the appointment of additional judges to five high courts and confirmed several additional judges as permanent judges, according to an official statement. The president approved the appointment of additional judges to the Lahore High Court (LHC), Sindh High Court (SHC), Peshawar High Court (PHC), Islamabad High Court (IHC) and Balochistan High Court (BHC). He also approved the confirmation of a number of additional judges of the LHC and SHC as permanent judges. Following the president’s approval, the Ministry of Law and JusticeRead More
PPP leads in two constituencies, PML-N on one seat in third phase of AJK polls
ISLAMABAD, AUG 11: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is leading in two of the four constituencies in the Poonch division in the third phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, while the PML-N is ahead in one and an independent candidate has won the fourth, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results. Polling for the third phase of the AJK elections was held in four constituencies across Bagh and Haveli districts of Poonch division. In LA-15 Bagh-2, unofficial results from 203 of 213 polling stations show PPP’s ZiaRead More