ZAPORIZHZHIA: Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people overnight, officials said on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would shorten a deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace. Sixteen people were killed and dozens wounded when Russia bombed a prison in the front-line Zaporizhzhia region in … Read more

BEIRUT: Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Without a public commitment from Lebanese ministers, the US will no longer dispatch US envoy … Read more

[ Listen to article BEIJING: Pakistan has firmly established itself as the leading exporter of boiled beef to China, achieving a striking 139% year-on-year increase in export value during the first half of 2025, according to official trade data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC). Between January and June 2025, Pakistan’s boiled beef exports to … Read more

KARACHI: Palestinian footballer and referee Maha Mohamad Shabat calls for the end of the humanitarian blockade of Gaza as she looks for food and basic amenities needed to survive amid the genocide carried out by Israel. Maha has been working with local schools and on the grassroots level. However, the devastation from daily attacks and … Read more

[ Listen to article KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $7.2 billion from the inter-bank market between June 2024 and April 2025, according to data compiled by Taurus Securities Limited. This substantial intervention reflects the central bank’s strategy to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and ensure macroeconomic stability amid an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported economic reform … Read more

The name sounds almost poetic: forever chemicals. But these are perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which get their name from the fact that they practically never decompose — and stay in our environment forever. As per DW, they also have serious consequences for humans. Some PFAS are carcinogenic, while others have an effect on the immune … Read more

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected Pakistan’s economic growth rate at 3.6% for the current fiscal year, below the government’s official target of 4.2%. The projection was released in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook Update report which kept Pakistan’s growth forecast unchanged. The government had set a higher growth goal … Read more

[ Listen to article KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, President ECO-CCI, and VP CACCI, welcomed a high-profile Kyrgyz trade delegation to Pakistan. The visiting delegation included senior parliamentarians, diplomats, businessmen, and key stakeholders. The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) hosted the Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan Trade & Investment Forum at its head office in Karachi … Read more