Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Minister for Climate Change Musadik Masood Malik in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadik Malik on Wednesday to bolster preparations for the upcoming monsoon season. In late April, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had warned that the…
Alexander Zverev is through to the semi-finals of the Halle Open, where he will face American Taylor Fritz. Photo: AFP HALLE WESTFALEN: French Open champion Alexander Zverev will face American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals of the ATP event in Halle after edging Raphael Collignon in straight sets on Friday. The world number three and…
Pakistani police officer divert bikers from a road leading to Serena hotel, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Photo: Reuters The federal capital’s district administration on Saturday announced the restoration of transport services, allowing all types of public and…
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed a new formula to fix prices of high-speed diesel, which has addressed the issue of windfall gains to oil refineries due to the Middle East war and helped keep diesel prices lower by Rs100 per litre for this week. Without any change in the formula, the diesel…
PM Benjamin Netanyahu stands at the height of a colossal strategic failure for Israel, says Haaretz’s Yossi Verter Israeli analysts blasted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as a “failure” and “liar,” saying Donald Trump humiliated him by sidelining Israel from the US-Iran deal.PHOTO: FILE Israeli analysts sharply criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, describing him as…
US military’s AI-assisted targeting program is initially powered by Anthropic’s Claude model Elon Musk’s company The company’s current market capitalization is around $1 trillion. Nvidia, currently the world’s most valuable company, is worth around $4 trillion.PHOTO :REUTERS Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran, the United States government revealed in…
Marriyum Aurangzeb says proposed authority will set up a modern film city with film schools and music academies The Punjab Film City Authority Bill 2026, aimed at reviving the province’s film and creative industry, triggered a highly charged debate in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday, marked by sharp exchanges, political point-scoring and procedural objections, before being…
. KABUL: The Taliban government’s new decree governing the separation of spouses “reinforces systemic discrimination” and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls, the United Nations said on Thursday. Published in mid-May, the 31-article code sets out various grounds for separation in Afghanistan, including a husband’s prolonged disappearance, “incompatibility” between couples, renunciation of Islam…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday unveiled tax relief measures for four income slabs of salaried employees and announced the removal of the surcharge, following directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while presenting the 2026–27 Federal Budget in the National Assembly. Speaking in the National Assembly, Aurangzeb said, “I am pleased to announce that under…
WHO raises risk of Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak to ‘very high’, declares emergency in DRC and Uganda Travelers wait to pass a security checkpoint at Dulles International airport in Dulles, Virginia, U.S. November 13, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS The United States on Friday temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic…