PHEV competition intensifies
Automakers adopt aggressive strategy through partial tax absorption, price-lock mechanisms ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s hybrid and plug-in…
PHEV competition intensifies
Automakers adopt aggressive strategy through partial tax absorption, price-lock mechanisms ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle market is entering a sharper phase of price competition after the latest sales tax changes pushed automakers to revise ex-factory prices, with Chery Master Pakistan announcing one of the most aggressive customer-retention strategies through partial tax absorption and…
Disney faces serious allegations by child star
Former child actor Raquel Lee has filed a lawsuit against Disney, alleging that she was sexually assaulted by a former Disney employee when she was 14 while working on the 2001 television movie The Poof Point. According to the lawsuit, Lee alleges that a middle-aged male employee involved in the production groomed, sexually harassed and…
Gauff wins Cincinnati title
Coco Gauff celebrates with the Rookwood Cup after defeating Jessica Pegula during the Women’s Final on day twelve of the Cincinnati Open. Photo: AFP CINCINNATI: Coco Gauff made a statement Sunday with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. World…
Farmers must be heard
. The threat of a ‘Million March’ on the federal capital by farmers demands immediate, sympathetic attention. The farmers are demanding fairer prices for their produce as well as a review of policies which, they claim, are causing them losses worth trillions of rupees. Also, their concerns regarding skyrocketing energy prices, rising fertiliser costs and…
India firmly in control
A groundsman covers the pitch as rain halts play during the second day of the second Test between Sri Lankan and India at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on August 24, 2926. Photo: AFP India strengthened their position in the second Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 475-8 before rain intervened on the second…
US Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran, source says
The action aims to pressure countries to cut business ties with Iran and help end the six-month conflict US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 20, 2026. REUTERS The US Treasury Department is expected on Monday to broaden the scope of secondary sanctions it can…
Govt raises petrol price by 39 paisas, HSD by Rs2.40 per litre for Aug 25
Petrol price rises to Rs341.98 per litre, while high-speed diesel will cost Rs370.69 A petrol pump in the federal capital seen in this undated image. —FILEPHOTO The federal government on Monday increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by 39 paisas and Rs2.40 per litre, respectively, for August 25. According to a notification…
Liga holders Barcelona crush Elche
Anthony Gordon set up two goals and Fermin Lopez netted two as Barca thrashed Elche in their Liga season opener. Photo: AFP BARCELONA: Spanish champions Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 win over Elche on Sunday in their La Liga opener with Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scoring twice each and Anthony Gordon setting up two goals…
Iranian parliament speaker mocks Trump with ‘Make America Hungry Again’ post
Trump called his planned Iran campaign the “most crushing economic operation ever” and “economic warfare” Without naming Trump, Ghalibaf wrote: “You cannot cover up your defeats with baseless claims.” PHOTO: ANADOLU Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mocked US President Donald Trump on Monday by posting an image accompanied with the caption “Make America Hungry…
PTI ready to work with all parties, including JUI-F, on ‘principled grounds’: Salman Akram Raja
Says party will continue pursuing its politics based on principles rather than relying on other parties PTI Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja. SCREENGRAB PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Monday that Form-47 assemblies lacked the legitimacy to change the country’s structure or alter the system of government. “We have to sit with…
