TEHRAN: The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Nournews reported Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington’s reply to its diplomatic proposal. “The Americans, who say something different in the media, have recently put forward proposals through a mediator. But they must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over,” Ghalibaf was quoted as saying. “The positionRead More

            LAHORE, Oct 04 (DNA): Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that Punjab was entering a new era of wildlife conservation in line with the vision of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, with strengthened enforcement, rescue services and modern healthcare facilities for wildlife across the province. In her message on World Animal Day, she said the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department was reiterating its commitment to protecting wildlife and preserving the province’s natural heritage. Marriyum Aurangzeb said Punjab was the first province to increase the strength of itsRead More

LAHORE, Oct 4 (DNA): On the directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, immediate measures were taken on Sunday to ensure the safe repatriation of Pakistani citizens killed and injured in Somalia. According to a spokesperson, four injured Pakistani citizens—Usman Ghani, Aqeel Khan, Amin bin Shams and Yasir Khan—were flown to Karachi aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-694. The bodies of three deceased Pakistanis, identified as Rafiullah Khan, Syed Kashif Umar and Mahmood Ahmed Ansari, were also brought to Karachi on the same flight. The flight was scheduled to arrive atRead More

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed eight India-backed terrorists during an intelligence-based operation conducted in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security sources said on Sunday. The operation was conducted after intelligence reports indicated the presence of Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists in the area, security sources said. According to security sources, three key commanders of Fitna al-Khawarij were also among the eight terrorists killed during the operation. A large cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the killed terrorists, along with foreign currency, the sources said. The IBO comes a dayRead More