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Kuwait intercepted hostile drones on Monday, the third consecutive day of Iranian retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. No injuries were reported after Kuwait air defenses intercepted the majority of the drones near Rumaithiya and Salwa neighbourhoods, the state news agency cited the director-general of the civil defence as saying. Loud bangs and sirens were heard earlier in Kuwait, according to a Reuters witness. Tehran said it would target US bases in the region after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday. It has also hit a range of civilian…

ISLAMABAD : Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, several air routes passing through Pakistani and Afghan airspace have become some of the busiest corridors in the world, according to flight tracking data. Data released by Flightradar24 shows a visible surge in air traffic over Pakistan and Afghanistan, with multiple international flights rerouted through the region. Images obtained from the tracking platform clearly indicate heavy congestion in the two countries’ airspace as airlines adjust their routes in response to the evolving regional situation. In a related development, Riyadh has emerged as a new transit hub for evacuations from the UAE,…

KARACHI: At least 11 international flights awaiting departure have been stranded at airports across the country for the past three days, as the crisis spirals in the Middle East following the US-Israel attack on Iran. Israel and the United States jointly launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, martyring Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation as President Donald Trump vowed to destroy Tehran’s missile arsenal and prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Tehran responded with a sweeping barrage of missiles targeting Gulf states and Israel, marking a sharp escalation in regional…

SKARDU :  Authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan have announced the imposition of curfew in Gilgit and Skardu for three days in view of the law and order situation, Dunya News reported on Sunday. According to the district administration, there will be a complete ban on unnecessary movement during the curfew, and citizens have been advised to remain inside their homes. The administration stated that law enforcement agencies will continue patrolling in various areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, and legal action will be taken in case of any violations. Citizens have been urged to cooperate with the administration and to refrain from spreading any kind…

The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session, according to an official statement on Monday. The spokesperson for the fourth session of the 14th NPC will take questions from journalists at this press conference on the session’s agenda and the work of the people’s congresses.

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, or China’s top political advisory body, convened a session of its standing committee on Sunday in Beijing to prepare for the upcoming annual session of the CPPCC National Committee. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the meeting. Political advisors reviewed and adopted a decision on convening the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, set to start on March 4 in Beijing. They heard a report on the…

Thirty-two years ago, in 1994, the first Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China came into effect. At the time, China had only established the framework of a socialist market economy, and foreign trade was largely centered on the import and export of goods. In 2004, the law was comprehensively revised following China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, shifting its focus toward fulfilling multilateral commitments, regulating trade order, and expanding opening-up. On March 1, the newly revised Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China formally takes effect, marking the first systematic update…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said China’s position on the situation in Iran is as follows: an immediate cessation of military operations, a prompt return to dialogue and negotiations, and joint opposition to unilateral actions. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the situation in Iran. Noting that the UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting on the situation in Iran on Saturday, Wang said China has consistently upheld the purposes and principles of the…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was martyred in US and Israeli strikes, state media confirmed, as another wave of attacks hit the country on Sunday. Several countries, global bodies and prominent groups responded to the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, urging de-escalation. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday denounced the targeting of Iran’s supreme leader in joint strikes by the United States and Israel, saying such actions were a “violation of the norms of international law”. In a post on X, PM Shehbaz said that it was an age-old convention that the heads of state or government should…

TEHRAN : Iran has launched missile attack against Israel after a “major combat operation” was commenced by the US and Israel on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute with the West. Reports said sirens sound can be heard across northern Israel amid an Iranian ballistic missile attack. The Israelis authorities have asked its citizens in the area to go to safe rooms. Furthermore, explosions were heard in Bahrain, UAE’s Abu Dhabi while several missile were intercepted in Qatari airspace as Iran has started…