15 Indian tourists killed in Vietnam
. PHU QUOC: A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized off southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island…
15 Indian tourists killed in Vietnam
. PHU QUOC: A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized off southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, state media reported. The boat was carrying 36 people when it overturned around 400 metres off May Rut Ngoai islet, according to the VNExpress website. Multiple tourist and coast guard boats participated in…
Quetta split into two districts in major administrative revamp
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has unveiled one of the most significant administrative restructurings in the province’s history, creating new districts, divisions, sub-divisions, tehsils and sub-tehsils in a move aimed at strengthening governance, improving local administration and bringing public services closer to citizens. The new administrative framework has been notified under Sections 5, 6 and 6-A…
Energy City project makes progress
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has said that significant progress is being made on the government’s Energy City project and several oil-producing countries have shown interest in storing oil in Pakistan in the wake of recent regional tensions. Speaking during his visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Nearly 2 million people flee in China
EXTREME WEATHER: A person carries a child while walking with an umbrella as rain intensifies ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, China. PHOTO: REUTERS KEELUNG: Nearly two million people have fled their homes in China as an approaching typhoon lashed northern Taiwan and Japan’s remote southwestern islands on Saturday, toppling trees and…
44 dead, over a million stranded in Bangladesh deluge
DHAKA: Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded as authorities raced on Saturday to deliver aid to devastated communities. The disaster management ministry said on Saturday that flooding across seven districts – Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati,…
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia urge restraint
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday expressed deep concern over the recent escalation between the US and Iran despite the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, the Foreign Office said. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the remarks…
Availability of sugar across country reviewed
. ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research, in coordination with provincial food departments, on Saturday briefed a committee on current sugar stocks, production projections, and market price trends DPM/FM Ishaq Dar reiterated government’s commitment to ensuring the uninterrupted supply of sugar at affordable prices. Chairing a high-level meeting to take stock of…
SECP introduces IBAN digital verification
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced IBAN-based digital verification to enable faster and easier onboarding of customers, allowing investors to access financial services without unnecessary documentation and repeated verification requirements. To facilitate this digital transformation, the SECP has amended the Anti-money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation…
Bannu police issue list of 40 most-wanted terrorists
BANNU: The Bannu police on Saturday issued a detailed list containing photographs, names, and reward amounts for 40 alleged terrorists wanted in multiple cases of terrorism and serious crimes. According to the police, the suspects are wanted in connection with bomb blasts, attacks on security forces, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, target killings, and other heinous…
Monsoon rains set to intensify
LAHORE: The Punjab government has directed all relevant departments to remain on high alert as weather authorities forecast widespread rainfall, possible urban flooding and rising river flows in parts of the province over the coming days. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) stated that moist currents from the Arabian Sea, combined with an approaching westerly wave,…
