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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has approached the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) challenging the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order directing the de-sealing of three tobacco companies. The FBR, through its counsel Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar, has filed a petition before the FCC against the PHC’s December 18, 2025 judgment, which directed the … Read more
The “Sinners” star became the consensus pick as voters soured on Timothée Chalamet, the “Marty Supreme” lead. It helped that the winner is a bankable performer.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani armed forces carried out precision strikes on “military installations and terrorist support infrastructure” in Kabul and struck Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij positions across the border in the Kurram and Bajaur sectors on Monday. The information ministry in Islamabad said the military targeted locations in the Afghan capital and the eastern border … Read more
The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk.
A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan currently has crude oil reserves sufficient for 11 days, diesel for 21 days, petrol for 27 days, LPG for nine days and jet fuel (JP-1) for 14 days, the secretary petroleum informed the Senate … Read more
Bandai Namco Studio Inc is developing a new fighting game project that will include online features and character customisation, according to details revealed in a recent job listing. The company published a recruitment notice for the position of Game Designer, which provides insight into the development of an unannounced fighting game currently in production. The … Read more
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Photo: File LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday approved the closure of a National Accountability Bureau inquiry against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. Accountability court judge Rana Muhammad Arif announced the decision … Read more
Australia, Germany and Japan said they weren’t planning to participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said his call for help was really a loyalty test.
[The complaint says efforts to dismantle an atmospheric research center are part of a broader political campaign that endangers climate and weather studies.
The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.