BEIJING: China has selected two Pakistani astronauts as candidates for its manned space programme, CCTV reported on Wednesday. The candidates are Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud. Both will travel to China for training, and one will participate in a flight mission as a payload specialist and become the first foreign astronaut in China’s space…
PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir attend; martyrs to be laid to rest with full military honours Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and others attend the funeral prayers of soldiers martyred in the crash of a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter near Muzaffarabad. Photo: ISPR Funeral prayers for army personnel who were martyred in the…
Karachi associations praise fixed tax regime for businesses with annual turnover up to Rs200m Research conducted by Australia’s tax authorities revealed that the first communication a new taxpayer receives affects their long-run compliance behaviour. photo: file KARACHI: The federal government’s introduction of a 1% turnover tax and a fixed tax scheme for traders with annual…
ISLAMABAD: With increasing trade and business activities at Gwadar, Pakistan has again pushed Saudi Arabia to set up an oil refinery worth $10 billion in the port city. Activity at Gwadar Port has jumped up to 30% in recent months in the backdrop of US-Israel-Iran war as more and more ships arrive at Pakistani ports…
India shares a porous border with Bangladesh, where migration is driven by economic hardship and family ties Police officers stand next to men they believe to be undocumented Bangladeshi nationals after they were detained during raids in Ahmedabad, India on April 26, 2025. FILE: REUTERS India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister…
Authorities enforce Section 144 across the district, banning public gatherings for 15 days RAWALPINDI: A planned PTI protest outside Adiala jail on Tuesday was cut short as law enforcement agencies detained several party leaders and workers, including the sisters of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, amid sweeping restrictions imposed across Rawalpindi. The party had…
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says this is ‘clear, damning admission of NATO’s active complicity in unlawful war’ Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei. PHOTO: AFP Tehran accused NATO on Thursday of “complicity” in the US-Israeli war against Iran, after the bloc’s chief noted its support for the United States in the conflict. Responding to US…
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 11, 2026. Photo: Reuters ZURICH: The formal signing ceremony for the United States-Iran agreement at Switzerland’s Bürgenstock Resort was cancelled on Friday, while planned technical-level talks between the two countries were postponed after Iran…
Mayo believes that art can have an impact on people and can help initiate dialogue. Mayo continues to paint on nonconforming surfaces and in atypical surroundings. PHOTO: KARACHI BIENNALE 2017 CATALOGUE When Zahid Mayo was studying at one of the most notable art colleges in the country, the National College of Arts (NCA) Lahore, he…
Defense ministry says it intercepted 551 missiles, 29 cruise missiles and 2,265 drones since February The United Arab Emirates’ air defences dealt with two drones coming from Iran on Sunday, the defence ministry said, the latest in renewed attacks on the oil-rich Gulf country. The UAE has reported being attacked in the past days by…