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Authorities will monitor kite flying round clock through drones, social media surveillance, dedicated control rooms LAHORE: Lahore authorities have finalised a comprehensive security plan for Basant 2026, dividing the city into Red, Yellow and Green zones to manage risks associated with kite flying. The detailed police report has been submitted to the Lahore High Court … Read more
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during the press conference. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: A defiant Novak Djokovic is adamant he can still beat any player on his day but at 38 the Serb is no longer focusing on the Grand Slam record, saying he does not need the pressure it brings. With 24 Grand Slam titles, the 10-times … Read more
Balochistan chief minister expresses grief over the loss of lives and extends condolences to the bereaved families QUETTA: At least nine people were killed and 36 others injured when a passenger coach overturned on the Makran Coastal Highway near Gwadar in Balochistan, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred near the Hudd Goth area of … Read more
Victims were travelling from Islamabad to Faisalabad for a funeral, rescue officials say SARGODHA: At least 14 people were killed and several others injured on Saturday after a truck crashed due to dense fog in Punjab’s Sargodha district, rescue officials said. The accident occurred near Ghalapur Bangla in Kot Momin tehsil, where visibility was extremely … Read more
US president unveils Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ as Washington pushes reconstruction plan amid fragile ceasefire WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday gave a key role in post-war Gaza to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and appointed a US officer to lead a nascent security force. Trump named members of a board to help … Read more
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.
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. Security forces stand at the site where several people were injured during a shooting outside the London pub in central Oslo, Norway June 25, 2022. REUTERS OSLO: A Norwegian court on Friday found an man guilty of orchestrating a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo’s 2022 Pride celebrations, sentencing him to the … Read more
[ To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The power sector equity turned negative by Rs800 billion in the last fiscal year due to a … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) enjoyed a strong bullish session on Friday as easing geopolitical concerns and renewed institutional buying triggered a broad-based rally, lifting the benchmark KSE-100 index decisively above the 185,000 mark. Investor sentiment improved after the US president signalled reduced chances of further escalation with Iran, encouraging risk-on positioning across … Read more