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Fifty-nine babies were born with HIV last year, and 18 died before their first birthday, the government said View of the port in Suva, Fiji, September 5, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS Fiji has declared HIV a national crisis after new diagnoses climbed 27% last year, intensifying concern that an epidemic once concentrated among people who inject … Read more
[ Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry speaks during a video message in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 30, 2026—(Screengrab/Maritime Affairs Ministry) ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has urged exporters to ensure timely filing of Goods Declarations (GDs) and completion of documentation. He chaired a meeting on issues faced by … Read more
Rafael Nadal won 22 Grand Slam tournaments before retiring in 2024. Photo: AFP MADRID: Retired Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal will return to the court in front of a crowd for the first time since retirement in October to celebrate his academy’s 10th anniversary. The Rafa Nadal Academy confirmed Wednesday the 40-year-old, who won 22 … Read more
The 24-time Grand Slam champion is set to compete in Beijing for the first time since 2015 BEIJING: Novak Djokovic will return to the China Open after an 11-year absence, the 24-times Grand Slam champion announced on Wednesday, as he looks to rebuild momentum after slipping to world number 12 and suffering a shock first-round exit … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: National Logistics Corporation (NLC) and the Railways Division have signed a strategic framework of cooperation to strengthen Pakistan’s multimodal transportation and logistics network. Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi witnessed the signing of the framework at a ceremony attended by senior officials of NLC and Pakistan Railways. The framework establishes a broad … Read more
[ KARACHI: Investor confidence dipped at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday as the KSE-100 index opened in the red and remained in the same zone, with selling pressure spreading across major sectors amid elevated oil prices and Middle East supply disruptions. The benchmark index lost 1,370.52 points, or 0.81%, to close at 168,021.80. … Read more
For decades, Iran’s industrialised and much larger economy offered Afghans an escape from poverty Afghan nationals carrying their belongings walk after crossing the border from Iran at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan, September 3, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents … Read more
[ Saudi Arabia offer more loadings of crude oil to Asian refiners via ship-to-ship transfers off Oman’s Sohar port In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE Oil prices fell on Wednesday after reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional crude cargoes through Oman … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday considered a proposal of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), which was eager to construct the Multan-Rohri section of the Mainline-I project at a cost of Rs470 billion under a build-and-lease model but ambiguity remained over debt repayments and the quantum of sovereign guarantees. The proposal seeks to give the … Read more
[ Call for immediate issuance of export order, taking into account IMF recommendations, the prime minister’s committee PRICE RELIEF: Sugar prices are now 18% lower than a year ago due to better production this year, with the commodity selling at an average price of Rs148 per kg. Millers have been trying to convince the government … Read more