ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s general elections will enter their third and final phase on August 10 as polling is set to take place in Poonch Division on 11 general seats in what is expected to be the decisive contest for government formation in the new Legislative Assembly. The outcome of the final phase will…

. Rescue personnel carry the bodies of deceased climbers upon arrival at a military base in Skardu ISLAMABAD’: The bodies of five international climbers, including renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, were flown to Skardu by a Pakistan Army helicopter on Thursday after one of the most challenging recovery operations on Broad Peak, as rescuers continued…

Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Iranian Ambassador Dr Reza Amiri Moghaddam in Islamabad. Photo APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed to strengthen energy cooperation, with work on a second cross-border transmission line expected to begin soon and discussions underway to expand the current 100 MW electricity supply arrangement, officials said…

David Ellison makes allegation ahead of case hearing, rubbishes litigants’ concerns about market share WASHINGTON: Paramount CEO David Ellison said Tuesday that the legal battle over his proposed multibillion-dollar takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery was fueled by politics rather than concerns over market share. His remarks in an opinion piece published in The New York…

. The incarceration of Imran Khan, in defiance of the jail manual, is now becoming a source of irritation and embarrassment. The former PM’s sons, Kasim and Sulaiman, have once again flagged the issue as they went on to elucidate on international media that their father is being held “incommunicado”, and that the orders of…

. The writer is an academic and researcher. He is also the author of Development, Poverty, and Power in Pakistan, available from Routledge Barely a week after the recovery of the final bodies from the Sorange coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan’s latest mining disaster is already fading from the headlines. Yet the deaths of 34…

Europe, the fastest-warming continent, faces record heat and wildfires, with France and Spain worst hit A man cools himself with water from the Fontana della Barcaccia during a heatwave in Rome, Italy, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Chieppa Italy placed all major cities under the highest heat alert on Thursday as a severe heatwave gripped large…

Natalie Baker says American innovation can help modernise Pakistan’s farm sector while boosting trade and investment A photo of farmers working on their crop in Pakistan. Photo: APP/file The United States on Thursday highlighted opportunities to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in agricultural technology, saying greater adoption of American innovation could help modernise the country’s farm…