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Minar-e-Pakistan is bathed in the colours of the national flag as part of the preparations for the 78th Independence Day. Photo: NNI LAHORE: Development authorities and horticulture agencies have carried out extensive beautification across Lahore and other districts for Independence Day celebrations. Roads, green belts and public spaces have been decorated in a green-and-white theme … Read more
[In a preliminary injunction, a state judge barred the prediction market from allowing residents to place bets on the bulk of its offerings.
Actor says comments reflected societal attitudes towards women, not his personal views, after facing online criticism Actor Shahood Alvi has clarified his recent remarks about wives’ hygiene, saying his comments on a morning show were taken out of context and do not reflect his personal views about women. He recently faced criticism over comments he … Read more
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah speaking at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq in Karachi. SCREENGRAB KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday directed the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) to strengthen intelligence-led operations and enhance security measures to effectively counter evolving terrorist threats in the province. He issued the directives while chairing … Read more
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.
Grifols, a Spanish company, said “unfounded attention” on its blood plasma business in Canada had led it to temporarily end collections at 17 clinics.
Rob Tregenza’s latest film follows a young woman in Virginia who wants to be a professional racecar driver.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday raised concerns over delays in the issuance of UK visas to Pakistani students during a meeting with British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, who assured him that the matter would be addressed. The meeting, held in Islamabad, discussed Pakistan-UK bilateral relations, matters of … Read more
A Virginia federal court has awarded the company the rights to collect, but not sell, items from the shipwreck. But the company says its earliest retrievals are governed by a French court.
States had opposed an agreement allowing a Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquisition, calling the settlement ineffective and corrupt.