Emergency and security personnel search the rubble at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s Damascus on April 1. — AFP
Emergency and security personnel search the rubble at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s Damascus on April 1. — AFP

 An excavator clears rubble after a suspected Israeli strike on Monday on Iran’s consulate, adjacent to the main Iranian embassy building in Damascus, Syria on April 2. — Reuters
An excavator clears rubble after a suspected Israeli strike on Monday on Iran’s consulate, adjacent to the main Iranian embassy building in Damascus, Syria on April 2. — Reuters

 Emergency and security personnel extinguish a fire at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s Damascus on April 1. — AFP
Emergency and security personnel extinguish a fire at the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s Damascus on April 1. — AFP

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Delicate balance
Updated 13 Mar, 2026

Delicate balance

PAKISTAN has to maintain a delicate balance where the geopolitics of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran are...
Soaring costs
13 Mar, 2026

Soaring costs

FOR millions of households already grappling with Ramazan inflation, the sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices...
Perilous lines
13 Mar, 2026

Perilous lines

THE law minister’s veiled warning to the media to “exercise caution” and not cross “red lines” while...
Collective security
Updated 12 Mar, 2026

Collective security

Regional states need to sit down and talk. They must also pledge and work towards collective security.
Spectrum leap
12 Mar, 2026

Spectrum leap

THE sale of 480 MHz of fifth-generation telecom spectrum for $507m is a major milestone in Pakistan’s digital...
Toxic fallout
12 Mar, 2026

Toxic fallout

WARS can leave environmental scars that remain long after the fighting is over. The strikes on Iran’s oil...