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This photo taken on August 9, 2026 shows armed Israeli soldiers carrying out a foot patrol through the market, in the Old City of Nablus, in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP Alia al-Hallaq’s son Mohammed was nine when he was killed by an Israeli army bullet last October, but the Palestinian homemaker still … Read more
[ KARACHI: Federal Minister for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja witnessed the signing of a contract between the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and NED University of Engineering & Technology, formally establishing NED as the Lead University for the South Region under the Semiconductor Education & Research Cluster (SERC), according to a statement issued by the … Read more
[The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended a range-bound week on a modestly positive note, with the KSE-100 index closing at 177,697, up 530 points, or 0.3%, week-on-week. Trading stayed cautious as investors watched slow-moving efforts to ease the US-Iran standoff and reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping traffic. A public holiday on Wednesday further … Read more
Gessime Yassine scored twice as Strasbourg beat Lens in Ligue 1. Photo: AFP PARIS: Strasbourg battled back from a goal down to beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, giving new coach Hugo Oliveira his first win in charge. Florian Thauvin’s 100th Ligue 1 goal put Dino Toppmoeller’s Lens on track for a third … Read more
Earlier, social media reports claimed Bilawal is set to marry into prominent Austrian royal family Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. PHOTO: FILE Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Saturday rejected reports about Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s engagement or wedding, calling them “incorrect and unfounded”. In a post on X, Wahab said, “The news story regarding … Read more
Red Cross estimates that more than 90,000 people are likely to have been affected by disaster Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations along a river, after a mudslide in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Photo: Reuters The death toll in Nepal and Tibet from last week’s catastrophic floods hit 750 on Sunday, with … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan-origin seafood products are now being sold on European supermarket shelves, demonstrating the country’s growing capability to meet stringent quality and food-safety standards, according to a statement issued on Saturday. Speaking during a visit by a high-level Chinese delegation and other distinguished guests to Sea Green Enterprises, CEO Asim Abrar said the development … Read more
The disclosure offered one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where authorities have released few details.
[ Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Uganda has invited Pakistani investors to tap its expanding agricultural, mineral, energy and tourism sectors, offering tax incentives for greenfield investments, while proposing a dedicated Pakistan-Uganda business forum and farm-visit delegation to create direct commercial linkages between the two countries. Ambassador Matata Twaha, Charge d’Affaires … Read more
DHO says out of 40 water samples collected, 39 declared unsafe for human consumption UPPER DIR: Cases of gastroenteritis and other waterborne diseases have continued to rise in different areas of Upper Dir, with hundreds of people, including children, women and elderly persons, being admitted to hospitals over the past three days. Health officials said … Read more