Flags flutter during the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meeting, in Abidjan Ivory Coast, May 27, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS An impending “super” El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank’s top climate expert told Reuters. Forecasters are warning that the El Niño weather pattern — which often drives severe droughts,…

HANGU: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Saturday vowed to personally lead Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in the September 27 long march to Islamabad, declaring that the announced date was firm and non-negotiable and that the party would not retreat until achieving its objective. The chief minister made the remarks during a one-day visit…

Iesco stood on top in the wake of its plausible performance to curb losses, improve recoveries and act in line with the time frame for new connections. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Power distribution companies (DISCOs) were involved in an overbilling scam worth Rs47 billion to conceal inefficiencies, electricity theft and line losses, audit officials told a…

Taylor Swift reportedly signed an “ironclad” prenuptial agreement before marrying Travis Kelce, with the legal arrangement said to have been designed to safeguard the singer’s estimated $2 billion fortune and extensive business empire. According to the International Business Times, the agreement was developed in consultation with Swift’s family and legal advisers, with her father, Scott…