WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers and NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries. The long-awaited update supersedes a list from early 2025, and comes less than a month…
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has entertained two constitutional petitions against the imposition of a huge petroleum levy and the hike in petroleum product prices. The FCC registrar has allotted numbers to the petitions. In the petition, filed by JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, the FCC has been requested to issue directions for constituting an…
. KABUL: Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules. Witnesses said one person was killed, several others were wounded and dozens of people, including women and girls, were arrested. Taliban authorities have not confirmed casualties or…
. Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas are unveiled during an event in Houston. Photo: REUTERS HOUSTON: NASA named three US astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth’s orbit next year that will test landers from…
US president says Tehran, Washington are ‘in the final throes of very, very good deal’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has vowed a military response after accusing Iran of shooting down an American Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating tensions amid fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations over regional conflict. Trump said he…
CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir speaks with Lebanon’s Commander-in-Chief General Rodolphe Haykal during a meeting at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Photo: PPI RAWALPINDI: The top military officers of Lebanon and Bahrain on Tuesday separately called on Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and held…
Govt to slash PSDP by Rs126b, provinces cap spending Coalition consensus clears way for June 12 budget Centre ey ISLAMABAD: The federal government has slashed next fiscal year’s proposed development budget by Rs126 billion while three provinces, except Balochistan, would freeze their uplift expenses at current levels to create around Rs500 billion worth of fiscal…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, State Minister for Interior Tala Chaudhry and other officials offer funeral prayers at the FC Headquarters in Peshawar for the FC personnel martyred while confronting terrorists on the city’s outskirts. Photo: Express PESHAWAR/RAWALPINDI/HANGU: Six personnel of the Federal Constabulary (FC) embraced martyrdom while bravely confronting terrorists belonging to outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan…
A police officer stands guard beside a convoy of vehicles for police patrol in Muzaffarabad. Photo: REUTERS MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Tuesday announced a reward of Rs10 million for information leading to the arrest of four wanted individuals linked to the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). “The president…
Concerns arose after reports Starlink terminals were used in the Middle East war despite lacking an Iran licence A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a caravan truck of a tourist, parked in a street in Ronda, Spain February 12, 2024. REUTERS India has frozen approvals for Starlink to begin commercial operations due…