Sunset clouds glow over pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan, April 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices climbed for a fourth ​straight day on Wednesday as investors weighed conflicting messages from Tehran and Washington on ‌whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to ships. Brent…

Assembly Speaker Swati leads parliamentary delegation in meeting with Envoy Baker US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the US on Tuesday discussed prospects for cooperation in various sectors, including sports, tourism, minerals, energy and power, education, parliamentary cooperation and capacity building. This was discussed during a meeting between US Chargé…

. MIRANSHAH: Two security personnel were injured on Tuesday when a suicide bomber attempted to target a security forces’ vehicle in Bannu’s Jani Khel Mali Khel area. According to police sources, the bomber was riding in a rickshaw and attempted to strike a security forces’ MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle near Al-Momin School. However, security…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to enact a law restraining child marriages in the province as the draft bill “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2019” is long pending and needs cabinet approval and subsequent tabling in the provincial assembly. This was disclosed by Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for Population…

Move extends Trump’s broader campaign against The Hague-based war crimes tribunal US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media before departing for Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Manama, Bahrain, June 25,…

Brent, US WTI crude futures hit highest since end July as US-Iran peace deal fades NEW YORK: Oil prices inched up on Tuesday, marking a third day of gains, as Iran said it would adopt a more offensive stance and the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed, and Washington ruled out extending a ceasefire. Brent…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chairs video link meeting to finalise cleanliness arrangements across province for Eidul Azha, May 23, 2026. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: The Punjab government is installing 2,778 new water filtration plants in nine districts, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif was informed on Tuesday. The CM reviewed progress on the projects and directed…

Garrison city divided into two municipal towns, with two mayors, four deputy mayors RAWALPINDI: The final notification for the new local government delimitation in Rawalpindi district has been issued after all objections were rejected. The three-member Delimitation Authority, comprising District Election Commissioner-I Sajid Rathore, District Election Commissioner-II Safia Akbar and Local Government Director Shazia Mumtaz,…

. ISLAMABAD: Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday announced a nationwide expansion of Hepatitis C screening under the PM’s programme for the prevention of the disease, urging every eligible Pakistani to undergo screening for the potentially life-threatening disease. Talking to the media after inaugurating Hepatitis C screening for Ministry of Health officials, the minister…