Authorities said 237 factory workers and two delivery personnel were at the facility when the fire broke out. BEIJING: At least 28 people were killed after a fire swept through a shoe factory in eastern China’s Fujian province on Thursday, prompting a massive rescue operation involving more than 500 firefighters and emergency personnel. The blaze…
The funeral prayers for assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei were offered late on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of mourners, braving sweltering heat and calling for revenge, massed in his hometown of Mashhad. An Israeli strike assassinated Khamenei in late February on the first day of the Middle East war. Following the funeral prayers, the…
In an unprecedented and landmark move for the Punjabi film industry, the Diljit Dosanjh-led historical drama, Satluj, is set to undergo an unconventional community distribution model. In the aftermath of its abrupt and controversial withdrawal from major Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming platforms amid ongoing censorship and licensing issues, the film’s creators have announced it will now…
45,000 vehicles are still registered under the names of their previous owners. The Karachi Traffic Police plans to introduce new rules that will allow only rickshaws equipped with meters to operate in the city. Speaking at the Karachi Press Club, DIG Traffic Karachi Pir Muhammad Shah said the department is also working to remove ching-chi…
The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to “rank among the largest” ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US forecasters said Thursday. El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, triggering worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure and…
Calling for revenge and rejecting any compromise with the West, Iranians loyal to the Islamic Republic braved the sweltering heat on Thursday to mass for the burial of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad. An Israeli strike killed Ali Khamenei in late February on the first day of the US-Israeli war against…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the London Zoo on Wednesday, where they took part in several activities, including giving a penguin a health check, feeding a Galápagos tortoise a special birthday cake and painting a snail. During the visit, which took place amid Britain’s ongoing heat wave, the king joked that he wanted…
GUJRAT: A deportee hailing from Gujranwala was convicted by a local court on Thursday, taking the number of deportees from Libya and Greece sentenced over the past two weeks across three districts to 64. The deportees were handed 10-15 days’ imprisonment on average after summary trials in cases lodged against them by the Federal Investigation…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani citizens seeking a visit visa to the Netherlands for tourism are required to obtain a short-stay Schengen visa before travelling. Applicants are required to submit their applications through Gerry’s Visa Application Center. Applicants must first book an appointment before preparing and submitting the required documents. Required Documents Applicants generally need a passport with…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital market achieved a historic milestone during Financial Year 2025-26, as stock market investor accounts increased by 48%, the highest-ever annual growth recorded in the country’s capital market. The number of stock market investors increased from 392,775 on July 1, 2025, to 583,052 as of June 30, 2026, with the addition of 190,277…
