Move comes as Jakarta engages in trade negotiations with Washington Indonesia and US flags Indonesia will ease import restrictions and rules on many goods and raw materials in a bid to make it easier to do business in the country, officials said on Monday, ahead of the July 9 deadline for tariff negotiations set by the United…
Roof collapse blamed on excessive load from recently installed water tank, said a resident All 22 people trapped in Kharadar building collapse rescued A six-story residential building partially collapsed early Monday morning, near the Barra Imam bargah in Karachi’s Kharadar area, trapping at least 22 people, rescue officials said. The incident occurred around 7:30 am when…
DPM strongly criticises India’s use of ‘false flag operations’ to justify aggression against Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar in meeting to review ongoing evacuation of Pakistani nationals/zaireen presently stranded in Iran & Iraq on June 18. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, has said that India must review its policies and cannot…
Missile firing zone closed in advance for civilian shipping, air traffic Russian warships and coastal missile systems struck simulated maritime targets with cruise missiles during exercises in the Sea of Japan, TASS state news agency reported on Monday, citing Russia’s defence ministry The ships and missile systems, all part of Russia’s Pacific Fleet forces, “carried…
‘Allegations that banks manipulate remittance data, launder undeclared funds, or facilitate tax evasion are baseless’ The Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) rejected on Monday misleading assertions in recent press coverage suggesting that government subsidies to banks under remittance incentive schemes serve no economic purpose. Last week, an independent policy institute urged the government to reconsider subsidising profitable banks…
Official announcement on new petrol prices due tonight Petrol prices in Pakistan are expected to rise by Rs11 per litre, while diesel prices are set to increase by up to Rs15 per litre, starting July 1, 2025. These increases are attributed to the global surge in crude oil prices and the continued depreciation of the…
Meeting to formulate implementation strategy, notify candidates’ victories as per verdict In view of the Supreme Court’s ruling on reserved seats in Pakistan’s legislative bodies, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to hold an important meeting today (Monday) to discuss implementation of the top court’s decision. Sources confirm that the meeting will focus on formulating…
Both sides are convinced that a new organisation is need of the hour ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Discussions between Islamabad and Beijing are now at an advanced stage as both sides…
Ian Poulter’s bid to play his first Open for three years could be thwarted by his son Luke, who is also trying to make it to the championship. Both will be battling the odds in the same qualifying tournament to try to grab one of just a handful of spots at the main event. Either…
Toulon scrum-half Ben White admits “I haven’t stopped shaking” after being called up as an injury replacement for the British and Irish Lions just as he was preparing to play for Scotland on Saturday. The 27-year-old got the call from Lions head coach Andy Farrell after Wales’ Tomos Williams was forced off the field with a hamstring…
