Govt cuts diesel price by Rs3 per litre, petrol unchanged

The federal government on Sunday announced a Rs3 per litre reduction in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD), while keeping the price of petrol unchanged for another fortnight. According to an official notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the revised petroleum prices came into effect at midnight (September 1, 2025) and will remain applicable … Read more

Indonesian parties agree to cut lawmakers’ perks amid deadly protests

Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades. Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians, escalating into riots on … Read more

Punjab launches massive afforestation, eco-tourism drive under CM’s directives

LAHORE: The provincial government has launched a large-scale plantation and environmental protection programme aimed at expanding forests, promoting eco-tourism, and introducing modern monitoring systems. The initiative was formally inaugurated at Jallo by Parliamentary Secretary for Forests Kanwal Liaqat under the Friends of Forest programme. According to the Forest Department, the Chief Minister’s Plant for Pakistan … Read more

Is ’80s power dressing the season’s biggest trend?

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KARACHI: Hold onto your oversized blazers, fashion enthusiasts—the ’80s are storming back with all the subtlety of a neon sign. From the catwalks of Milan to the boutiques of Paris, one trend has the style world buzzing louder than a Wall Street trading floor: power dressing is making its audacious comeback. Forget the whisper-quiet fashions … Read more

Agha lauds Pak batting brilliance

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha hailed his side’s batting performance but admitted there is still work to be done with the ball, after Pakistan clinched their second successive win in the T20I tri-series against UAE at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. “It was a perfect batting performance,” Agha said at the post-match press conference. … Read more