News Archives for Latest - 2025-07-09

New Delhi ‘lied’ to public about Pahalgam attack, Bilawal tells Indian journalist

PPP chairman highlights that New Delhi neither identified attackers nor produced any evidence in first interview by a Pakistani with Indian media since escalation.

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 12:24am

Veteran journalist Zubeida Mustafa passes away in Karachi at 84: family

Karachi Press Club says her legacy will "continue to inspire generations of journalists”.

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 12:08am

South Asia

Musk’s Starlink receives India’s final regulatory nod for launch

Will now need to secure spectrum from govt, set up ground infrastructure and also demonstrate that it meets the security rules.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 10:37pm

Fears grow that death toll from floods in US state of Texas could surge beyond 110

Kerr County officials confirm 161 people were known to be missing, while 12 others remain unaccounted for elsewhere.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 10:29pm

US subpoenas Harvard for records of foreign student protesters

Harvard has not responded to a request for comment.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 09:45pm

Sindh

Nepra announces Rs4.03 per unit refund for K-Electric consumers in July bills

Authority also notifies Rs0.49 per unit negative fuel cost adjustment in approved tariff of ex-Wapda distribution companies.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 09:38pm

Russia launches largest drone strike of war with Ukraine after Trump vows to send more weapons

ECHR finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, rights abuses.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 09:20pm

HRCP expresses concern as govt warns criminal action against 27 YouTube channels set for blocking

Says ban undermines right to freedom of expression; Talal Chaudhry says cybercrime laws must be followed.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:23pm

Nvidia leaps to $4 trillion as Wall Street shakes off tariff concerns

With tariff deadlines now pushed to August 1, investors are pinning their hopes on negotiations to avert a full-blown trade war.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:22pm

Can US President Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Nobel website says some recipients have been "highly controversial political actors", while prize has also increased public focus on international or national conflicts.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:09pm

South Asia

Bangladesh recordings suggest ex-PM Hasina ordered deadly crackdown

BBC says no evidence found that speech was edited or manipulated; Bangladesh police match audio with recordings of Hasina.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:05pm

Musk’s AI firm deletes Grok posts after anti-Semitism criticism

Turkiye blocks X's Grok content for alleged insults to Erdogan, religious values.

Updated 10 Jul, 2025 07:04am

PM pleased as remittances rise by 26.6pc to hit record $38.3bn in FY25

Saudi Arabia and UAE biggest sources of remittance inflows during June 2025.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:55pm

Red Bull sacks Christian Horner after 20 years as F1 team boss

Laurent Mekies, team principal of sister team Racing Bulls, appointed as CEO of Red Bull Racing.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:22pm

South Asia

Toll of Air India disaster rests at 260 as focus turns to crash report

Probe focused on "movement of the engine fuel switches", sources say; officials express doubt that further remains would be found in wreckage.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 06:40pm

SBP to launch pilot for digital currency, says governor

Bilal bin Saqib says govt has approved law to create an independent regulator to licence, oversee crypto sector; govt approves Virtual Assets Act 2025.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 06:35pm

South Asia

DG ISPR brands Indian NSA Ajit Doval ‘chief architect’ of terrorism in Pakistan

Says India's "senseless blame game" brought both nations closer to war.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:11pm

Is Parwarish reducing Maya to just another love interest? The internet seems to think so

Netizens believe Parwarish is sidelining Maya’s medical student journey to make her Wali’s support system and they're not happy about it.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 05:26pm

Punjab

Rawalpindi Police arrest man for allegedly killing daughter over ‘honour’ after she refused to delete TikTok

“Crimes against women and children are intolerable; the accused will be prosecuted with solid evidence and ensured a just punishment,” Rawalpindi CPO says.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 05:04pm

‘Heartbreaking’ — Hira Tareen laments crumbling community, family structures after Humaira Asghar Ali’s death

'Hearing about people found dead days later, alone in their homes, is beyond disturbing,' the actor wrote in an Instagram story.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 04:46pm

Art world’s ‘Indiana Jones’ recovers priceless documents stolen from The Hague

These include UNESCO-listed documents relating to the early days of the Dutch East India Company.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 04:19pm

South Asia

2 pilots killed as Indian Air Force Jaguar jet crashes in Rajasthan

IAF says no damage to any civilian property, board of inquiry constituted to determine the cause of accident.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 04:19pm

Trump’s claim on averting India-Pakistan war gains new life

US State Dept's daily press briefing first to publicly address both the ceasefire claim and Imran's continued detention.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 03:06pm

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Around 1,500 deaths were linked to climate change, which made the heatwave more severe.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 04:24pm

KP & FATA

1 dead, 3 children injured in KP’s Bannu after quadcopter attacks by militants: police

Police say this was third such attack on Meryan police station.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 04:01pm

Mattel launches Barbie doll with diabetes to foster inclusion, empathy among children

The new doll wears a CGM — a small device that continuously measures a person’s blood sugar — on her arm to help manage her condition.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 01:34pm

South Asia

Chinese air chief commends PAF’s ‘exemplary performance’ during Pak-India conflict

Meets Air Chief Marshal Sidhu, discusses regional security dynamics, operational synergy.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 02:48pm

Aurangzeb reaffirms govt’s commitment to consultative policy framework

Finance minister meets with outgoing, incoming Pakistan Business Council CEOs.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 03:04pm

Review: Dur e Aziz’s A Splintering is a rare novel that dares to ask, what if women wanted more?

The upcoming book is a sharp, unsentimental take on ambition, class and desire.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 01:11pm

KP & FATA

Armed attackers kill 3 in KP’s Tank: police

Initial reports suggest incident was related to old enmity, says police spokesperson.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 01:08pm

‘You’re not alone’ — Mawra Hocane offers a shoulder to friends, acquaintances who are struggling

The actor's note, which came shortly after the death of actor and model Humaira Asghar Ali, emphasised that nothing was more beautiful than the gift of life.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 12:45pm

‘Check on your friends’: Actor, model Humaira Asghar Ali’s tragic death leaves celebrities soul searching

The ex-Tamasha Ghar contestant's passing has raised uncomfortable questions about neglect and isolation in showbiz.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 12:41pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia and Iran hold talks after Tehran’s truce with Israel

Iranian foreign minister expresses his gratitude to Riyadh for its condemnation of Israel’s attacks on Iran last month.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 12:34pm

Apple eyes US Formula 1 broadcast rights after ‘F1: The Movie’ success

The iPhone maker is challenging current US broadcaster ESPN for the Formula 1 rights next year.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 12:47pm

US Justice Dept scrambles to defend its about-face on release of Epstein files

Trump expresses annoyance when asked about Epstein; Musk claims former Trump aide Steve Bannon is in the files.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 12:41pm

Middle East

UAE denies granting lifetime Golden Visas to certain nationalities

Clarification comes after several media reports said UAE launched a "new nomination-based visa policy" for Indian, Bangladeshi citizens.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:54am

Pakistan, Turkiye to establish special economic zone for Turkish entrepreneurs in Karachi: Dar

Dar pledges revival of Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train; air chief, Turkish defence minister agree to form joint working groups.

Updated 17 Jul, 2025 02:12pm

Editorial: Shocking how much Zionism in modern Israel resembles Nazism in 20th-century Europe

Israeli state seeks to ethnically cleanse the occupied territories of their Palestinian inhabitants, and forever obstruct the chances of a viable Palestinian state.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 09:36am

There’s something ominous about the centre’s efforts to revive the jirga system in former Fata

By denying the region its democratic and civil rights, the state is further alienating the tribesmen.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 08:57am

Column

Price of power

Months turn into years, and politicians are again brought to heel with power’s shiny new toys.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:11am

KP & FATA

ANP warns against attempts to roll back 25th Amendment

Aimal laments promises made to people of ex-Fata remain unfulfilled.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:22am

KP & FATA

KP to launch Rs5.5 billion sanitation programme in rural areas

CM says initiative to ensure cleanliness, provide jobs to thousands of people.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 05:57am

KP & FATA

Asfandyar Wali wins damages suit against Shaukat Yousafzai

PTI leader had accused ANP leader of "selling Pashtuns for $25m".

Published 09 Jul, 2025 05:57am

Islamabad

Justice Sardar Ejaz questions competence of bench that transferred cases to district judiciary

IHC judge hears matter related to transfer of 1,594 civil appeals from IHC docket to district judiciary.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:26am

Islamabad

Punjab police officers asked to submit dual nationality certificates by Monday

Senior police officer says 30 to 40pc of officials/officers’ families have been holding dual nationalities.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:33am

Islamabad

CDA on toes to clear rainwater from Diplomatic Enclave

Civic team making efforts to trace missing culvert to dewater area.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:21am

Punjab

Gangs take away 260 buffaloes in Muzaffargarh district

Heavily armed gang members pushed cattle into Indus River and relocated them to a nearby forest known as Zakheera.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 01:08pm

Punjab

149 arrested for online fraud in raid on factory in Faisalabad

The premises is allegedly owned by Fesco BoD ex-head; 48 Chinese nationals among the suspects.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:51am

Punjab

Underage driver remanded in police custody in Lahore

Investigating officer says the suspect was a minor and a student of Grade 7.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:57am

Sindh

Pre-partition building undergoes demolition in Hyderabad despite govt bar

The Sindh culture department has taken notice and asked the owner of the house to stop the demolition.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:51am

Sindh

Occupants of nine buildings start vacating as demolition drive begins in Karachi’s Lyari

Lyari residents protest against "building safety" crackdown.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 12:28pm

Sindh

Sindh cabinet approves Rs10bn loan for KWSC to end water shortage in Karachi’s DHA, Clifton

CM Murad asks water utility to complete laying of dedicated 36-km long pipeline from Dumlottee within 11 months.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:53am

Middle East

Israel plans to move Gaza’s population to south: minister

Israel Katz says he is in favour of establishing a “humanitarian city” on the ruins of Rafah city to house 600,000 Palestinians.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:37am

International

Trump accuses Putin of talking ‘bullshit’ about Ukraine

United States to send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:59am

Middle East

Drone attack on ship off Yemen claims three lives

Several vessels have made calls to Israeli ports in recent weeks.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:54am

International

200-million-year-old flying reptile species found in Arizona

Pterosaurs, cousins of the dinosaurs, were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, followed much later by birds and bats.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 05:56am

International

Man dies after being sucked into plane engine in Italy

The victim, who was “neither a passenger nor an airport employee”, forced his way onto the runway, according to the airport management company.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:30am

International

Drought hits Mediterranean basin and Europe

Wildfire in France forces closure of Marseille airport.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:02am

Sport

Speeding likely cause of Diogo Jota car crash: police

The site of the accident was on a stretch of fairly straight road approaching a bend.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:14am

Sport

Buoyant India unperturbed by prospect of spicy Lord’s pitch

Fit-again Jofra Archer is in line to play his first Test in more than four years at Lord’s.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:20am

Sport

Fritz reaches Wimbledon semis, Sabalenka advances

A fully automated system has replaced human line judges at Wimbledon for the first time this year.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:11am

Sport

Frontline players ignored again as Pakistan name squad for BD T20s

Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen omitted for a second series in a row as selectors continue to experiment with new faces.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 11:02am

Business

ADB questions impact of aggressive tax base expansion

Despite tripling registered filers, revenue has remained stagnant at 3-4pc of GDP for over a decade.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:16am

Business

Rightsizing delayed as focus shifts to FBR

Finance Ministry to have live visibility on cash balances of all the ministries and divisions.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:11am

Business

Service exports grow to $7.65bn

Trade deficit widens marginally in July-May 2024-25.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 10:02am

Business

Govt forms body to slash container dwell time

A monitoring room to be set up at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to oversee container movement and handling timelines.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:56am

Business

National Security Ltd merges into PSPC

As a result of the merger, all assets, liabilities, rights, obligations, undertakings, and contracts of NSPC have been permanently vested in PSPC.

Published 09 Jul, 2025 05:56am

Business

Honda raises car prices

Owing to the NEV levy imposed by the government in the federal budget for FY26.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:50am

Business

FAO drafts policy for fisheries sector

Policy aims to ensure livelihoods of people, poverty alleviation and comprehensive export-oriented growth of the fisheries sector.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:48am

Business

PM seeks plan to boost farm output

“Improving agricultural productivity, value addition, and increasing exports of agricultural products are top priorities of the government,” says PM Shehbaz.

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:42am

Business