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Losang Monlam poses for a portrait in front of finished Tibetan costumes at the Sholdo Pal traditional handicrafts school in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2025. Traditional Tibetan costumes, after centuries of evolution and development, have formed rich styles and unique features.As one of the main categories of traditional Tibetan costumes, Lhasa costume distinguishes itself from others with its vivid features such as large waistline, long sleeves and a dazzling array of decorations, which not only reflect the aesthetics of Tibetan people, but also closely relate to their living environment and lifestyle. In 2018, Lhasa costume was…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the federal cabinet will donate one month’s salary to support flood-affected communities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). He made the announcement while chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Monday to review ongoing relief efforts in flood-hit areas of K-P, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The prime minister pledged full federal support for affected communities. “Helping our distressed Pakistani brothers and sisters is our national responsibility,” he said. Under the prime minister’s relief package, financial assistance will be provided to the families of the deceased and those affected by the floods. Kashmir and G-B Affairs…

A fresh post-mortem was conducted in Hyderabad on journalist Khawar Hussain, who was found shot dead in Sanghar on Sunday. The move follows serious concerns over flaws in the initial autopsy carried out in Sanghar. According to reports on X, the fresh examination is being conducted at the request of Khawar’s brother and following a directive from the Sindh Inspector General of Police. Earlier, official sources had flagged discrepancies in the initial autopsy report, raising questions about the cause of death. Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist, was found shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar. According to police and initial investigations, he was…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSatellite internet service Starlink, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, appeared to suffer a brief network outage on Monday, with thousands of reports of service interruptions on Downdetector, a site that logs tech issues.The outage marked the second in two weeks for Starlink. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The network’s July 24 outage lasted for several hours, with SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Engineering Michael Nicolls blaming the matter on “failure of key internal software services that operate the core network” behind Starlink.That outage followed the launch of T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite service,…

An aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris which burned in the Eaton Fire on July 03, 2025 in Altadena, California.Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe California state legislature passed a bill Monday that ensures homeowners, not lenders, receive at least some of the interest on insurance payouts for homes destroyed or damaged by natural disasters.The legislation comes after thousands of homeowners lost their residences in January’s historic wildfires in Southern California. Following such a loss, insurers send checks typically made out jointly to both the homeowner and the mortgage lender or servicer. The lender will then deposit…

KARACHI: Sports have the power to heal, and that is what squash player Noorena Shams is proving it; not just on the court, but also outside of it. “It is after 17 years that I am hearing this term, Internally Displaced People (IDPs ), being a child growing up in Balambat Timergara, Dir,” Noorena told The Express Tribune from Peshawar. “I know what they are going through is because I have seen what it means to live through the 2009 operation in Dir. “I understand that these people will never get the life they had back, they will not get…

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, looks on during the closing bell at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 25, 2025.Jeenah Moon | ReutersPalo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected quarterly results and issued upbeat guidance for the current period. The cybersecurity software vendor said Nir Zuk, who founded the company in 2005, is retiring from his role as chief technology officer.The stock rose about 5% in extended trading.Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG estimates:Earnings: 95 cents adjusted vs. 88 cents expectedRevenue: $2.54 billion vs. $2.5 billion expected.Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter rose 16% from…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) soared to a new all-time high on Monday, propelled by Fitch’s positive outlook on Pakistan banks and Moody’s upgrade of the country’s rating to Caa1. Strong earnings, rupee stability and optimism about Pakistan-US trade and investment deals strengthened investor sentiment, driving the KSE-100 index up by 1,705 points to above 148,000, stated analysts.  Ahsan Mehanti of Arif Habib Corp commented that stocks closed at a new all-time high as Fitch Ratings provided investors with a brighter outlook on Pakistan banks amid Moody’s rating upgrade to Caa1. A strong earnings outlook, rupee stability, speculation about…

As more tariffs take effect on goods imported into the U.S., a specific accounting method could have major implications for how American retailers calculate the impact.A tariff adds to the cost of an imported item when it’s received and paid for when it crosses a border. While there’s debate over who pays that tariff — the manufacturer, the retailer, the consumer or some combination — the hit will likely show up in retailers’ bottom lines.But a specific accounting practice, called retail inventory method accounting, or RIM, can make profitability appear stronger than it is in the short term.”Retail inventory method accounting…

Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a senior member from the group said Monday, after a fresh diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of war. Mediators Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, have struggled to secure a lasting truce in the conflict, which has triggered a dire humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. But after receiving a new proposal from meditators, Hamas said it was ready for talks. “The movement has submitted its response, agreeing to the mediators’ new proposal. We pray to God to extinguish the fire of this war on our…