QUETTA: The Balochistan government is considering legal action against the Sindh government over what it describes as the unfair distribution of canal water after repeated contacts with the Sindh chief minister and other authorities failed to ensure the province received its approved share. According to officials, the shortage of canal water in Balochistan has worsened…
SMEs, agriculture, housing finance on agenda as top officials, global experts gather in Karachi KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) has announced the second edition of the Pakistan Banking Summit 2026, to be held on 7-8 July in Karachi, according to a statement issued on Saturday. The summit will bring together more than 1,200 participants,…
Carries homegrown payloads, including observation camera capable of imaging entire Korean Peninsula every three days South Korea is set to launch its fourth medium-sized Earth observation satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, local media reported. The 500-kilogram satellite has completed function inspections and fuel injection…
LAHORE: Internal divisions within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spilled into the open after a tense exchange between Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan and the party’s Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on a WhatsApp group, prompting both to leave the group in quick succession. According to sources familiar with the matter, the dispute stemmed from Sheikh…
Foreign minister lists key sectors for investment, calls economic diplomacy vital to Pakistan-Turkiye ties Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks at the Pakistan-Turkiye Business Conference on July 4, 2026. PHOTO: MOFA/X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said that Pakistan particularly seeks Turkish investment in key sectors including energy, mining, minerals, power infrastructure,…
Authorities not yet announced the extent of the damage to the bridge; no injuries reported A fire breaks out on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during the city’s fireworks celebration on Saturday, July 4. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB A fire broke out on New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge during the Macy’s US Independence Day celebration fireworks…
Shehbaz, Erdogan discuss regional, global issues. Turkish president says Israel must not scupper deals Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan address a joint news conference in Istanbul. PHOTO: APP ISTANBUL: Pakistan and Turkey on Saturday expressed their commitment to increase bilateral trade volume to $5 billion and discussed ways to increase…
LAHORE: The government has rolled out relief measures for the real estate sector to revive investment and restore market confidence, even as Pakistan faces an urgent need to shift from unchecked horizontal expansion of cities to vertical urban development, said Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Hafiz Mian Muhammad Nauman. Speaking at a seminar…
Visitors include white nationalist organisation Nationalist Front, which marched through capital earlier in day President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that “communists” could gain ground in the country, and cycled through what he touted as his…
LHC chief proposes five serving law officers; interviews to be held under amended rules ISLAMABAD: The chief justices of four high courts have submitted their nominations to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for the appointment of additional judges, as the process to fill vacant positions in the superior judiciary moves forward. The JCP had invited…