KARACHI: Industries across Hub are grinding to a halt as an acute water crisis spirals out of control, even as the Hub Dam stands almost full, with leaders of the Hub Chamber of Commerce & Industry alleging that industries, farmers and residents are being systematically deprived of their due share of water. Former Hub Chamber…
. JERUSALEM: Israel has revoked the entry permits of a group of American Jewish activists who participated in protests in the occupied West Bank against attacks by Israeli occupiers on Palestinians and their property, The Forward, a United States Jewish publication, reported Friday. Activist Sam Sherman told the newspaper that he received an email canceling…
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday met Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Lahore, days after the latter sparked controversy by declaring that the existing system had “collapsed” and calling for the creation of new administrative units, a proposal that has drawn firm opposition from the PPP, particularly in the context of Sindh. President Zardari,…
. WASHINGTON: The United States government will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects as part of a push to increase domestic production and boost national security and industrial policy, President Donald Trump said on Friday. “We’re reclaiming America’s rightful place as the minerals superpower of the world,” Trump told more than 200…
. WASHINGTON: United States House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Senior Democrats in the US House of Representatives and committee aides have…
Demands concessions from US to open strategic waterway UAE says Iran struck a ship in strait with a missile U DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ CAIRO/DUBAI: Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and…
. MULTAN: Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said the development of the agriculture sector and prosperity of farmers are among the government’s top priorities, directing officials to intensify efforts to guide farmers and improve crop production. He made these remarks while chairing a meeting in Multan to review the situation of cotton,…
Stagnant water, illegal dumping and traffic congestion fuel calls for immediate clearance RAWALPINDI: Nearly three months after Pakistan Railways demolished several encroachments on its land along Dhoke Ratta Road in compliance with court orders, the debris remains uncleared, leaving a substantial section of the road obstructed, disrupting traffic flow and raising concerns over public safety…
LAHORE: In a landmark ruling defining the legal status of digital banking data, the Lahore High Court (LHC) held that customer data entrusted to bank employees constitutes “property” under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016the country’s cybercrime law. The court noted that a bank employee who has functional control over such data can,…
LAHORE: The overall condition of the cotton crop across Punjab has remained satisfactory, while rice cultivation has already exceeded this year’s target, covering more than six million acres against the set goal of five million. The update was given during a high-level meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo in Multan on…