ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has said that nearly 25% of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) consumers have been equipped with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters, which amounts to around 1.1 to 1.2 million meters and is a key step towards modernising the power sector. Speaking during his visit to the…
Accident happened on the road between Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan and the capital Kabul Afghan refugees wait in a queue to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham on October 27, 2023. PHOTO: AFP A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board, including 10 children, a provincial official told AFP. Deadly…
Actor speaks on comparison culture, questions why women are judged for confidence and success Actor Hania Aamir recently took to Instagram to open up about online harassment and bullying, sharing a candid video captioned “attention seeker.” Known for her roles in popular dramas like Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum (2024) and Meri Zindagi Hai Tu (2025),…
GENEVA: French four-time Formula One champion Alain Prost was injured during a violent robbery at his home in Switzerland, Swiss media reported Saturday. Switzerland’s biggest-selling newspaper Blick said Prost, 71, sustained a minor head injury during the attack, while one of his sons was forced to open the family safe and the assailants fled with…
KARACHI: People purchasing sacrificial animals for Eidul Azha are facing a new ordeal, as the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has begun collecting a “municipal services tax” at cattle market exit points, allegedly through coercive means. According to reports, KMC staff have set up checkpoints at the exits of various cattle markets and are not allowing…
Recent hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship, hard memories have resurfaced for 33-year-old A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Mailen Valle lost her father and two sisters during a…
Despite institutional strengths and supportive policies, the food ministry said Pakistan had yet to fully capitalise on the opportunities offered by agricultural biotechnology, the primary reason for which was the absence of a clear and unified strategic direction. photo:file ISLAMABAD: Following a historic slump in cotton harvest, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research…
Becomes first Pakistani to receive prestigious award for contributions to public health and applied research Renowned Pakistani scientist Dr. Nousheen Zaidi. Photo: X Renowned Pakistani scientist Dr Nousheen Zaidi has become the first Pakistani to be awarded the prestigious Georg Forster Research Award. Dr Zaidi, professor at the Public Health, Environment & Applied Research Lab…
GLASGOW: Hearts stumbled in their pursuit of a first league title in 66 years as a 1-1 draw at Motherwell kept Celtic and Rangers in the hunt before the Old Firm face off on Sunday. Aiming to become the first side apart from the Glasgow giants to win the Scottish league since Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photo: AFP MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola announced on Friday that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a trophy-laden decade that transformed English football. Guardiola guided City to 20 trophies, including six Premier League titles and the club’s only Champions League, over the past 10 seasons….