RAWALPINDI: A feasibility study is being initiated for the proposed generation of electricity from the state-of-the-art Daducha Dam, which is being constructed at the junction of the Kallar Syedan and Kahuta tehsils of District Rawalpindi. In addition, instructions have been issued for the immediate preparation of a PC-I and a detailed study for laying new…
Dozens of people gathered outside the prison and had to be held back by a police cordon Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026. REUTERS Twenty-five people were killed and about…
. US President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on April 6. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter not to give Iran weapons, and Xi responded that China was not supplying Tehran, the…
Speculation intensified as reports suggested the weekend of August 1-2 was the most likely window for the ceremony Cristiano Ronaldo and longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez have once again found themselves at the centre of wedding speculation after the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite no official announcement from the couple. The rumours gained…
LAHORE: The Punjab government has initiated a review of government schools with critically low enrolment. The move comes after the latest Class 9 examination results exposed weaknesses in the education system with more than 753,000 students failing. On the other hand, it is estimated that millions of children in the province are out of schools….
. ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has commenced oil production from its Bobi Deep-1 well in Sanghar district, producing 2,000 barrels of oil per day from the Massive Sand of the Lower Goru Formation. The company had announced the discovery on June 3, 2026. OGDC completed the laying of a 1.5-kilometre flowline…
Members of the Sindh Assembly display banners carrying the Sindhi inscription “Sindh Ji Dharti Munhinji Maa” (The Land of Sindh is My Mother) during a session in Karachi on Thursday. Photo: X/ SindhCMHouse The Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution rejecting any proposal to divide the province or alter its territorial limits, as…
MUZAFFARABAD: Amid mounting speculation over the creation of new administrative units, senior PML-N leaders held an important meeting at former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Jati Umrah residence to discuss the country’s political situation and the fallout from the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections. The meeting, chaired by Nawaz, was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,…
Agency cites stronger institutional capacity, sustained implementation of IMF reforms for move Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global on Tuesday upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘. Pakistan was last assigned a ‘B’ rating between October 31, 2016 and February 3, 2019. S&P Global also raised Pakistan’s transfer and convertibility assessment to ‘B’…
Says technical talks due for next week; Khawaja Asif says deal will be presented as ‘Islamabad Pact’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed to a framework for a peace deal that would end the months-long conflict in the Middle East,…