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. DHAKA: Bangladesh has rolled out a mass vaccination campaign to combat its deadliest measles outbreak in decades that has killed nearly 500 children in just two months, the United Nations children’s agency said Wednesday. Deaths are still rising, with six children dying in the past 24 hours alone, taking the toll from the preventable … Read more
[ The annual volume of oil smuggling is estimated at 2.8 billion litres, which has resulted in a loss of Rs227 billion to the national exchequer. The smuggled oil is mainly sold at unauthorised roadside petrol outlets. photo:file ISLAMABAD: Amid the US-Iran war, smuggled petroleum products from Iran have started flooding Pakistan’s markets, stoking fears … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has opposed increasing the petroleum levy tax target and suggested cutting it to Rs1 trillion while reducing the rate to Rs50 per litre until global prices remain high, warning that higher levies were creating affordability issues and threatening social stability. The division has submitted its budget 2026-27 recommendations to the … Read more
. ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Mustafa Kamal, said Pakistan was committed to promoting global partnerships for the research, development and equitable distribution of tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, stressing that the fight against the disease required urgent action, innovation and international solidarity. “With joint efforts, we can save millions of lives,” … Read more
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei. PHOTO: AFP Iran’s Nour News Agency reported on Thursday that Washington and Tehran exchanged messages through Pakistan over the wording of a proposed ceasefire document, according to Al Jazeera. “Based on the original text of Iran’s 14 points, the exchange of messages has been carried out on several occasions,” … Read more
new video loaded: How China’s Housing Crisis Has Global Consequences Our Beijing bureau chief, Keith Bradsher, describes how China’s enormous housing crash is affecting economies all over the world. By Keith Bradsher, Rebecca Suner, Thomas Vollkommer, Joey Sendaydiego and Luke Piotrowski May 21, 2026
“I feel like we have given him to the world,” the filmmaker said in a conversation with The New York Times. Her next movie is about one of India’s greatest artists.
Court says matter of medical condition of Bushra Bibi, who is in custody, falls within the executive domain ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has disposed of a petition seeking court orders for family meetings and access to a personal physician for Bushra Bibi, referring the matter back to the Superintendent of Adiala Jail with … Read more
Decision making in Iran is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
At the marquee event of the U.K. gardening calendar, one designer wants horticultural enthusiasts to consider the birds and the bees.