A former official in President George H. W. Bush’s administration has made explosive claims that the US government secretly built a massive network of underground “cities” to shelter the wealthy and powerful in the event of a catastrophic global crisis. Catherine Austin Fitts, who served as assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 […]
Barry Diller, the influential media mogul and longtime husband of fashion icon Diane von Fürstenberg, has come out as gay whilst discussing his unconventional relationship in a candid new memoir. In an excerpt from Who Knew, published Monday in New York Magazine, the 83-year-old Diller reflects on his past same-sex relationships and his complex but […]
Seven servicemen were martyred when terrorists belonging to an India-sponsored outlawed Baloch terrorist group detonated a homemade bomb in Kachhi district of Balochistan, the military said on Tuesday. “On 6 May 2025, terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, [the] so-called ‘Baloch Liberation Army’ targeted a security forces’ vehicle with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the […]
Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia, chair of the powerful Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned home to cheering crowds on Tuesday after months abroad for medical treatment. Zia, 79, led the South Asian nation twice but was jailed for corruption in 2018 during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina, her successor and lifelong rival who barred her […]
After a long-drawn posture of bluster and theatrics over the Pahalgam attack, Pakistan’s armed forces delivered a fitting blistering midnight riposte to the naked Indian aggression, striking military installations and shooting down at least three fighter jets, including two Rafale jets, deep inside enemy lines, security sources said in the early hours of Wednesday. Pakistan’s […]
The constitutional bench, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, appears in a rush to move forward with the reserved seats case, in which, on July 12, a majority of judges held that PTI is entitled to reserved seats in the National and provincial assemblies. One of the counsels representing the respondent side expressed surprise at the […]
A 13-member Constitutional Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court admitted for hearing the review petitions against the apex court’s decision of awarding reserved seats in the assemblies to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which would be taken up by an 11-member CB on Wednesday (today). During a hearing on Tuesday, the two members of the bench, […]
Economic strategists and regional experts say the new Kazakhstan under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offers strong guarantees for foreign investments, along with substantial incentives and facilitation — opportunities Pakistani businesses should actively pursue. The active involvement of the respective chambers of commerce, the establishment of a Joint Pakistan-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce, and the integrated role of […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed in negative territory on Tuesday as investor sentiment weakened despite a policy rate cut by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The move, aimed at easing monetary conditions, failed to satisfy market expectations for a deeper reduction, especially in light of rising geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty. The index […]
Senior Vice President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Engineer Khalid Usman has presented key Budget Proposals to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue which was chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla. Engineer Khalid Usman in his address said that the upcoming Federal Budget 202526 holds critical importance for Pakistan’s economic revival […]