Brides and tailors try to keep a fading tradition alive amid war and soaring costs Photo: Palestinian man hangs wedding dresses at a shop with damaged walls and ceiling/Reuters In a small sewing workshop in southern Gaza, Nisreen Al‑Rantisi pulls fabric from a pile and reshapes worn wedding dresses, trying to keep a fading tradition…
Pakistan joins 13 other countries in backing a proposed Saudi-led maritime defence coalition for key sea lanes Fourteen countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan and Djibouti, on Thursday issued a joint statement supporting the establishment of a proposed multinational maritime defence coalition, Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said. According to the ministry, the proposed coalition aims…
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Tuesday, tracking a subdued trend in the international market, as investors remained cautious ahead of a key geopolitical deadline set by Donald Trump regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. In the local market, the price of gold per tola dropped by Rs3,000 to settle at Rs488,462. Similarly,…
A suspected case includes anyone who is picked up by surveillance or who presents with symptoms at a health centre This is an electron microscopic image of an isolate of Ebola virus. PHOTO: CDC Public Health Image Library The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday there have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the…
ARLINGTON: Erling Haaland scored a late winner as Norway set up a last-16 showdown with Brazil at the World Cup after taming the Ivory Coast 2-1 in Texas on Tuesday. The Manchester City striker prodded in from close range, the ball dribbling in on 86 minutes for his fifth goal of the tournament. It was…
Highlights Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic fundamentals, investor-friendly policy framework PM Shehbaz meeting with a delegation of Calık Holding led by the Group’s Chairman Mr. Ahmet Calık in Istanbul. Photo: X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held a series of meetings with senior executives of Turkiye’s leading business groups and industry organisations in Istanbul, reaffirming Pakistan’s…
Search for missing carries on through week as recovery crews work through debris in indoor areas A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed…
MUZAFFARGARH: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission (AJKEC) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, announcing that the polling will now be held in three phases to ensure peaceful, transparent and secure elections across the region. Announcing the revised election programme at a news conference, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd)…
Says energy shortages, and economic development, will be among his government’s top priorities Gilgit-Baltistan’s newly sworn-in Chief Minister, Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Amjad Hussain giving an address at his oath taking ceremony. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party leader Amjad Hussain on Monday was sworn in as chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). Governor G-B Syed Mehdi Shah…
Ministers from Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria say companies must help ‘ease burden’ BERLIN: Five European Union countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits in reaction to rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, according to a letter from finance ministers to the EU Commission seen by Reuters on…