Trump Starts Investigation That Could Lead to Tariffs on Wind Turbines
[The tariffs would hamper a clean energy industry that the president has often railed against.
Month: August 2025
Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.
Folk singers lend chorus to climate crisis
ISLAMABAD: When 18-year-old Sham Bai steps onto a dusty makeshift stage in rural Sindh, holding a traditional Tamburo and flanked by two fellow singers, it isn’t just music that fills the air, it’s a warning of a vanishing world. Her clear, steady voice rises over the crowd, not with celebration, but with sorrow. “We are … Read more
From wedding bells to studio beats
KARACHI: For most artists, marriage signals a brief pause from the spotlight but for Hasan Raheem, it has meant quite the opposite. Barely a week after tying the knot in a traditional Gilgiti ceremony, the singer has returned to Instagram with a flurry of cryptic teasers, hinting that a new album is already in the … Read more
Noem’s Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.
The secretary’s requirement that she personally approve any expense over $100,000 has created a backlog of “mission critical” contracts, records show.
Evacuation ordered as Sutlej swells
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday ordered immediate evacuation of communities along the Sutlej River after a sharp rise in upstream water discharge and forecasts of further intensification in the coming days. Officials said that water flow at Harike Barrage surged to 111,461 cusecs at 10pm, triggering heavy downstream movement. Discharge at … Read more
Negligence drowns Abbottabad again
ABBOTTABAD: Failure to implement court orders has once again left Abbottabad city submerged during heavy monsoon rains. The delay in establishing an Encroachment Removal Cell, coupled with negligence by Cantonment Board, WASA, TMA, and other relevant institutions, has caused financial losses worth millions of rupees to residents. Advocate Zafar Iqbal has once again approached the … Read more
Texas Mother Wanted for Son’s Murder Arrested in India
Cindy Rodriguez Singh had fled the United States in 2023 shortly after the authorities questioned her about her 6-year-old’s disappearance.
LHC orders fix of Safe City cameras
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh has directed the authorities concerned to ensure functionalization of a large number of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras operated by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA). The court ordered that no development or maintenance projects be launched without PSCA’s approval to prevent damage to its fibre-optic cable … Read more
Friday Briefing: The U.S. and Europe Flesh Out a Trade Deal
Also, a war photographer’s return to Afghanistan.
