U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say
The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.
Month: August 2025
Blast wrecks girls’ school in Lakki
DI KHAN: Unknown assailants carried out an explosion using explosives inside a government girls’ primary school in Wanda Zaid Gul, Baikhel Wazir area within the jurisdiction of Dvywala police station, Lakki district. According to details, the blast caused severe damage to the school building but fortunately resulted in no casualties. The explosion spread panic among … Read more
Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials
Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say.
Julia Roberts defends #MeToo-themed film at Venice
Julia Roberts has defended her new film After the Hunt from criticism that it revives anti-feminist arguments, saying the story is intended to spark dialogue at a time when “humanity is losing the art of conversation.” The Oscar-winning actor is making her Venice film festival debut with Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller, which premiered out of … Read more
Govt cuts diesel price by Rs3 per litre, petrol unchanged
The federal government on Sunday announced a Rs3 per litre reduction in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD), while keeping the price of petrol unchanged for another fortnight. According to an official notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the revised petroleum prices came into effect at midnight (September 1, 2025) and will remain applicable … Read more
Indonesian parties agree to cut lawmakers’ perks amid deadly protests
Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades. Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians, escalating into riots on … Read more
Hard-Nosed Sheriff Who Inspired ‘Walking Tall’ Movie Killed His Wife, Inquiry Says
Buford Pusser, who was portrayed in the 1973 hit movie, led people to believe that his wife was ambushed by his enemies, cold-case investigators in Tennessee said.
Punjab launches massive afforestation, eco-tourism drive under CM’s directives
LAHORE: The provincial government has launched a large-scale plantation and environmental protection programme aimed at expanding forests, promoting eco-tourism, and introducing modern monitoring systems. The initiative was formally inaugurated at Jallo by Parliamentary Secretary for Forests Kanwal Liaqat under the Friends of Forest programme. According to the Forest Department, the Chief Minister’s Plant for Pakistan … Read more
Zdena Salivarova, Publisher Who Kept Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91
In exile in Canada, she and her husband, the novelist Josef Skvorecky, published books that had been outlawed by the Soviet-backed Communist regime.
Is ’80s power dressing the season’s biggest trend?
KARACHI: Hold onto your oversized blazers, fashion enthusiasts—the ’80s are storming back with all the subtlety of a neon sign. From the catwalks of Milan to the boutiques of Paris, one trend has the style world buzzing louder than a Wall Street trading floor: power dressing is making its audacious comeback. Forget the whisper-quiet fashions … Read more
