Warns protests’ disruption may steer the campaign into movement seeking the government’s ouster Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing an event in Lahore. Photo: X/file Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday announced sit-ins outside the chief minister’s house in Lahore and governors’ houses in other provinces from August 16 (tomorrow) against the rising…
Driver flees as enraged crowd sets vehicle ablaze following pedestrian’s death in Gulistan-e-Johar KARACHI: A pedestrian was killed in a road accident involving a speeding water tanker near Perfume Chowk in Gulistan-e-Johar on Saturday, triggering public outrage and violent protests. According to police, the tanker ran over a man, leaving him critically injured. He was…
Among injured, two belong to Multan, two to Sialkot, one to Narowal, working for construction company QUETTA: At least five people were injured in a hand grenade attack in Dalbandin, an area of Chagai district in Balochistan, late on Monday night, police said. According to police officials, unidentified individuals threw a hand grenade at a…
Says Pakistan is making all-out efforts to bring the two parties to the negotiating table Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing in Islamabad. SCREENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Tehran was focused on promoting “peace, stability and constructive engagement” among the parties in the region, Foreign Office…
15 people injured as teachers, students killed in country’s second school shooting this year Students, without wearing shoes, run as they evacuate from Debsirin Nonthaburi School, the site of a shooting incident, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS At least seven people were killed on…
Import dependence, global shocks push Pakistan to explore low-carbon alternatives ISLAMABAD: Recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have once again highlighted Pakistan’s continued reliance on imported energy and the associated exposure to global price volatility. With around 85% of oil demand and a growing share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from international markets,…
Paris The fashion and beauty industries are poised for a shake-up after luxury group Kering agreed to sell its beauty business to French cosmetics giant L’Oréal for 4 billion ($4.66 billion) – the biggest acquisition in L’Oréal’s history. This also marks a strategic retreat by Kering, which is seeking to cut debt and refocus on…
Vondrousova has yet to decide whether to appeal the ban. Photo: AFP LONDON: Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova insisted she “never doped” after an anti-doping watchdog had banned her from tennis for four years on Monday. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) blames the 26-year-old Czech for failing to open the door to an anti-doping officer in…
. ISLAMABAD: The government fixed the amount of diyat at Rs19,352,390 for the current fiscal year 2026-27, almost double the amount set for fiscal 2025-26, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. Diyat or the blood money is compensation for murder payable by the offender to the heirs of the…
ISLAMABAD/ RAWALPINDI: Authorities on Saturday night eased movement restrictions across the twin cities, reopening public and goods transport and restoring key civic facilities after a week-long clampdown linked to heightened security arrangements. The administration in Islamabad allowed all types of transport to enter the city, while bus terminals resumed operations with the exception of Faizabad,…