Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths
[Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would have done in a world without human-caused warming, scientists said.
Month: September 2025
PM opens UAE digital bank to foster cashless economy
[ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formally inaugurated Mashreq Digital Retail Bank; a significant step towards transforming Pakistan’s banking landscape into a modern, paperless and digital financial ecosystem. Speaking at the launching ceremony, the prime minister congratulated Mashreq Bank Chairman Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair for bringing the UAE-based digital banking platform to … Read more
Robert Redford – Hollywood’s golden boy with Midas touch
LOS ANGELES: Cinema legend Robert Redford, the tousled-haired heartthrob whose career spanned six decades and who left an indelible mark as both actor and director, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Utah. He was 89. Redford passed away in his sleep at his Sundance residence in the Utah mountains, surrounded by family, according … Read more
Two cops martyred in terrorists’ attack
QUETTA: Two police personnel were martyred and several others injured after terrorists attacked headquarters police station in Shirani district of Balochistan. According to sources, the attack was carried out late Tuesday night, with terrorists using heavy weapons during the assault. Upon receiving information, a large contingent of security forces rushed to the site to take … Read more
K-Electric IPO raises Rs2b
[ KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) concluded the initial public offering (IPO) on September 3, attracting 2.2 times more bids than its target of Rs2 billion to meet its operational and working capital requirements. “The IPO was oversubscribed by 2.2 times,” Moonis Alvi, the KE CEO, said. KE Retail Sukuk saw participation from over 600 retail applicants … Read more
Afghan man gets life in German prison
STUTTGART: An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded. The 26-year-old, only partially named as Sulaiman A. and found to be a supporter of the Islamic State group, committed the knife attack in … Read more
Govt seeks to expand footprint in Malaysia
[ ISLAMABAD: The government has laid special emphasis on developing a robust strategy for the promotion of Pakistan’s halal meat, rice, fruits and value-added agro-based products in line with Malaysia’s market requirements. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the committee formed to finalise the … Read more
‘We pulled the children out in pieces’
GAZA CITY: As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians gently lifted from the rubble a blanket holding a body, the latest casualty of Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza City. The devastating scene is a familiar one in the Gaza Strip’s main urban hub, where Israel has carried out intensifying strikes in the runup … Read more
In ‘Art,’ James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris Go to War
James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris star in a revival of Yasmina Reza’s comedy about an inscrutable abstract painting.
KSA, UK to boost security off Yemen
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Britain launched a partnership Tuesday to strengthen Yemen’s coastguard in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, where Huthi rebels have stepped up attacks on commercial shipping. Under the agreement announced at a news conference in Riyadh, the coastguard of Yemen’s internationally recognised government would be trained and equipped to tackle … Read more
