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LAHORE: The provincial assembly of Punjab on Monday passed the Punjab Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amid a protest and walk-out by opposition lawmakers. During the session, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan and Opposition Leader Moin Riaz Qureshi held a heated debate over the new legislation’s legal and constitutional implications. Addressing the house, the … Read more
Index comes under pressure on soaring oil prices; refineries emerge as key outperformers KARACHI/JOHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost around 720 points on Monday as investor selling kept the benchmark KSE-100 index under pressure in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions, rising international oil prices and cautious sentiment. Stock offloading was observed in key sectors, … Read more
A jury in Florida found that in their suit against the travel booking company, the plaintiffs had failed to prove ownership over tourism properties in Cuba.
Amid a backlash, Gov. Josh Shapiro is pumping the brakes on enormous data centers. But in a region scarred by the collapse of the steel industry, some welcome billions in construction.
Its board voted to house the museum in the institution’s Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall, rather than build on a site owned by the National Park Service.
Mansour Abbas has recruited a Jewish lawmaker best known for reducing the crime rate in Arab cities. Could that be enough to get Mr. Abbas a seat in the next government?
FBR received Rs719 billion worth of sales tax, exceeding the target by Rs85 billion. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: Amid slowing growth in tax collection, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) met its first two months’ target of Rs1.71 trillion on the back of higher sales tax receipts that exceeded the threshold, underscoring the challenges being faced in … Read more
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
Officials first thought it was just an A.I. ruse, until they checked satellite images of northern British Columbia. It was there, until it was not.
Canyons, small streams and dry creek beds in the West can be deceptively dangerous, trapping hikers when rainfall upstream causes rapidly rising water.