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A Wawa store is seen on May 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty ImagesFast-food restaurants are losing breakfast customers to convenience stores.Morning meal traffic to fast-food chains rose 1% in the three months ended in July, while visits to food-forward convenience stores climbed 9% in the same period, according to market research firm Circana.”Over the long run, convenience stores have taken share, really at foodservice overall, but the morning meal has been their strong suit,” David Portalatin, Circana senior vice president and foodservice industry advisor, told CNBC, noting the trend has largely been driven by what the…

ISLAMABAD: In an interesting development, the Supreme Court on Friday acquitted two people — one of them a former district and sessions judge — of the charge of murdering the son of another jurist, Khalid Hussain Shahani, who now serves as a judge in the Sindh High Court (SHC). An anti-terrorism court (ATC) had sentenced former district and sessions judge Sikandar Lashari and co-accused Irfan Khan to death in August 2018 for murdering 19-year-old Aqib Shahani in Hyderabad in February 2014 for allegedly having an affair with Lashari’s daughter. In April 2020, the SHC had upheld the death penalty. An…

This photo taken on June 25, 2022 shows workers checking equipment at the workshop of a coalbed methane mining base in Qinshui County, north China’s Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Wang Feihang)TAIYUAN, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — As of the end of August, China’s first large-scale coalbed methane field, the Daning-Jixian block in northern Shanxi Province, had surpassed 4 billion cubic meters in its cumulative production, setting a new domestic record, according to its developer, PetroChina Coalbed Methane Co., Ltd.As an unconventional natural gas, coalbed methane is considered a clean and strategic energy resource. Its utilization can help reduce mining risks, cut greenhouse gas…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) that approved three development projects and recommended four to ECNEC for further consideration and approval. The forum approved a revised project namely “Action to Strengthen performance for inclusive and responsive Education Program (TA Component)” at a cost of Rs1383.48 million. The CDWP referred a project namely “Establishment of Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer Treatment and Research, Lahore” worth Rs74,920.140 million to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration. The project is proposed to be financed through the…

Pakistan has been removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (Wada) watchlist, a spokesperson of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) said on Friday. The country was placed on Wada’s watchlist in September 2024 over outstanding non-conformities to the agency’s updated anti-doping code. According to the spokesperson, WADA confirmed that the compliance procedure against Pakistan’s Anti-Doping Organisation (Adop) was closed after all pending corrective actions were completed. “A follow-up confirmation from Wada in September reiterated that Pakistan was no longer under enhanced monitoring, ending speculation over possible sanctions,” the statement said. PSB Deputy Director General (DG) Shahid Islam was informed of the…

BANNU: A fresh wave of terrorism has gripped Bannu, leaving residents in fear after two major incidents occurred within the jurisdiction of Cantt Police Station in a single night. In the first incident, unidentified armed men kidnapped five employees of the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) from Pir Dil Khel area. The abducted staffers were identified as Naqeebur Rehman, Farhad, Abdul Wahab, Javedullah, and their driver Adnan. The kidnappers abandoned the government vehicle and took the men to an undisclosed location. Police later recovered the vehicle and launched a search operation, but the hostages had not been recovered until the…

LAS VEGAS: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford’s bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight world title. Crawford, a four-division champion, is jumping up two weight divisions in a bid to become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in three different categories. Unbeaten with a record of 41-0 with 31 knockouts, Crawford previously claimed all four belts on offer at super lightweight and welterweight. But the 37-year-old American will step into the ring at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, an…

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes.The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration,” which sets out a phased plan to end the nearly 80-year conflict. The vote was 142-10 with 12 abstentions.Hours before the vote, Netanyahu said “there will be no Palestinian state.” He spoke at the signing of an agreement to expand settlements that will divide the West Bank, which the Palestinians insist must be part of their state, saying, “This place…

Guard of honor escort the caskets containing the remains of Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) martyrs during a burial ceremony at the CPV martyrs’ cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Sept. 13, 2025. The remains of 30 Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were laid to rest on Saturday in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province. The remains of the fallen soldiers were brought back to China from the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)SHENYANG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Twenty-seven guards fired 12…

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed strong concern over what he termed delaying tactics by the legal team of PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan in a Rs10-billion defamation case. The prime minister, who joined the proceedings via video link before a district court judge, said that “wastage of time cannot be tolerated at any cost.” The case stems from Imran Khan’s allegations that Shehbaz had offered him a bribe to withdraw the Panama Papers case. At the outset, Shehbaz’s counsel pointed out that the PTI founder’s lawyers had failed to appear on time, despite repeated directions. He told…