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Pakistan

12 pilgrims die after bus plunges into ditch on Makran Coastal Highway

Twelve people were killed and at least thirty injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Iran crashed on the Makran...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:37pm

Asia

China slams US for adding firms to export control list, vows action

BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday it strongly opposed the United States’ decision to add multiple...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:36pm

Sports

Spinners Mehidy and Shakib lead Bangladesh to maiden Pakistan Test win

Bangladesh openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam chase down the 30-run target inside seven overs

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:35pm

Energy

China’s Sinopec posts 2.7% rise in first-half profit

BEIJING: China’s Sinopec posted a 2.7% rise in net profit for the first half of the year, it said on Sunday, as...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:35pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,405

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that at least 40,405 people have been killed in the...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:34pm

Middle East

Hezbollah chief says Sunday attack went as planned, further strikes possible

Attack follows assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr last month

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:29pm

Middle East

Air France says suspending Tel Aviv, Beirut flights at least until Monday

PARIS: Air France is suspending flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut scheduled for Sunday and Monday after Israel launched...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 10:20pm

Africa

Tunisia president replaces key ministers in sweeping reshuffle: presidency

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday replaced without explanation various ministers, including from ...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:17pm

Life & Style

'Deadpool' still has a pulse, again leading North American box office

LOS ANGELES: Disney/Marvel superhero comedy "Deadpool & Wolverine" clawed its way back to the top of the North...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:14pm

Stocks

Industrialist Anil Ambani considers response to ban from Indian markets watchdog

NEW DELHI: Industrialist Anil Ambani is reviewing the Indian markets regulator’s order banning him and 24 others...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 09:13pm

Pakistan

2 dead, 10 injured in firing near Karachi’s Golimar area

Two people died while ten were injured in a firing incident near Karachi’s Golimar area on Sunday, police and rescue...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 08:33pm

Pakistan

At least 25 killed as bus falls into ravine in Azad Kashmir

Deceased include 20 men, 4 women, and 1 child

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 08:26pm

Sports

Djokovic ‘feels the drive’ heading into US Open title defense

NEW YORK: Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic still feels the pull of tennis history as he aims to become the first man...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 07:55pm

South Asia

Floods ease in Bangladesh but 300,000 still in shelters

FENI: River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 07:05pm

Stocks

Saudi bourse gains after Fed signals lower rates; Qatar falls

Saudi Arabia’s stock market rose on Sunday after Friday’s speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 06:41pm

Sports

‘Grandad’ Root still feels like ‘Peter Pan’ in new-look England side

MANCHESTER: England veteran Joe Root may have been dubbed “grandad” by rising star Harry Brook but the batsman says...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 06:36pm

Middle East

At Beirut airport, flights cancelled amid Hezbollah-Israel escalation

BEIRUT: Beirut airport was functioning Sunday but many passengers were stuck as flights were cancelled or delayed,...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 04:58pm

Sports

Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Selectors make one change to Pakistan's Women’s Asia Cup squad, bringing in Sadaf Shamas for Najiha Alvi

Published 25 Aug, 2024 04:27pm

Over Rs2bn uplift projects: There must be third-party validation: PM

Premier says the system for redressal of grievances and concerns regarding the procurement process should not be subordinated to the procuring agency

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 04:07pm

Sports

England’s Wood out of last two Tests against Sri Lanka

MANCHESTER: England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against Sri Lanka...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 02:22pm

USA

Pentagon chief reaffirms US commitment to Israel’s defence

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart and reaffirmed Washington’s...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 11:36am

South Asia

Billionaire Adani’s Mumbai slum revamp struggles to secure land in potential setback

MUMBAI: A joint-venture led by billionaire Gautam Adani is struggling to secure land to rehabilitate poor residents...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 11:24am

Sports

Teenager Linda Noskova beats Sun to clinch first WTA title in Monterrey

Linda Noskova gave herself a huge boost ahead of the US Open as she claimed her first WTA tour title with a 7-6(6)...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 11:17am

Europe

Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France, French media say

PARIS: Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 11:04am

Middle East

One killed in Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanese town, Lebanese state media says

BEIRUT: An Israeli air strike on a car in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam on Sunday left one person dead,...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:56am

Asia

Mudslide in Thailand’s Phuket kills 13, including 2 Russians, official says

BANGKOK: Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:50am

Europe

Volodymyr Zelensky vows more ‘retribution’ for Russia, POWs exchanged

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more “retribution” against Russia on Saturday as he celebrated...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:41am

Life & Style

Tim Burton, Hollywood’s Goth soul, heads to Venice

PARIS: With Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” to premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week, the US...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:33am

Sports

McCartney Kessler secures first WTA title in Cleveland

American McCartney Kessler stunned No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil on Saturday, shaking off a brutal first...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:18am

Europe

German stabbing suspect is 26-year-old Syrian man who admitted to the crime

FRANKFURT: The suspect in custody for a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen that killed three...

Published 25 Aug, 2024 10:00am

Number of cellular subscribers rises to 192.9m

ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 192.53 million by end June 2024 to 192.924 million by...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:58am

Tax disputes with the Board: FBR instructs SOEs to pursue resolution through ADRCs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all state-owned enterprises to resolve their tax-related...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:57am

S&P downgrades Kenya credit rating citing tax hike U-turn

NAIROBI: The US ratings agency S&P has downgraded Kenya’s credit rating, citing President William Ruto’s...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:56am

Sections 194-A, 194-B of Customs Act: Customs AT has power to execute its orders: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the Customs Appellate Tribunal has the power to execute orders passed in...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:55am

Pishin blast: Two children killed, two cops among 16 injured

QUETTA: Two children were killed and two policemen were among the 16 people injured when an explosive device planted...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:55am

New payment strategy designed to help expats: SBP ED

ISLAMABAD: Executive Director of the State Bank of Pakistan, Syed Sohail Jawad, Saturday said the government intends...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:54am

Fed mortgage bond holdings play ‘central’ policy rule, paper says

NEW YORK: Federal Reserve holdings of mortgage bonds play a “central” role in how monetary policy affects the...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:54am

Solar PV panels unit: Chinese firm seeks duty-free import of machinery

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese company has approached the government with a request to eliminate duties and taxes on...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:53am

MoC seeks details of Rs3bn SMEs export boost project

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sought technical and conceptual details from the Ministry of Planning,...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:53am

Country on economic growth trajectory: Dar

LAHORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that the country has now been...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:52am

Opinion

The need for tax system reforms

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has a strong connection with the business community, especially with the Lahore...