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. Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. At least four people were killed when a fire engulfed several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on November 26, the government … Read more
[ LCCI President Faheemur Rehman Saigol. Photo (file) LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Faheemur Rehman Saigol has expressed serious concern over the rise in prices at the start of Ramazan, saying that the increase in prices of essential items is creating great difficulties for the public. In a statement, he said … Read more
Brazilian-born designer Karoline Vitto presents models ranging from XS to fuller, curvy ones LONDON: The Brazilian-born designer proved that diversity on the runway need not be radical Karoline Vitto’s autumn/winter 2026 show delivered a pointed reminder that body diversity isn’t radical – it can, and should, be standard practice. The Brazilian-born designer presented a runway … Read more
Tax collection. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has declared the levy of sales tax on construction services in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa constitutional, dismissing appeals filed against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sales Tax on Services Act, 2022. Headed by Justice Aamer Farooq, a two-judge FCC bench addressed a number of challenges against a May 13, 2025, Peshawar … Read more
Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House following the Supreme Court’s ruling that the US president exceeded his authority when imposing tariffs. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s stock market extended its slide for a second consecutive week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plunging 3.6% week-on-week to close at 173,170 points, as persistent foreign selling, rising geopolitical tensions and cautious investor sentiment ahead of an IMF review triggered a broad-based correction from January’s peak levels, brokerage data showed. On a … Read more
. AFP February 22, 2026 Less than a minute read Jared Isaacman, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, December 3, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: NASA chief Jared Isaacman on … Read more
[ Rising grocery prices, power bills drive informal kitchen businesses across Karachi KARACHI: Ramazan has pushed household budgets to the brink, with soaring grocery prices, expensive meat and higher electricity bills compounding months of inflation. As financial strain deepens across income groups, more women – from graduates to homemakers — are turning their kitchens into income … Read more
The film, from the director Ilker Catak, explores political repression in Turkey. Another movie set in the country, “Salvation,” took the runner-up prize.
Lt Col Shahzada, 43, a resident of Mansehra, and Sepoy Karamat Shah, 28, from Peshawar were martyred in the attack. PHOTO: ISPR RAWALPINDI: An army officer and a soldier embraced martyrdom in a suicide attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, a security forces’ … Read more