News Archives for Latest - 2025-08-04

Sindh

Two shot dead, three injured in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Johar: police

Religio-political party deems incident "targeted killing" as one victim was the son of a prayer leader.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 11:52pm

US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot programme

Bonds can be applied to countries with high overstay rates and where screening and vetting information is deemed insufficient.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 10:48pm

FM Dar, Rubio hold second phone call since US visit amid improving bilateral ties

Top diplomats agree to maintain cooperation and remain in contact.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 10:29pm

Punjab

Pindi administration bans assemblies, gatherings for week ahead of today’s PTI protest

Adiala Jail superintendent requests Rawalpindi city police officer to beef up security at jail and surrounding premises.

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 12:00am

KP & FATA

Mardan police arrest four in teenage girl viral video case

Action was taken by KP CM Gandapur after the incident was highlighted by journalists.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 09:55pm

Moving beyond limits: How one student from KP defied disability to top Matric exams

His achievement has turned him into a symbol of resilience and a role model for everyone across KP and beyond.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 08:46pm

South Asia

Trump warns he will ‘substantially’ raise tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases

US president says New Delhi "doesn't care" about people getting killed in Russia's war on Ukraine; India says will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests, economic security.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:33pm

KP & FATA

Teenage girl shot down allegedly by uncle over ‘honour’ in Battagram

Suspect confesses to his crime, says he fired at victim upon seeing her leave the house at night, according to FIR.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:22pm

Sindh

Pakistan approves first-ever ferry licence for routes to Iran, GCC countries

New ferry service is expected to serve hundreds of thousands annually, particularly pilgrims travelling to Iran and Iraq.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 07:53pm

COAS aims to build a more sustainable, multi-faceted relationship with America: report

The Economist magazine says Washington examining Pakistan's claims of Indian sponsorship of terrorism.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 07:29pm

Russia urges caution in nuclear ‘rhetoric’ after Trump comments

Kremlin spokesperson affirms Moscow's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 07:03pm

Tekken GOAT Arslan Ash bags 6th EVO title at Las Vegas showdown against fellow Pakistani Atif Butt

“I’m feeling so blessed,” EVO quotes Ash as saying after his win and becoming a six-time title holder, adding that he remains “grateful in victory”.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 06:42pm

Siraj stars as India beat England by six runs in fifth-Test thriller to draw series

After resuming on 339-6, England lose four wickets for 28 runs on the final morning of a dramatic series.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:33pm

Pakistan issues another tender to buy 0.1m tonnes of sugar, traders say

Move comes after 3 companies participated in July 31 tender, dealers say, indicating no purchase in that.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:22pm

Italy fines fast-fashion giant Shein $1.15m for ‘green’ claims

Says company has adopted 'a misleading communication strategy regarding the characteristics, environmental impact of its clothing products'.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 04:39pm

KP & FATA

Police arrest 3 for allegedly gang-raping woman in Abbottabad

Spring into action following social media outrage; FIR registered on complaint of SHO; suspect confesses to crime.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 03:07pm

South Asia

‘Shameless actions’: Pakistan condemns Israeli ministers storming Al-Aqsa mosque

PM Shehbaz says "such systematic provocations by the occupying power, coupled with reckless calls for annexation, imperil prospects for peace".

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 03:03pm

When in Bucharest, do as the Romanians do and head out for a day of good food

In my four days in the city, I learned that Romanians value fresh ingredients and comfort food.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 01:00pm

Fawad Khan and Bilal Maqsood confirmed as judges for upcoming Pakistan Idol reboot

They will be joined by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Zeb Bangash on the panel.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 12:58pm

PM Shehbaz announces Rs4bn for mapping damage, reconstruction of GB after floods

Meets Governor Mehdi Shah, CM Gulbar; orders weather alert system for tourist spots; Glof alert issued for GB, KP.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 07:40pm

Top Featured

Pakistan thwarted India’s military aggression. Here’s how it can win the water war

Violating the Indus Water Treaty for a little more sediment flushing undermines New Delhi's credibility far more than it inconveniences Pakistan's canals.

Updated 30 Jun, 2026 05:16pm

Sindh

Trailer truck crashes in Karachi’s DHA, injuring 2: Rescue 1122

Rescue spokesperson says two people trapped in collision rescued safely, transported to hospital.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 01:35pm

Funeral held in absentia for missing tourists in GB’s Babusar after 14 days of search efforts

Rescue teams recover 5 family members trapped in Ghizer district.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 06:40pm

The plight of Pakistani workers

The fruits of the country's so-called recovery have not reached the working class.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 11:26am

76 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen

Only 32 out of 157 people on board have been rescued from shipwreck.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 12:45pm

Bangladesh is turning its former prime minister’s residence into a revolution museum

Bangladeshis see Ganabhaban palace, which Sheikh Hasina made her official residence, as a symbol of dictatorship.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 11:07am

If Trump’s tariff rates hold, sourcing patterns may begin to shift in favour of South Asian exporters

The global trade order is undergoing a profound transformation.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 10:59am

Sesame seeds’ bubble bursts

Low prices and heavy post-rain losses bring down the once seemingly unstoppable boom to a halt.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 10:38am

Water conservation with a touch of realism

Small dams can be significantly more effective for managing heavy rainfall.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 10:31am

Editorial: Urgent action is needed to address the problem of terrorist groups in Afghanistan

Kabul must do much more to neutralise the militant threat in Afghanistan.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 09:43am

Pakistan clinch series win 2-1 after defeating West Indies by 13 runs

Pakistan went 189 for 4 as Farhan hammered the hosts for 74 runs on 53 balls; President Zardari congratulates team on win.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 06:06pm

Analysis & Comment

Between the lines of ‘renaissance’ in Pak-US ties

Positive signals, top-level engagement bode well for Islamabad, which seeks to be counted among "Top 3 powers" in South Asia.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 08:04am

Column

Party politics and the NFC

The NFC award is not some great heist that the provinces performed on an unsuspecting centre.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:53am

KP & FATA

KP PDMA issues alert for more rains

More intermittent to heavy rains, wind, and thunderstorms across KP forecast from August 4 to 7.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:45am

KP & FATA

Closure of Angoor Adda border cripples business activity in Waziristan

Closure enters 23rd month, local economy faces near-total paralysis.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:55am

Punjab

Lahore rally to prove milestone in securing Imran’s release, vows PTI

Asad Qaiser, Tarakai ask govt not to allow military operations in merged areas.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 07:30am

KP & FATA

Two cops hurt in quadcopter strike on Bannu police station

Police official claims thermal cameras installed at police station for security and surveillance purposes were target of attack.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:27am

KP & FATA

Tribal elders, TTP leaders agree to cease fire in Bajaur

Third round of talks between local elders and terrorists continues for several hours.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 07:23am

Islamabad

Rawal Dam spillways to open today

More monsoon rains expected to strengthen from August 4 to 7, says Met Office.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:46am

Islamabad

Boosting public safety through high quality surveillance cameras

CCTV camera surveillance can act as a deterrent, enhance investigations and provide evidence in prosecutions.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:08am

Islamabad

Former AJK PM Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi arrested

Eyewitnesses say that apart from AJK policemen, the arresting party included nearly 20 plainclothed officials, reportedly from Islamabad police.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 07:48am

Islamabad

Two varsities in Islamabad without permanent rectors as appointments stall

Posts at public sector universities fell vacant in 2023 and since then permanent heads could not be appointed.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 07:54am

Punjab

Lady doctor ‘murdered’ by brother ‘over refusing to serve food’ in Jhang

In another similar incident, boy allegedly guns down his sister over delay in cooking food in Jaranwala.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:22am

Punjab

Couple shot dead over ‘honour’ in Rajanpur a year after love marriage

Brother arrested after he allegedly barged in and opened indiscriminate fire, killing sister and his husband.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:01am

Punjab

Fake army colonel arrested in Daska

Suspect attempted to pressure Daska assistant commissioner into intervening in a land dispute.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:06am

Punjab

Pakistan’s cotton production drops by 30pc: PCGA report

Striking discrepancy between data from Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association and figures by Punjab Agriculture Dept.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:12am

Lahore

Railways to spend Rs12bn on track rehabilitation this fiscal

Targets Rs100bn revenue by the end of fiscal in June next year.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:54am

Sindh

Women Action Forum report shows remarkable rise in gender-based violence cases in Sindh

WAF remains engaged in 70pc of 2,564 cases in the province.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:37am

Sindh

Declaring buildings ‘hazardous’ without following due process termed injustice

JI leader alleges Faisal Cantonment labelled 62 residential structures in Gulistan-i-Jauhar as "dangerous" without any engineering.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:08am

Sindh

1,300 surveillance cameras to improve traffic policing in Karachi: IGP

Says traffic challans will be sent directly to citizens at their homes after implementation of Karachi Safe City Project .

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:30am

International

Ukrainian drones spark fire at Russian oil depot

Ukraine has regularly hit Russian oil and gas infrastructure in response to attacks on its own territory.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 12:02pm

Middle East

Iran moves to remove zeros from plunging national currency

Under the proposed system, one rial would be equivalent to 10,000 at the current value and subdivided into 100 gherans.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:09am

Middle East

Renewed sectarian clashes in Syria kill four

State media accuses Druze groups loyal to influential spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri of breaching the ceasefire.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:54am

International

Pope’s ‘Jubilee of Youth’ ends with mass for one million

Young pilgrims from 146 countries filled Rome’s streets, chanting, singing and waving their national flags.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:49am

International

Cambodia pays the price for Thai internal political games

Recent events highlight a deeper issue rooted not in territorial disputes, but in Thailand’s internal political conflict.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:47am

Sport

South Africa rout Pakistan in WCL final

South Africa raced to their target in just 16.5 overs for the loss of only one wicket thanks to A.B. de Villiers’ unbeaten knock of 120 off just 60 balls.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 12:03pm

Sport

McIntosh signs off from stellar world championships with fourth gold

World record holder McIntosh blitzed the field in the 400 IM with a time of 4:25.78.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 12:07pm

Sport

McLaughlin-Levrone, Russell book world championship berths

McLaughlin-Levrone signalled she could well be in the hunt for gold in Tokyo after blasting to victory in 48.90secs, taking the tape ahead of Isabella Whittaker (49.59secs) and Aaliyah Butler in 49.91sec.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 12:10pm

Business

Education’s bleak reality

From a purely financial perspective, holding gold or investing in urban property may be a better option for many across Pakistan.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:14am

Business

Behind the cameras on Shark Tank

Pakistan’s startup space lacks the legal infrastructure and capital maturity to support on-screen informal arrangements.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:19am

Business

Speed bumps to e-commerce boom

The annual number of online transactions grew by 195pc between 2020 and 2024, while the total value of those transactions.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:42am

Business & Finance

The questions behind our oil reserves

Security concerns and the requirement of massive inflows have in the past deterred investments in the country’s possible resources.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 01:17pm

Business

Caution against hopes

Some of the peer countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand are almost at par with Pakistan now.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 11:28am

Balochistan

PPP reaffirms democracy, workers’ rights

Sardar Noor Ahmed Bangulzai emphasises party’s vital role in strengthening Pakistan’s democratic and political framework.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:09am

National

PM urged to ensure drugs’ availability at ‘govt rates’

Price list reveals several life-saving drugs being sold at prices up to 40 times higher in open market compared to govt procurement rates.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:09am

Balochistan

Martyrs of Balochistan police will never be forgotten: IGP

Moazzam Jah Ansari says police force was “fully committed” to safeguarding the lives and property of citizens.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:09am

Balochistan

Balochi Academy resumes projects after grant reinstated

Renewed funding has allowed work to restart on a suspended Natural Language Processing project.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:15am

Balochistan

Food authority seals drinks factory in Quetta

Factory sealed on the spot, legal proceedings initiated against culprits.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:09am

Balochistan

Head-on collision on RCD highway near Chagai kills two; six injured

MS confirms that some of the injured, including children, were in serious condition while others were out of danger.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:11am

National

UN risk report warns world is unprepared for future crises

Environmental challenges and disinformation top list of vulnerabilities.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:24am

National

NA session begins today amid high political tensions

It is believed convicted PTI MNAs will not attend session today fearing their arrest; 8 bills will be tabled.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:34am

National

Power division projects 25pc rise in tariff by 2034

Says purchase price increased by half since FY2022 and 250pc since FY2016.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:08am

National

140 kids among nearly 300 lives lost to monsoon: NDMA

Another round of rain, storms expected to hit country’s northern parts today.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:49am

Balochistan

Grid station attacked, staff held hostage in Mangochar

Armed men snatched 12-bore rifle from security guards, vandalised premises while holding the staff at gunpoint.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 10:39am

Middle East

Tehran expresses willingness to join Silk Road initiative with Islamabad and Beijing

Pakistan and Iran vowed to further expand their land and rail route linkages.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:09am

Back Page

Peace offering — Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel

With 338 nominees for the October award, some betting sites have Trump in second place to win, just behind Alexei Navalny’s widow.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:12am

Back Page

Guterres calls for sweeping UN reforms

Pakistan also backs proposals to streamline global body’s workings, unveiled ahead of its 80th anniversary.

Published 04 Aug, 2025 05:08am

Back Page

Pakistan sends another 100 tonnes of aid for Palestinians

Consignment includes 65 tonnes of canned food, 20 tonnes of dry and infant milk, 5 tonnes of biscuits and 10 tonnes of medicines.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:53am

Middle East

Assange joins pro-Palestine march in Sydney

The protest organiser, Palestine Action Group Sydney, says that as many as 300,000 people may have attended the march.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:46am

Back Page

V8 nations aim to boost oil output by 0.5m barrels

1.5pc hike unlikely to have major impact on prices, analysts say.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:41am

Middle East

46 dead in Gaza as starvation rises and aid access remains limited

Health ministry reports six deaths due to starvation or malnutrition, and 40, including PRCS staffer, from Israeli gunfire and airstrikes.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:34am

Front Page

Pakistan, Iran term terror main hurdle to prosperity

Dozen MoUs, deals signed as both sides vow to take bilateral trade to $10bn; Dar welcomes "positive momentum" towards free trade agreement.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 08:17am

Front Page

Shifting climate gives pause to daredevil alpinists

Glaciers visibly receding; peaks more prone to avalanches; high temps, lack of snow making rockfalls more common.

Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:43am

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