Oil prices rose more than $3 a barrel on Wednesday after joint strikes in Iraq by the United States and Saudi Arabia, and the interception of Iran’s ballistic missiles aimed at US forces in the Middle East, while US crude inventories shrank. Brent futures increased by $3.30, or 3.9%, to $87.39 a barrel, while US…
Trump administration is aiming to safeguard US AI supply chain from Chinese threats of disruption A humanoid robot at a robotics laboratory during a government-organized media trip in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI…
Government says PPP unhappy with the JCP for not considering its nominees for high court judges ISLAMABAD: The government is unhappy with President Asif Ali Zardari for withholding approval of the summary seeking the appointment of 19 additional judges to four high courts. The JCP, headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, approved the nominations of…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully completed the second marine bunkering operation at Gwadar Port, reinforcing the port’s emergence as a new marine fuel supply destination for international shipping. The operation was carried out by Vitol through its bunker barge Marine Ista, supplying IMO-compliant Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) produced by Cnergyico PK Limited to an…
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, reacting to the statement of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, on Tuesday said that the saying, “adding insult to injury”, aptly applies to the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N). He said that the PML-N’s theft of the innocent Kashmiris’ right…
ISLAMBAD: The opposition on Tuesday blasted the state’s handling of the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), alleging that public rights, constitutional rule and freedom of expression were being undermined, while calling for an end to “state repression”. Addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and…
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday described the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections as "peaceful, fair, free and credible", while inviting opposition parties to pursue constitutional remedies if they wished to challenge the results. Addressing a joint press conference alongside…
Hundreds remain stranded while authorities warn of widespread heavy rainfall across Punjab WATER EVERYWHERE: Rescuers navigate submerged streets to evacuate residents of Pathan Colony in Ferozewala Tehsil. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE ‘: LAHORE A fresh monsoon spell expected to sweep across Punjab from Wednesday (today) has heightened fears of urban flooding, flash floods and landslides, even…
PESHAWAR: Details of the Act governing the privileges, salaries and immunities of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker have come to light after the gazette notification of the law was issued. According to the Act, now available on the Assembly website, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker will be entitled to two official vehicles each….
Former senator and federal minister Javed Jabbar terms wider backing for institution essential for promotion of perfor KARACHI: Former senator and ex-federal minister Javed Jabbar has called for stronger public and private sector support to ensure the long-term sustainability of the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), saying the institution has reached a stage where…