While for many, death brings the certainty of a final resting place, for the Christian community, even securing a grave becomes another ordeal, raising not only serious ethical concerns but also about the value of minority life in the country. According to Imran Yousaf Masih, a college lecturer, families sometimes have no choice but to […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday underscored the need to introduce environment-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) across the country, citing the evolving regional situation and rising global petroleum prices as key concerns, and stressing the importance of conserving foreign exchange reserves. Addressing a ceremony marking the provision of eco-smart electric vehicles to the Islamabad Capital Traffic […]
The Strait of Hormuz’s closure and the resulting surge in global oil prices have handed financial windfalls to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia, while other states that lack alternative shipment routes have lost billions of dollars, a Reuters analysis found. Iran effectively shut the Strait – a route for about a fifth of global oil […]
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday announced that it had abolished all fare discounts and reduced its international flight operations in response to continuously rising aviation fuel prices amid austerity measures. In a statement issued by the spokesperson, the flights to Beijing and Kuala Lumpur would be suspended from April 11 and April 14, respectively, […]
Two Democrats from the US House of Representatives visited Cuba last week, the first such delegation to go to the island this year since US president Donald Trump imposed a de facto oil blockade in a bid to bring Cuba’s communist-run government to its knees. Congressional representatives Pramila Jayapal, a leading member of the progressive […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country’s energy security, weeks into the Iran war that has triggered global energy shocks. The leader of the world’s second-largest economy also emphasised hydropower development and ecological protection, while urging the safe and orderly expansion of […]
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Monday that the peace process was ongoing, but declined to comment on reports that Pakistan had shared a ceasefire framework to end hostilities in the US-Israel war on Iran, state broadcaster Pakistan Television reported. “We do not comment on these individual, specific incidents,” Andrabi said, adding that the […]
Carlos Alcaraz said it “feels amazing” to be back on clay and that he is aiming to play in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome before his Roland Garros title defence. The world number one, who gets his bid for a second straight Monte Carlo Masters title under way next week, has never played a […]
Leeds reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 39 years as they survived a dramatic penalty shoot-out after squandering a two-goal lead in a thrilling clash with West Ham on Sunday. Daniel Farke’s side were moments away from victory at the London Stadium after Ao Tanaka’s first-half goal and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s second-half […]
Inter Milan took a big step towards winning the Serie A title by thrashing sorry Roma 5-2 on Sunday, ending a late-season wobble and moving nine points clear at the top of the table. Closest challengers AC Milan travel to champions Napoli on Monday with both bidding to see who might stop Inter from securing […]