In pictures: Death, destruction, debris in Iran and Israel amid war
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Israel and Iran have been trading missile strikes since the former launched an air offensive on Friday, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop Tehran from building an atomic weapon. The ongoing conflict has caused widespread destruction in both nations.
Smoke billows from an explosion in southwest Tehran on June 16. — AFP
Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran after being attacked on June 16. — AFP
Mourners carry the coffins of people killed in Israeli attacks during their funeral in Hamedan, western Iran on June 16. — AFP
Smoke billows for the second day from the Shahran oil depot, northwest of Tehran, Iran on June 16. — AFP
A man carrying a wounded girl following the Israeli strikes on Tehran, Iran on June 15. — Reuters
Smoke billows from a site in the city of Haifa, Israel on June 16, following a barrage of Iranian missiles. — AFP
Firefighters work at an impact site following an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — Reuters
Smoke billows from a site hit by Iranian missiles in Haifa, Israel on June 16. — AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP
Responders are seen next to a damaged building following an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP
People check a damaged religious school following an Iranian missile attack in central Israel on June 16. — Reuters
Responders attend to a woman and a baby near a damaged building following an Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, Israel on June 16. — AFP
Header image: Smoke billows from a site in central Tehran, as fighting between Israel and Iran continues on June 16. — AFP
A soldier was martyred while a wanted terrorist was killed in separate military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram and Mardan districts, according to a press release from the military’s media wing on Friday. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said two engagements took place between security forces and terrorists in the province on the night between Thursday and Friday. An intelligence-based operation was conducted in Mardan district’s general area of Katlang, resulting in the killing of a “high-value target, terrorist ringleader Faisal”. The ISPR added he was actively involved in numerous terrorist activities and was “highly wanted by law enforcement agencies”. It said weapons and ammunition were also recovered from him. Separately, 33-year-old Lance Naik Ghairat Khan, resident of Kurram district, was martyred in an encounter with terrorists in the district’s general area Parachinar. “Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace o...
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced that the price of petrol would remain unchanged at Rs262 per litre for the next fortnight while the price of diesel was raised by Rs7.5 per litre. Addressing a press conference today, the finance minister did not specify if he was referring to high-speed diesel or light diesel oil. He also did not announce if there were any changes in the price of kerosene. Explaining the reason for the price increase, Dar said the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had reported an increase of $3.5 in diesel prices in the international markets in the last few days, with a similar upward trend for petrol prices. He said the Ogra team had strived to pass on the minimum possible price increase to consumers as per the prime minister’s instructions so there was no increase in the petrol price. “However, because there has been a lot of negative movement and increase in prices for diesel, they (Ogra) have recommended the government to do a minimum increa...
• Panel to finalise report within 45 days, submit it to PM Shehbaz • Hafiz Naeem says party will stage sit-in again if govt fails to keep promises RAWALPINDI: The Jamaat-i-Islami has called off its two-week-long sit-in after it reached an agreement with the government on the formation of a task force aimed at addressing issues related to independent power producers (IPPs), reducing electricity bills and lowering taxes on the salaried class. The announcement came in the early hours of Friday after the two sides concluded the fifth round of talks at JI’s protests site at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh. However, JI emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman insisted that the party was deferring and not ending the sit-in, warning that his party would follow up on the government’s promises and would stage a sit-in again if it failed to keep its words. The task force formed as a result of the agreement is expected to finalise its report within one and a half months and submit it to Prime Minister Shehbaz S...
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