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Master Plan Authority introduces new formula for infrastructure fees as residential plot commercialisation resumes The Sindh Master Plan Authority has lifted a seven-year ban on the conversion of residential plots for commercial use following recent court decisions, while a new formula for distributing infrastructure fees collected on changes in land use has also come into … Read more
Only a fraction of the over 2,500 missing are turning up among the dead, underscoring a bleak reality: The death toll is likely to keep rising for days to come.
Defeat continues Green Caps’ run of humiliations abroad, Pakistan suffers ninth defeat in last 10 matches overseas Ollie Robinson pictured in the second Test match between England and Pakistan. GETTY IMAGES LONDON: The Green Caps’ run of humiliations abroad continued unabated as Pakistan suffered their ninth defeat in their last 10 matches overseas. The team … Read more
The items include Egyptian statues and ancient Greek and Roman coins that date back 1,000 to 5,000 years, officials said.
Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire and undermining Trump’s broader plan to end the Gaza war Reuters August 30, 2026 Less than a minute read Mother of three-year-old Palestinian child Tayyem Hamdan, who was killed in an Israeli strike according to medics at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, reacts during his funeral in central … Read more
Ferry bound for Turkey takes on water shortly after leaving Kyrenia port, authorities say A helicopter brings survivors ashore after they were rescued from the sea following a boat capsize off Kyrenia, northern Cyprus, August 30, 2026. REUTERS| At least seven people died and 23 were missing after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and … Read more
NASA’s Roman telescope launches to probe dark energy, dark matter, gravity and exoplanets A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2026. REUTERS NASA’s new flagship astronomical observatory was launched into space from Florida on Sunday on … Read more
Police say clash between two Chandio groups stemmed from old personal enmity, CM orders action against those involved Eight people were killed and two others injured in an armed clash between two groups of the Chandio community over a longstanding feud in the katcha area of Dadu, police said on Sunday. The firing took place … Read more
China tests two-way laser link over 400,000 km, extending space communications from near-Earth to deep space To tackle the speed bottleneck, the team developed high-bandwidth signal processing technology and adopted special coding schemes to counter noise. PHOTO PEXELS: PEXELS Researchers have completed a laser communications test between Earth and the Moon, successfully verifying two-way high-speed … Read more
Veteran recovers from one game down to beat Abdullah at Sindh Challenger Squash Championship Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal fought back from a game down to beat Abdullah Nawaz and win the PSA Sindh Challenger Squash Championship at Karachi on Sunday. Abdullah made the better start in the 48-minute final at the Jahangir Khan Sports Club, taking … Read more