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[ Capacity concerns raised as bureaucracy shifts responsibility for upgrade programme ISLAMABAD: The government has designated Inter State Gas Systems (ISGS) as the policy implementation entity for the Pakistan Oil Refining Policy for Upgradation of Existing/Brownfield Refineries, 2023, shifting key responsibilities from OGRA to the state-owned company amid questions over its capacity. Sources in the … Read more
Gao Zhen, part of a brotherly duo famous for satirical artworks, was convicted of slandering one of China’s heroes after a secret one-day trial.
[ President calls for connectivity, infrastructure and livelihoods for local people President Asif Ali Zardari attends a presentation on the proposed development of Keti Bunder Port by China Harbour Engineering Company at Aiwan-e-Sadr. PHOTO: SABAH ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday called for an integrated approach to the proposed development of Keti Bunder Port, … Read more
. QUETTA: Thirteen people, including four women and a father and son, were killed while seven others, including two children, sustained injuries in separate accidents and firing incidents across Balochistan. Five people, including four women, were killed and two children injured in a road accident at Goran, some 60 kilometres from Panjgur city, on Tuesday. … Read more
Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining government responses.
Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.
PESHAWAR: The proposed transfer of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Zulfikar Hameed has been put on hold, while the federal government has sought fresh consultations over the names submitted for the appointment of the province’s new police chief. According to provincial government sources, one of the three senior police officers whose names were forwarded by … Read more
. KARACHI: In yet another robbery outside a bank, three unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle robbed the owner of a private superstore of Rs6 million near Safora Chowrangi in the Sachal area. According to police, the incident took place outside a bank near a private hospital in the jurisdiction of Sachal Police Station. The … Read more
. NEW DELHI: Indian police used excessive force, including electric shock devices and pellet guns, against youth-led protests that forced the education minister to resign last month, Amnesty International said on Monday. A report from the rights’ group clashes with the police account that force was used only after protesters turned violent, and comes after … Read more
. Federal Minister and MQM-Pakistan leader Syed Mustafa Kamal addressing a press conference in Karachi on July 25, 2026. Photo: screengrab ISLAMABAD: Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal has called for an integrated strategy to combat malnutrition and reduce stunting, stressing that health targets cannot be achieved without addressing the issue. He expressed these views during … Read more