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Beijing shuts tourist sites, suspends bus services as heavy rain continues

Residents in mountainous villages, low-lying areas and other flood- and landslide-prone locations evacuated Heavy rain continued to lash the Chinese capital Beijing on Wednesday, forcing authorities to shut tourist attractions, suspend bus services and construction work and evacuate residents from high-risk areas, state media reported. The city closed over 300 tourist and camping sites and … Read more

Goods transporters to continue wheel-jam strike

[ ISLAMABAD: While the government claims that consensus has been reached with the All Pakistan Goods Transport Itehad, the striking transporters have dismissed official remarks, saying heavy vehicles will continue to stay away from roads. Following talks a statement was issued on Tuesday by Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan, who was also convener … Read more

Meta, Pakistan to train 1,000 SMEs

[ Programme targets upscaling digital, AI skills for women-led businesses in 9 major cities ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, in partnership with Meta, has launched the Small Business Growth Academy to accelerate digital transformation of small and medium-sized businesses, the ministry said on Tuesday. The programme aims to reach more than 1,000 … Read more

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

Attacks come as ‌war shows no signs of ending despite assertions from US President of a deal being imminent An Iranian drone and an Iranian missile system are displayed in Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US and Yemen’s Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared … Read more

PSX dips 1,464 points on oil jitters

[ KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended losses for the second straight session on Tuesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index dipped 1,464 points, or 0.81%, in the backdrop of a sharp rise in oil prices and fading hopes of a US-Iran deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Selling pressure dragged the index below the … Read more

Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel

. SANAA: Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while US forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran’s ports. Yemen’s coast guard said the dead included four crew members and two members of the government-allied … Read more