Alcohol’s Health Risks Accelerate After One Drink a Day, Study Finds
The alcohol industry has criticized the research, which found that even light drinking increases the risk of premature death.
Gold slides on ceasefire hopes, US jobs data
[ In the local bullion market, the price of gold per tola fell to Rs452,233 after a decline of Rs3,094 KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Monday in line with a subdued international market trend, as easing geopolitical risk from reports of a possible Israel-Iran ceasefire and stronger-than-expected US labour data kept bullion under … Read more
Pakistan Post chief drives modernisation push
. ISLAMABAD: Director General Pakistan Post, SQN LDR (retd) Maqsood Ahmed, a senior BS-21 officer of the Government of Pakistan, is spearheading the modernization and transformation of the national postal network through visionary leadership, policy innovation, and institutional reform. According a statement issued by Pakistan Post, he is also driving the organization for organizational growth, … Read more
Crew Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.
AJK PM offers fresh talks amid clashes
KARACHI: Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore has offered to restart negotiations with the JAAC, urging protesters to return to the dialogue table. Meanwhile, fatal clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have sparked competing accounts over casualties, governance grievances and political legitimacy, with official sources confirming at least seven deaths. According to official statements, … Read more
Why a U.K. By-Election in Makerfield Could Topple Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is running for a seat in Parliament. It’s a vital step in a campaign to oust his party colleague Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
President, PM ease budget rift as K-P flags share cap
K-P adviser says NEC cannot alter provincial revenue shares as Centre seeks Rs1.2tr for next fiscal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s head of state and head of government met on Monday to resolve differences over the new budget, as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s finance adviser revealed that the Federation wanted to freeze new provincial shares at this year’s level to retain … Read more
PPP grabs lion’s share of G-B seats
GILGIT: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the single largest party in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly following Sunday’s general elections in the region, according to unofficial and unverified results received on Monday. According to the preliminary data, the PPP managed to secure 10 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with six … Read more
FO warns UK diaspora over AJK interference
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday rejected what it termed “irresponsible and ill-informed insinuations” made by certain members of the diaspora in the United Kingdom regarding Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) amid the unrest in the territory. The statement follows deadly clashes in AJK’s Rawalakot, where the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had … Read more
As Screwworm Cases Mount, U.S. Officials Ramp Up Response
[The parasitic, flesh-eating fly has now been confirmed in cows, goats and dogs.