Mahira Khan recounts terrifying experience amid floods and rains

Renowned actress Mahira Khan has spoken about a frightening personal experience linked to the recent heavy rains and floods in Khyber Pakhtunkkhwa (K-P) in a post shared on Instagram. The actress revealed that she felt deeply anxious and helpless while returning from the tourist destination of Nathia Gali in Abbottabad. She said she feared at … Read more

PM seeks Chinese investment in maritime

[ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening its economic partnership with China, inviting Chinese companies to explore and invest in a wide range of sectors of the country’s economy, with particular emphasis on maritime industries. The prime minister made these remarks during a detailed meeting with a delegation … Read more

Europe has no right to extend deadline for snapback sanctions: Iran

TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday said European powers had no right to trigger snapback sanctions under a moribund 2015 nuclear deal or extend the October deadline to trigger them. His remarks came after Iranian diplomats met in July with counterparts from Germany, France, and Britain — the first such talks since Israel’s attack … Read more

Afghan bus crash death toll rises to 78

GUZARA: The death toll from a collision between a bus carrying Afghan migrants returning from Iran and two other vehicles in western Afghanistan has risen to 78, provincial officials said on Wednesday. Seventy-six people died in the accident in Herat province’s Guzara district on Tuesday night when the passenger bus hit a motorcycle and a … Read more

‘Shipping delays are causing national trade emergency’

[ LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has raised alarm over the deteriorating performance of international shipping lines, warning that prolonged delays could cause massive losses to Pakistani exporters. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the LCCI Executive Committee, led by President Mian Abuzar, Senior Vice President Engineer Khalid Usman and Vice … Read more

12 projects worth 235m yuan signed

[ KASHGAR: On August 15, 12 China-Pakistan cooperation projects, valuing at 235 million renminbi, were signed at the Pakistan-focused session of the 15th Kashgar-Central and South Asia Commodity Fair held in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Themed “Sharing Development Opportunities, Building CPEC Together,” the event focused on key sectors including trade, logistics, agriculture, tourism, new … Read more

From rituals to recognition

kalash community photo file

PESHAWAR: In the secluded valleys of Chitral, where the Kalash people have preserved their vibrant traditions for centuries, a long-awaited moment of recognition is finally within reach. The Kalash Marriage Bill, the first law of its kind in Pakistan, has crossed a key milestone with its draft formally sent to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) cabinet committee … Read more

Pakistan asks Taliban to act against TTP, BLA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and China on Wednesday pledged to strengthen joint efforts against terrorism as Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar urged the Taliban regime to take decisive and verifiable steps against the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan travelled to Kabul to attend the trilateral meeting. … Read more

BOI, SECP integrate regulators

[ ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI), Prime Minister’s Office, has signed MoUs to integrate federal and provincial regulators with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) eService Portal. The ceremony was chaired by Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh. According to an official statement, MoUs were signed with NEPRA, PEMRA, SNGPL, DRAP, IESCO, … Read more