Balochistan has 42,911km of roads, toilets should be spaced every 100km. The bus lurched to a halt on the long, dry highway that takes you from Gwadar to Turbat. A clutch of men jumped out and sprinted towards the makeshift bathroom by the road. Some of them scattered into the bushes. Back in the bus,…
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said extra runs and early wickets proved costly in the second ODI against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Speaking in the post-match presentation, Shaheen admitted that conceding extra runs at the back end of the innings proved costly. The skipper added that early wickets and a tricky surface…
KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 Index ended Wednesday’s session on a bearish note, closing at 170,191 points down 831 points (−0.49%) from the previous close of 171,021. The index traded in a wide intraday range, touching a high of 171,624 before sliding to a low of 169,790, reflecting persistent selling pressure throughout the session. The decline…
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Wednesday dismissed appeals filed by the two men convicted in the 2020 Sialkot-Lahore Motorway gang rape case against their sentences. An anti-terrorism court had handed down death sentences besides life imprisonment and multiple jail terms to the two convicts, Abid Ali alias Malhi and Shafqat Ali…
Iqra Aziz’s sister Sidra Aziz has responded strongly to an online troll who questioned the actress’s career break and linked it to her marriage to actor Yasir Hussain. The exchange began after a social media user on X criticized Iqra Aziz, claiming she had been on track for a major career rise before stepping back…
Pakistan’s oil marketing companies (OMCs) recorded a noticeable decline in petroleum product sales during May 2026, as industry volumes fell 23% year-on-year and 14% month-on-month to 1.17 million tons. The downturn reflects continued pressure from elevated fuel prices, weakening demand patterns, and the fading impact of earlier seasonal support. Market data shows that the decline…
Cunen is a hard-to-reach mountainous region where the majority of the approximately 47,000 residents are poor and rely on water from wells that are now going dry. While drought expands through Cunen as the specter of El Niño climate instability approaches, one fear has seized this indigenous Guatemalan village — death from hunger. The rains…
SAINT PETERSBURG: Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday morning as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said. Some 20,000 guests from 130 countries are set to attend the three-day annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum — an event that was once…
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed imposing additional import duties of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 countries, following findings that several trading partners have failed to adequately address the import of products linked to forced labor, in a move that could heighten tensions in global trade relations. The proposal was issued by the…
The US Trade Representative has proposed new duties targeting 60 economies, including Pakistan and India, for alleged failures to act against forced labor, as the Trump administration seeks to rebuild its tariff agenda following legal setbacks. The proposed tariffs range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent, according to a government filingand they will undergo a…
