Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks
A court found 15 men guilty of coordinating a series of suicide bombings in hotels and churches, which killed more than 300 people.
Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
[ In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE Oil prices extended declines on Wednesday as investors eyed improved Gulf supply after Saudi Arabia restarted operations at a critical pipeline. Hopes for a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran war also weighed on prices. Brent … Read more
Oil, gas reserves hit 3.72b BOE
[ In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s recoverable oil and gas reserves climbed to an estimated 3.72 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) by June 2026, as new discoveries and reserve upgrades offset depletion at several mature fields, according to … Read more
Iran says it conveyed conditions for end to war to US through Qatari mediator, IRNA reports
Iran engaged with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York and conveyed conditions including an end to the war on all fronts and a halt to what Tehran called US "acts of aggression," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state news agency IRNA. Baghaei said Iran's conditions also included an end … Read more
Mangi dam commission starts recording evidence
The investigation was conducted by federal police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation spy agency. PHOTO: PEXELS QUETTA: A judicial inquiry examining the terrorist attack on the Mangi Dam pumping station convened an open session on Tuesday, recording crucial statements from witnesses while taking strong exception to digital rumors and bureaucratic delays affecting victims’ families. … Read more
Selective buying lifts PSX after mid-session fall
[ KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday overcame a bout of profit-taking in the afternoon and ended trading on a firmer note as renewed buying helped the market recoup losses. Investor interest was bolstered by expectations of a breakthrough in efforts to resolve the US-Iran conflict, although profit-booking later in the session trimmed gains. … Read more
Outside the ‘Worried West,’ Many Feel Good About A.I.
A Gallup poll found that a majority of people surveyed across 37 countries said they were curious or excited about artificial intelligence, more than scared or worried.
White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing
[President Trump determined that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were in ‘violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum’ expected at the White House.
With Helicopters and Dancing Camels, an Opera House Changes Its Groove
The Deutsche Oper Berlin is staging Karlheinz Stockhausen’s epic “Mittwoch aus Licht” at the start of a new season and a new era.
PHC to take up plea over ‘missing’ minister
. PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) will take up a petition on Wednesday seeking the recovery of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Public Health Engineering Fazal Shakoor Khan. The petition was filed on Tuesday, a day after the minister and two other men with him were allegedly abducted by unidentified armed men near Peshawar’s M-1 toll … Read more