Warns that any attempt to suppress the peaceful protest could turn the movement into an anti-government campaign JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing the opening session of the party’s three-day congregation at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. Photo: X/file LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday announced a nationwide blockade of major highways on August…
The sun sets behind oil pumps outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026—REUTERS Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with markets weighing reports of mediation efforts between the US and Iran against an exchange of fresh attacks between the two and threats of a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis. Brent crude futures fell…
. GAZA: Hamas announced on Monday that it had elected Khalil al-Hayya, the group’s lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, as the new head of its political bureau. “Hamas announces the election of brother mujahid Khalil al-Hayya as head of the movement’s political bureau, succeeding the martyred leader Yahya al-Sinwar,” Hamas said in…
Talk about potential to enhance country’s domestic refining capacity, reduce reliance on imported petroleum products Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with a delegation of Honeywell Technologies led by its Vice President and General Manager, Barry Glickman, in Washington DC. PHOTO: X Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday met a delegation from Honeywell Technologies in Washington,…
Local rate rises Rs300/tola as international prices stay stable; rupee up at 277.95/$ KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan edged higher on Monday, largely in line with a stable trend in international markets, as investors weighed the implications of the escalating US-Iran tensions that lifted energy prices and caused uncertainty about the outlook for US rates….
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement that it would respond to them with force A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Yemen’s Houthi could shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12,…
QUETTA: The Senate Functional Committee on Less Developed Areas was told on Monday that a number of National Highway Authority (NHA) employees serving in Balochistan had sought transfer to the federal capital due to the law and order crisis in the province. The committee met under the chairmanship of Senator Niaz Ahmed. During the meeting,…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the country’s auto parts industry, describing it as a key contributor to industrial development, employment generation and import substitution, according to a statement on Monday. PAAPAM Chairman Usman Malik said the local auto parts industry has invested billions…
OFFICIAL BUSINESS: PM Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. PHOTO: REUTE LONDON: Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, pledging to reshape its politics to deliver a new economic model and revive a nation “fed up” with a revolving door of leaders. In front…
Recommends insertion of a new Article 212A in Constitution to form new judicial forum ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s superior judiciary has recommended the establishment of an International Commercial Court of Pakistan (ICCP) through a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at strengthening the country’s commercial dispute resolution framework and boosting investor confidence. The recommendation was made during the 49th…