House also elects its speaker and deputy speaker from PPP and PML-N, respectively Newly-elected G-B Chief Minister Amjad Hussain Advocate. Photo: APP GILGIT: In the first session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Monday, PPP-nominated candidate Amjad Hussain Advocate was elected unopposed as chief minister of the region. The PML-N’s Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman was also elected…
. NAIROBI: Kenya’s high court found the country’s health minister in contempt on Monday over the continued construction of an Ebola facility for US patients, despite an earlier court order halting the project. Kenyans have strongly opposed the plan and there have been deadly protests since the facility was announced in May for potential US…
Palestinians take a dip in the Mediterranean Sea on a hot summer day, in Gaza City. Photo: REUTERS. MADRID/ PARIS/ LONDON: Thirteen drowned in France on Sunday and overnight into Monday as people sought relief from the heat, a spokesperson for the Civil Safety service said, and three elderly people died as a result of…
. KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has cancelled the authorisation of M/s Time Exchange Company (Pvt) Limited with immediate effect due to serious violations of its regulatory instructions, according to a statement issued on Monday. The central bank said the exchange company, including its head office and all branches, has been prohibited from…
Committee agrees to withdraw fuel subsidies after benefit already passed on to consumers Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chairs the 7th meeting of the National Steering Committee on Fuel Subsidy on Monday. Photo: X Owing to a sharp decline in global fuel prices, the government on Monday decided to discontinue fuel subsidies…
Negotiations made ‘a lot of good progress,’ technical talks will continue in coming weeks, days: US vice president US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Emmen Military Air Base, Emmen, Switzerland, June…
License permits Iranian crude, petrochemical, and petroleum product sales through August 21 A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026. Photo: Reuters The United States authorized Iranian oil sales on Monday, easing decades-old sanctions as it pushes toward a final peace deal with Tehran in return for commitments…
LUCKNOW, INDIA: At least 15 people, mostly students, were killed in a fire at an animation training centre in Lucknow in northern India on Monday, authorities said. Local media said the fire erupted in the Aliganj area of the city, trapping several people inside the building. Television footage of the aftermath showed emergency responders and…
Says MoU requires the US and Iran to ‘meet regularly’ to resolve outstanding issues Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called Monday for caution amid the ongoing talks between the United States and Iran, warning that “external circumstances” could still affect negotiations despite the “will” on both sides. “We must be cautious,…
Lamine Yamal scored Spain’s first goal of the 2026 World Cup. Photo: AFP ATLANTA: Lamine Yamal’s return sparked Spain’s World Cup into life as the European champions ran riot to beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta. Making his first start in two months after a hamstring injury, Yamal ended La Roja’s long wait for a World Cup goal…