U.S. Ethics Agency Warns Bessent Over Conflicts of Interest
[The Treasury secretary has been slow to divest assets, including farmland, that he pledged to shed.
Month: August 2025
Private schools association to challenge extension of summer holidays in Punjab
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Backed by parents, the All Pakistan Private Schools and Management Association (APPSMA) announced on Wednesday its intention to challenge in the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) the Punjab government’s decision to keep public and private schools closed until August 31. Parents have condemned the provincial Education Department’s move to permit … Read more
Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Lampedusa, Italy
Sixty people survived after two boats with nearly 100 migrants capsized. The causes of the shipwrecks were not clear, Italian officials and U.N. agencies said. The death toll is likely to grow.
Leonard Tow, Cable TV Magnate and a Major Philanthropist, Dies at 97
[Once on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, he donated substantially to the arts, higher education, hospitals and criminal justice reform.
How Scientists Use Drones to Tag Sperm Whales
A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption.
Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 54, Die; Designers Made Barbies Into Art
They transformed dolls into one-of-a-kind pieces that sold for thousands of dollars. A married couple, they died in a car crash in Italy.
83.93% clear matric science exam in Karachi
Listen to article KARACHI: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has declared the results for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Science Group examinations held in 2025. According to BSEK Chairman Ghulam Hussain Sohoo, the results are available on the board’s official website www.bsek.edu.pk and can be accessed by students after 3 am on Friday. Per … Read more
U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach
After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.
Grand Independence Day, Marka-e-Haq celebrations underway in Islamabad
A grand ceremony is currently being held at Islamabad’s Jinnah Ground to celebrate Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day and the recent victory in Marka-e-Haq. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir are present at the venue as guests of honour. They are accompanied by senior … Read more
Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs
[The president has crowed about the billions of dollars collected so far from tariffs. That money could be at risk if the White House loses the legal battle.
