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Global training initiative launched at embassies, consulates: appointments for visa services will adjust A US flag and a US H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS US President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the … Read more
[Pakistan has transitioned from restricting virtual assets to establishing a dedicated regulatory framework, positioning the country for the next generation of digital finance, Chairman Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Bilal Bin Saqib said on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum in Tashkent, Saqib outlined how artificial intelligence, tokenisation and digital … Read more
Iran has agreed with Oman to establish a temporary seven-mile-wide transit route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday, while stressing that the arrangement does not amount to reopening the strategic waterway. Speaking in an interview with Iranian television, Gharibabadi said the agreed route would run through Iranian … Read more
[ The increased use of local coal has directly lowered power generation costs. In March 2025, the average fuel cost per unit dropped to Rs12.2, down 27% from Rs16.8 a year earlier. photo: file ISLAMABAD: In a major step to reduce the cost of electricity for consumers, the Power Division has identified significant inefficiencies in … Read more
[ Adviser to FinMin says discussions with the US over the proposed facility have been ‘constructive’ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb meets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washignton DC. PHOTO: X Pakistan expects to receive a response from Washington within the next couple of months on its request for a $10 billion bilateral stabilisation facility, … Read more
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the rising incidents of sexual abuse, violence, abduction and murder of children, demanding a fast-track judicial mechanism for sexual offence cases involving minors. The resolution called for ending the provision of compromise between parties in child sexual abuse cases and providing legal, psychological and social … Read more
The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.
. DERA GHAZI KHAN: A truck driver allegedly attempted to set himself on fire at the Sakhi Sarwar Combined Checkpost in Dera Ghazi Khan, reportedly after becoming frustrated with the conduct of police personnel, officials and transport representatives said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday evening at the checkpost, located on the entry route … Read more
Bank Melli, Iran’s largest lender, already faces waves of sanctions that severely limit its ability to operate abroad. Every foreign branch must be shut down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Students gesture as police use water cannons to disperse them in Patna. PHOTO: REUTERS PATNA: Police in India’s eastern Bihar state used water cannon and detained dozens of protesters attempting to march on the governor’s residence on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of a civil services recruitment examination over allegations of leaked test question papers and … Read more