At least 40 killed as passenger coach plunges into ravine on Sherani-Zhob highway
Difficult mountainous terrain has complicated rescue efforts, but operations remain underway At least 30 people died…
At least 40 killed as passenger coach plunges into ravine on Sherani-Zhob highway
Difficult mountainous terrain has complicated rescue efforts, but operations remain underway At least 30 people died when a passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. PHOTO: EXPRESS QUETTA: At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured when a New Mekhtar passenger coach travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into…
Rain-related incidents claim 16 lives
ISLAMABAD: At least 16 people have lost their lives and 38 were left injured across the country in rain- and flood-related incidents over the past week. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emerged as the worst-hit province. The NDMA, in its latest situation report covering the period from June 26 to…
Oil up slightly ahead of long US weekend as peace efforts hold
Oil prices edged up on Friday before a long holiday weekend in the US, as wary optimism held over efforts to secure peace in the Middle East between the United States and Iran. Brent futures climbed 46 cents, or 0.64%, to $72.26 a barrel as of 0407 GMT. West Texas Intermediate was up 32 cents,…
Supreme leader’s body arrives at Tehran religious complex for funeral: state media
A billboard depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters The body of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex ahead of his funeral, state media reported on Friday….
ML-1 removed from CPEC framework
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has disclosed that the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project has been removed from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework and will now seek financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international financial institutions. The revelation came before the Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, which also sought explanations regarding…
Export target missed by $5.2b
There are apprehensions that some exporters keep part of their proceeds overseas by understating the value of their goods or bringing some as exports of services to avoid income tax, according to sources. photo:file ISLAMABAD: The government has missed the export target by a wide margin of $5.2 billion, as receipts during the last fiscal…
Google loses final appeal against EU antitrust fine
. BRUSSELS: Alphabet’s Google on Thursday lost its final appeal against a record 4.1 billion ($4.69 billion) European Union antitrust fine over its Android mobile operating system, in a landmark ruling that strengthens the bloc’s efforts to curb the market power of Big Tech. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union upheld a…
Wildfires rage across southern France
A French Civil Security’s aircraft flies over the area as firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France. Photo: REUTERS LANCON, FRANCE: Firefighters battled several wind-driven wildfires across southern France on Thursday as the country grappled with parched conditions left by Europe’s recent heatwave, with more than 1,200 hectares burned in a…
WhatsApp admins not liable for every post
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held on Thursday that merely creating or administering a WhatsApp group did not make a person criminally liable for every message posted by its members, while mere membership of a group, passive receipt of content or failure to leave it also did not constitute a criminal offence. Justice Tariq…
PM lauds FBR’s record tax haul
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif poses for a group photograph with a delegation of FBR officers in Islamabad. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday lauded senior officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for surpassing the historic revenue collection target of Rs12.957 trillion during the last fiscal year, and described the achievement…
