Two water samples from farms have been submitted by health officials to a state government laboratory for testing Farmers speak with a security guard near the compound wall of a Tata Electronics’ components factory for Apple’s iPhone, in Hosur. PHOTO: REUTERS An Indian state health authority is investigating how liquid discharged from Apple supplier Tata’s…
ISLAMABAD: As international oil prices lose steam amid easing tensions in the Middle East, the government is weighing what could be one of the biggest reductions in petroleum prices in recent years, with petrol and diesel rates expected to fall by more than Rs55 per litre. Working papers prepared by the Petroleum Division, Pakistan State…
A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp reversal in the midday trading session on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index plunging…
Iran wants to fly from their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, to United States two days before their next match The Iranian football federation said Thursday it will lodge a complaint with FIFA claiming its team is being subjected to travel restrictions during the World Cup in North America. Iran wanted to fly from their…
ISLAMABAD: More than 8.6 million children in Pakistan are engaged in child labour, including over 6.6 million involved in hazardous work that threatens their health, safety and development, according to a national report launched on Thursday by the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in collaboration with UNICEF. Titled ‘Pakistan: Child Labour Surveys, Evidence for…
ISLAMABAD: Experts have cautioned that an uncertain monsoon pattern could pose risks to Pakistan’s agricultural sector and broader economic stability, emphasising the need for proactive climate risk management during a policy dialogue hosted by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE). PIDE Registrar Dr Nasir Iqbal said climate change had emerged as a cross-cutting economic…
Letter warns Chenab projects aim to divert water, threaten Pakistan’s water, food, economic security Ambassador Asim Iftikhar hands over a letter by the Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to President of the UN Security Council for June 2026 and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN Ambassador Leonor Zalabata Torres concerning India’s continued illegal actions…
The United States and Iran have formally brought into effect the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, a landmark agreement brokered through Pakistan's mediation that is being viewed as a major diplomatic breakthrough after months of intensive negotiations and repeated setbacks. The agreement was finalised through electronic signatures by the leaderships of the United States and Iran,…
Repatriation rises 8.66% to $2.0007b as UK, China top list; power sector leads outflows KARACHI: Foreign investors repatriated more than $2 billion in profits and dividends from Pakistan during July-April FY26, up 8.66% over the same period last year, as improving foreign exchange availability and stronger corporate earnings enabled multinational companies to transfer higher returns…
Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US Vice President JD Vance pulled out of a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators in Switzerland on Friday to begin talks on implementing the “Islamabad MoU” struck between Tehran and Washington, a White House spokesperson said, as Israeli…