Masked men burn homes, torch vehicles as hundreds protest after video of attack goes viral A firefighter works to extinguish a fire in three cars parked on the street at Tigers Bay, during a protest after a knife attack on June 8 left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident,…
Revised business hours apply to standalone grocery, neighbourhood convenience stores Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures. PHOTO: X The government on Wednesday extended a series of austerity measures until June 30 and allowed standalone grocery and kiryana stores to…
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chairman Ashfaq Paracha has urged the provincial government to make industrial development a central pillar of the upcoming Budget 2026-27, saying sustainable growth, employment, exports and revenue depend on a strong industrial base. He noted that K-P presented a budget of over Rs2.1 trillion for FY2025-26, including an…
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday, moving away from a seven-week low touched in the previous session, after the US military launched new strikes against Iran and as market data showed another large draw in US crude stocks. Brent futures rose 66 cents, or 0.7%, to $92.11 a barrel at 0406 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 60 cents,…
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday that nearly 10 million Pakistani children aged between five and 15 are living with diabetes, warning that the country continues to struggle with preventable diseases due to the lack of effective measures to curb the consumption of sugary drinks. Speaking at the inauguration of the School of…
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott called on Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadik Malik in Islamabad to discuss the implementation of the Green Compact, a £35 million bilateral climate cooperation framework aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s resilience against climate change, according to an official statement. Marriott presented the Action Plan for…
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing a UN Security Council briefing on non-proliferation. PHOTO: X Pakistan on Wednesday urged all sides to exercise restraint and give diplomacy “a little more chance” amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, warning that recent events have highlighted the risk of further escalation….
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has reduced electricity tariffs by up to Rs1.9857 per unit under the quarterly tariff adjustment mechanism, providing relief worth over Rs67 billion to consumers across the country. The regulator approved an overall negative adjustment of Rs67.173 billion and decided that the relief would also be extended to…
Social safety nets create 1.66 million jobs, offset 24% of costs through tax revenues ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) generates Rs2.34 in real income for every rupee transferred to vulnerable households, creating jobs and stimulating economic activity, according to new evidence presented at a policy dialogue in Islamabad. The event, jointly organised by…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers and NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries. The long-awaited update supersedes a list from early 2025, and comes less than a month…