Herat’s morality police started arresting dozens of women on Saturday for not wearing body-cloaking chador, burqa Afghan women in burqa walk towards a safer place after their house was damaged following a deadly magnitude 6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at Lulam village, in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 3, 2025. PHOTO: Reuters…
Bill was passed by Senate on June 10 this year, subsequently approved by National Assembly on June 11 President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday gave his assent to the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (Conversion) (Repeal) Bill, 2026, completing a key legal requirement for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines Company Limited (PIACL). According to a…
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Friday, extending losses from the previous session after US President Donald Trump cancelled plans to strike Iran, reducing fears of an escalation of hostilities following tit-for-tat attacks earlier in the week. Brent futures were down $2.11 or 2.3% at $88.27 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped $1.90, or 2.2%,…
. ISLAMABAD: Senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement (JKSM) Altaf Ahmed Bhat has paid “glowing tributes” to the martyrs of the Chota Bazar Massacre and Shaheed Tufail Ahmad Mattoo, reaffirming that the sacrifices rendered by the people of Jammu and Kashmir for freedom, justice,…
Total of 16 international teams from different armies participated in annual event, military’s media wing says Pakistan Army team, represented by the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), secured first place at the International Pacesticking Competition 2026 held at the Royal Military Academy (RMA) Sandhurst, United Kingdom (UK), the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to…
KSE-100 surges 18.2% but only Rs16b raised via IPOs; analysts warn of limited fresh funds KARACHI: Pakistan’s capital markets posted strong gains during the first nine months of FY2026, with the benchmark KSE-100 index surging 18.2% to 148,743 points by the end of March, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26 unveiled by Finance Minister…
Since mid-March, Trump has repeatedly claimed a deal with Iran to end the war was close President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note — breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money. Photo: AFP/ File Hopes grew on Friday for peace between Iran and the United States after President Donald…
ISLAMABAD: The government is set to unveil a massive Rs17.5 trillion (approximately $61 billion) consolidated budget for the fiscal year 202627 on Friday (today) to meet strict International Monetary Fund austerity conditions. The framework sets an ambitious Federal Board of Revenue tax target of Rs15.267 trillion and targets a 4.1% GDP growth. The high-stakes spending…
. RAWALPINDI: Funeral prayers of those who embraced martyrdom in a MI-17 helicopter crash in Muzaffarabad were offered on Thursday at Chaklala Garrison. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, COAS & CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other top civil and military officials attended the funeral prayers, said a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations…
WASHINGTON: The phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US weather agency said Thursday, and scientists expect the pattern synonymous with droughts, floods and soaring temperatures will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate occurrence that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific…