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Listen to article LAHORE: Despite official claims of preparedness, Punjab has emerged as the hardest-hit province in this year’s monsoon season, recording the highest number of fatalities and injuries in rain-related incidents, according to a new report issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Since the onset of the monsoon season, a total of 266 people have died and 628 have been injured nationwide. The deceased include 94 men, 46 women, and 126 children. The latest report, released on Thursday, stated that eight people died and six were injured across the country in the past 24 hours alone due to weather-related…
Listen to article An alliance of opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced a two-day All Parties Conference (APC) to be held in Islamabad on July 31 and August 1, Express News reported. The announcement was made at a joint press conference by Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) leaders and senior opposition figures in Islamabad, including TTAP chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, PTI leader Salman Akram Raja, Babar Awan, Barrister Saif, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, and others. Achakzai stated that this was the first political alliance not formed at the behest of any institution. “This is not a theatre for political entertainment. Our alliance will continue…
DHAKA: Paceman Salman Mirza grabbed three wickets and opener Sahibzada Farhan struck an aggressive fifty in Pakistan’s consolation 74-run win in the third T20 on Thursday as Bangladesh took the series 2-1. Salman, playing only his third international, demolished Bangladesh’s top order with figures of 3-19 as the home team was bowled out for 104 in 16.4 overs in Dhaka. Sahibzada’s 41-ball 63 studded with five sixes and six fours got Pakistan off to a strong start and Hasan Nawaz clubbed 33 off 17 balls to help them to 178-7 after they were sent in to bat. Salman struck with…
Listen to article The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution condemning the brutal murder of a man and a woman in Balochistan, carried out on the orders of a tribal jirga. The resolution was adopted with overwhelming support, with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) being the only party that declined to endorse it. Tabled by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman, it described the killings as a gross violation of human rights, the Constitution, and the laws of Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported. According to the resolution text, the House “strongly and unequivocally condemns the heinous incident wherein a woman and man were publicly…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office has dismissed reports suggesting the recognition of the Afghan Taliban Interim Government, labelling the claims as speculative and refraining from commenting on the issue. During a weekly media briefing on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan addressed questions surrounding the Taliban government’s recognition. “At this point, it is speculative. I cannot comment on that,” Khan stated. Turning to the visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to Afghanistan, Khan acknowledged that security issues were at the forefront of discussions, particularly the presence of terrorist sanctuaries on Afghan soil. “When…
JERUSALEM: The United States joined Israel on Thursday in pulling its negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks, with special envoy Steve Witkoff blaming Hamas for failing to reach a deal and saying Washington would “consider alternative options”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier his government was still seeking a ceasefire despite recalling its negotiators from indirect talks in Qatar, also accusing Hamas of blocking an end to nearly two years of fighting. Mediators have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas delegations in Doha for more than two weeks but the talks have failed to yield a breakthrough. Pressure is mounting…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are set to hold talks in Washington on Friday, the Foreign Office confirmed, saying bilateral ties, regional and international issues as well as India-Pakistan relationship would top the agenda. “I can confirm that the meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, and the entire range of issues on the bilateral agenda, as well as important regional and global issues including the situation in the Middle East, and Iran will be discussed,” Shafqat Ali Khan told reporters on Thursday at the weekly briefing. “Exchange of views will also take place…
Listen to article RAWALPINDI/DI KHAN: An army major and a sepoy were martyred during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Mastung district, the military’s media wing said on Thursday, while two law-enforcement personnel also embraced martyrdom in separate terrorist attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a news release that 31-year-old brave officer Major Zeeyyad Salim Awal, who hailed from Khushab district, fought gallantly while leading his troops from the front, and embraced Shahadat along with Sepoy Nazam Hussain, 22, who hailed from Jhelum district. According to the ISPR, security forces killed three terrorists belonging to Indian Proxy…
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs live at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, in July 2017.Mairo Cinquetti | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesDays after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned from the tech startup, the HR exec who was with him at the infamous Coldplay concert has left as well. “Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer, she has resigned,” a company spokesperson wrote in an email to CNBC Thursday. Cabot was the company’s chief people officer. Cabot and Byron, who is married with children, were shown in an intimate moment on the ‘kiss cam’ at a recent Coldplay show in Boston, and immediately hid…
This photo shows electric vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft parking in a charging hangar at Luogang Park in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, July 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)Perry praised China’s accelerating pace of innovation, asserting that the country is now a global leader in productivity and technological advancement.LONDON, July 24 (Xinhua) — China is reshaping its growth model around strategic self-reliance, innovation-driven productivity, and systemic capabilities, which present fresh opportunities for foreign investors, said Jack Perry, Chairman of The 48 Group Club in Britain.In a recent interview with Xinhua, Perry highlighted China’s economic performance in the first half of 2025. He…