Europe replaced most of the US cuts in NATO: Senior commander
US recently unveiled significant cuts to forces it would deploy to Europe in event of…
Europe replaced most of the US cuts in NATO: Senior commander
US recently unveiled significant cuts to forces it would deploy to Europe in event of a war or major crisis European NATO allies have largely filled the capability gaps created by recent US reductions in its reinforcement plans for a potential conflict in Europe, the deputy supreme allied commander Europe told Bloomberg in a Friday…
Indonesia to help Pakistan produce vaccines
Indonesia is Pakistan’s leading partner in developing local vaccine manufacturing ISLAMABAD: Indonesia on Friday assured Pakistan of full cooperation in vaccine production, technical cooperation and capacity building. This was decided during a meeting between Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Mustafa Kamal and Indonesia’s health minister in Geneva. Indonesia is Pakistan’s leading…
Aurangzeb calls for digitalised tax system
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in an interview at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 with China Global Television Network’s program “The Heat”. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FAISALABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said a fully digitalised taxation system is imperative to eliminate leakage and enhance collection without hassle for taxpayers. Addressing the business community at…
Venezuela earthquake death toll climbs to 2,645, with 12,666 injured
Communication and Information Ministry says over 3,300 international rescue workers deployed in quake-hit area The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela last month has risen to 2,645, while 12,666 people were injured, the Communication and Information Ministry said Friday. According to a ministry statement on US social media company X, so…
Contract tenure can’t count for promotion: SC
Court held that contract service cannot be included within the definition of a government servant Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that service rendered on a contractual basis cannot be counted as regular government service for promotion, holding…
No relief as SPI stays in double digits
KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) registered a year-on-year increase of 13.52% for the week ended July 2, 2026, highlighting persistent inflationary pressures on essential commodities as substantial reductions in petroleum prices have yet to translate into meaningful relief for consumers. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the SPI, which tracks 51 essential…
Trump says US gave Iran ‘a week off’ for funeral of Iran’ late supreme leader amid stalled talks
‘They’re dying to settle. They want to settle so badly,’ says US president US President Donald Trump. Screengrab US President Donald Trump said on Friday evening that Tehran is eager to settle with Washington, adding that the US had paused negotiations to allow for the slain former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral processions, which…
FFC fixes disqualified PTI MNA’s case
Petition questions the legality of the proceedings initiated against him on that basis ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FFC) has fixed the disqualification case of PTI MNA Sohail Sultan for a hearing. A two-member bench headed by Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi will hear the case on July 8. The court has issued notices to the…
Biotech body demands GM maize licences renewal
It was emphasised in the meeting that a two-pronged strategy must be adopted – short-term measures to provide immediate relief to farmers and long-term structural changes to cope with the adverse effects of climate change. photo: file ISLAMABAD: CropLife Pakistan has emphasised that if GM maize commercialisation licences are not renewed, Pakistan will fall further…
Bus plunge kills at least 40 passengers
Quetta-Peshawar coach veers into ravine in Sherani, leaving several others injured QUETTA: At least 40 passengers, including women and children, were killed and several others injured when a bus plunged into a deep ravine in the mountainous Dahana Sar area of Balochistan’s Sherani district on Friday, officials said. The bus was travelling from Quetta to…
