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[ Special clearance follows high-level talks amid ongoing Strait disruptions and attacks DUBAI/ HOUSTON: Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. IRNA said obtaining special permission for Iraqi … Read more
Rubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa reversed course a day after returning to office, amid widespread criticism, including from members of his own party.
PUBLISHED August 23, 2026 One of the smallest religious communities in Pakistan, the Zoroastrians, are more commonly known by their South Asian name, Parsis. By the most recent estimates from community leaders, there are perhaps 900 of them left in Karachi, with a few dozen more scattered across Lahore, Quetta, and Islamabad. They built much … Read more
PUBLISHED August 23, 2026 Pakistan arrived at the World Cup carrying a record that no other country in the tournament can claim. Four titles, more than anyone else. But by the time their third group match ended against India, that history had done little to change what happened on the pitch. There had been no … Read more
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information and Public Relations Minister Shafi Jan has said the enthusiastic public response to the outreach campaign in Hangu, led by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, is a clear indication of the success of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) September 27 long march on Islamabad. He said the successful public mobilisation demonstrated growing public … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The government has approved 16 projects costing Rs1.15 trillion, including the politically controversial Lahore-Bahawalnagar motorway and a 282% upward revision in the Tarbela fifth extension scheme that is facing serious setbacks. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, approved these schemes – some of … Read more
Iranian president says Tehran will not make concessions, urges end to ‘no war, no peace’ situation POLITICAL EXPRESSION: A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a rally in Tehran on April 29, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Iran warned neighboring countries on Saturday against joining … Read more
[ Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has sought budgetary support from the federal government to bear the cost of cross-subsidy for the domestic sector in a bid to provide relief for other gas consumers. It has projected a cross-subsidy of Rs160 billion for the … Read more
Court was informed that she was 13 years and six months old at the time of hearing PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Child Protection Court has stopped the alleged forced marriage of a 13-year-old girl in Phandu and ordered that she neither be married nor sent to her husband’s home until she turns 16. The court directed … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has built a complete licensing system for virtual assets in less than six months and has given existing operators until September 5, 2026 to apply. Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Bilal bin Saqib announced the development on Saturday while briefing the media on the Pakistan … Read more