. When the US and Israel started bombing Iran on Feb 28, President Donald Trump termed the campaign a mere “excursion” that would last for a few weeks. But what started as a limited campaign has turned into a conflict that has yet to see an end. The conflict has not only jolted the global…
Master Plan Authority introduces new formula for infrastructure fees as residential plot commercialisation resumes The Sindh Master Plan Authority has lifted a seven-year ban on the conversion of residential plots for commercial use following recent court decisions, while a new formula for distributing infrastructure fees collected on changes in land use has also come into…
Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire and undermining Trump’s broader plan to end the Gaza war Mother of three-year-old Palestinian child Tayyem Hamdan, who was killed in an Israeli strike according to medics at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, reacts during his funeral in central Gaza Strip, August 30, 2026. REUTERS The Israeli military…
China tests two-way laser link over 400,000 km, extending space communications from near-Earth to deep space To tackle the speed bottleneck, the team developed high-bandwidth signal processing technology and adopted special coding schemes to counter noise. PHOTO PEXELS: PEXELS Researchers have completed a laser communications test between Earth and the Moon, successfully verifying two-way high-speed…
Police say clash between two Chandio groups stemmed from old personal enmity, CM orders action against those involved Eight people were killed and two others injured in an armed clash between two groups of the Chandio community over a longstanding feud in the katcha area of Dadu, police said on Sunday. The firing took place…
Veteran recovers from one game down to beat Abdullah at Sindh Challenger Squash Championship Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal fought back from a game down to beat Abdullah Nawaz and win the PSA Sindh Challenger Squash Championship at Karachi on Sunday. Abdullah made the better start in the 48-minute final at the Jahangir Khan Sports Club, taking…
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday rejected claims that the sons of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan had been denied visas to enter Pakistan, saying they could visit the country on their National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOPs). "The children of the founder of PTI last travelled to Pakistan on these NICOPs in…
Elversberg’s Cole Campbell celebrates after scoring during a Bundesliga soccer match. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg kick-started their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning 2023-24 champions Bayer Leverkusen in a dominant 3-2 home victory, while Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg in Saturday’s late game. Lukas Petkov and American striker Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds…
Reducing non-strategic nuclear arsenal could increase risk of nuclear-use scenario involving Washington, Moscow says Russian Ambassador-at-large Andrey Belousov on Sunday accused the United States of viewing Europe as a potential nuclear battlefield. Speaking in an interview with the Russian RT TV channel, Belousov said the persistence with which Washington is trying to initiate discussions on…
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to work towards increasing Pakistan's agricultural and food exports to the Kingdom to $3 billion within the next two years, as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation in food security and agriculture, according to a joint statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Sunday. The statement noted…