Naqvi defends Islamabad officials over buggy use at Independence Day parade
Says buggy was arranged for chief guest but was used by officials after they were…
Naqvi defends Islamabad officials over buggy use at Independence Day parade
Says buggy was arranged for chief guest but was used by officials after they were told to proceed with programme Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday defended the Islamabad police chief and chief commissioner after the two officials drew criticism on social media for using a buggy during the August 14 parade in the capital. The…
4.0 magnitude quake hits Balochistan’s Dalbandin, no damage reported
A computer screen showing Earthquake in Karachi area. PHOTO: SUHAIL YUSUF An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolted Dalbandin in Balochistan on Saturday, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 35 kilometres, with its epicentre located 100km southwest of Dalbandin, the centre said. The district administration said no…
PML-N secures 25 seats in AJK Assembly as election process concludes
PML-N strengthens its position to form AJK government as final Bagh results give it 25 seats against PPP’s 12 PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz wave to supporters during an election rally in Mirpur ahead of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly elections on Friday. Photo: X The electoral process…
Builders discover gold stash worth Rs2.89b hidden in walls of house
Lokale Politie (local police) Dendermonde shared photos of the treasure on facebook. Builders renovating a house in Belgium have discovered a stash of gold reportedly worth €9m(Rs2.89b) sealed into the walls of its cellar, BBC reported. The construction workers stumbled across the hidden trove of gold bars and coins while drilling to lay new sewage…
India opens nuclear sector to proven foreign technology
New Delhi intends to open a tightly guarded sector to private and foreign investors India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, located in Tamil Nadu, is the largest nuclear power station in the country which suffered a data breach in June 2026. Photo: Express/file India has proposed a tightly supervised approval regime for private nuclear power generation, opening the…
‘Investment, exports, jobs on agenda’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that Pakistan’s macroeconomic stability had taken hold and reforms had moved from intent to implementation, as the country marked its 79th Independence Day. In a message issued on the occasion, he said strengthening fiscal and external fundamentals was contributing to rising economic and…
Bangladesh tighten noose around Australia
Australia still trail by 67 runs with six wickets in hand as the visitors sense famous victory DARWIN: Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took the key wicket of Steve Smith to reduce Australia to 161-4 after the third day of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday and move Bangladesh closer to a historic win. At…
Xi calls for improving disaster prevention as floods, landslides batter China
Residents push a vehicle as they wade through a flooded street, following heavy rainfall brought by remnants of Typhoon Dolphin, in Xuchang, Henan province, China on August 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/file Chinese President Xi Jinping called for improving the country’s ability to prevent, mitigate and respond to natural disasters after a string of deadly floods…
Nawaz seeks to ease tensions with PPP, says political differences should not become hostility
Urges PM Shehbaz to fund roads, hospitals and jobs in AJK, saying AJK should progress at same pace as Punjab PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a party convention in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. SCREENGRAB With political tensions heating up between the ruling PML-N and its coalition partner, the PPP, PML-N…
Digital economy turns profitable
Sustainable growth now depends less on acquiring users and more on delivery economics, payment reliability, customer retention and disciplined execution. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s digital economy is beginning to move from potential to proof due to expanding digital payments and platforms shifting from subsidised growth towards profitability and sustainable unit economics. For much of the…
