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ATC dismisses former interior minister’s travel application; lawyer vows high court challenge Former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed speaking to media on February 24 after he was placed back on the Exit Control List. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad’s application to travel abroad for Umrah was dismissed on Tuesday after his … Read more
A small booth lined with acoustic foam, used to make scam calls to victims and containing scripts for scam dialogues and counterfeit U.S. 100 dollar banknotes, is seen inside a scam compound known as “My Casino,” used for fraud operations. PHOTO: REUTERS A senior FBI official said on Tuesday that the United States was “committed … Read more
[ Hike comes amid US-Iran nuclear talks, economic uncertainty Reuters February 24, 2026 Less than a minute read A view shows an oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters LONDON: Oil prices reached a six-month high on Monday as the US and Iran prepared for a … Read more
Whatever you make of Emerald Fennell’s R-rated “Wuthering Heights” movie, the region where the original novel was written is worth revisiting in its own right.
[ ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Monday approved the proposed acquisition of First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) by Abu Dhabi-based Eve Holdings RSC Limited, following a phase-I competition assessment conducted under the Competition Act, 2010. The approval comes pursuant to a share purchase agreement executed as part of the federal government’s privatisation … Read more
Says remark was ‘involuntary’ tic by Tourette sufferer who inspired a winning film LONDON: The BBC apologised Monday for not editing out a racial slur during the BAFTA awards, saying it was an “involuntary” verbal tic by a Tourette’s sufferer who inspired a winning film. British actor Robert Aramayo triumphed over established stars Timothee Chalamet … Read more
The Latok and Ogre peaks rise over Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley. PHOTO: EXPLORERSWEB A US-based team of climbers is preparing an attempt on a new route up Baintha Brakk II, better known as the Ogre II, in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. According to the website Explorersweb, Alaska’s Ethan Berkeland will be joined by August Franzen, a recent Piolet … Read more
[ Rising threshold highlights widening poverty even as faith finance could ease inequality KARACHI: The government has raised the Zakat Nisab, the minimum savings threshold above which Zakat is deducted from bank accounts or donated voluntarily, to Rs503,529 for the Zakat year 1446-47 AH, reflecting a sharp rise in precious metal prices and underscoring deeper … Read more
Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory.
[If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.