WASHINGTON: The United States may have to deploy more strategic nuclear weapons in coming years to “deter growing threats” from Russia, China and “other adversaries”, a White House aide said on Friday. Pranay Vaddi, the top National Security Council arms control official, made his comments in a speech on “a more competitive approach” to arms control that outlined a policy …

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday expressed the hope that India’s new government would promote peace and address the Kashmir dispute, underscoring Pakistan’s commitment to regional stability. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, while speaking at a media briefing, said, “We hope that India will take steps to create a conducive environment for advancement of peace and dialogue and resolution of …

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel’s military to a global list of offenders who have committed violations against children, Israel’s UN envoy Gilad Erdan said, describing the decision as “shameful.” Erdan said he was officially notified of the decision on Friday. The global list is included in a report on children and armed conflict due to …

NEW DELHI: Indian Presi­dent Draupadi Murmu invited Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi for the swearing in of the government on Sunday, after his election as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), this time including his own BJP lawmakers, on Friday. Addressing the NDA in his acceptance speech, Modi displayed all the bitterness he showed towards the opposition during his furious …

 will experience a thrilling first on Sunday — a World Cup cricket match hosted in a US city between Asian powerhouses: rivals India and Pakistan. “India-Pakistan is the game everyone would like to watch, and… it’s happening in our backyard,” said Ajith Shetty, president of two local cricket leagues. “I’m very, very thrilled,” the Indian native told AFP on Friday. However, roughly 10 miles (16 …

GILGIT: The first all-women expedition team will attempt to scale the world’s second highest peak K2 (8,611 metres) next month. Members of the expedition team completed their one-week climbing training at Sadpara Mountaineering School on Friday. According to organisers, the six-member women expedition team comprising Anum Uzair from Lahore, Shama Baqir and Bibi Sultana from Shimshal, Afzoom from Gulmit of …

KARACHI: A private security guard shot dead a teenage boy in North Karachi on Friday. The Sir Syed police said that Samad, 17, a ragpicker, was shot at and wounded by guard Ramazan after a quarrel. The teenager suffered a bullet wound in the abdomen and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he died. The police said that …

ISLAMABAD: The Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has expressed concerns over the ongoing surveillance of women and girls in private spaces through unregulated CCTV cameras in women’s shelters, hostels, universities, and salons, invading their right to privacy and dignity in private spaces. According to the 2023 Gender Gap report, Pakistan ranks 142 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, …

LAKKI MARWAT: A member of the Counter-Terrorism Department was martyred and a militant was killed in two separate incidents in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts on Thursday night. Police in Lakki Marwat said on Friday that Wahid, a member of the CTD Lakki, was attacked by armed motorcyclists in Gandi Khankhel area in the jurisdiction of Shaheed Asmatullah Khan Khattak police …

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan will be elevated to the Supreme Court after the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Friday approved three nominees to fill vacant positions in the apex court’s strength. CJP Faez Isa had forwarded the names of six senior LHC judges for two available Supreme Court seats and names of three senior SHC …