Senator Faisal Vawda has said that senior members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are betraying party founder Imran Khan, claiming he is being stabbed in the back by his own people. In a post on social media platform X, he claimed, “I had informed the nation in advance that positive news was coming from America — […]
Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil in the past week as discounts narrowed this month and US President Donald Trump warned against purchasing oil from Moscow, industry sources said. India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, is the biggest buyer of seaborne Russian crude. The country’s state refiners – Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum […]
A group of renowned Pakistani bikers has set off on an international tourism and cultural expedition to Central Asia under the initiative of the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP). The 15-member group aims to strengthen tourism ties among four Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The bikers were seen […]
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza held a series of high-level meetings during his official visit to Egypt as part of the third round of Pakistan-Egypt Defence and Security Talks, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Mirza called […]
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing. Parts of northern China endured deadly rains and floods since last week that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands. The capital’s rural suburbs were hardest hit, […]
The Sindh Provincial Ombudsman has ordered the immediate removal of K-Electric’s Chief Executive Officer, Moonis Alvi, and imposed a fine of Rs2.5 million after finding him guilty of workplace harassment. The order came in response to a complaint filed by Mahreen Aziz Khan, a former consultant and the company’s first female CxO since its corporate […]
An M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east Democratic Republic of Congo killed 169 people earlier this month, a UN body told Reuters, in what would be one of the deadliest incidents since the Rwanda-backed group’s resurgence. M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa told Reuters it would investigate but the report could be a […]
Featuring thirteen nominees from nine different nationalities – including Indian novelist Kiran Desai and Malaysian author Tash Aw – this year’s Booker Prize longlist is the most global in a decade, reported the Guardian. At 667 pages, Desai’s novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the longest book on the list, and took her […]
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has lauded his side’s transformation after a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League Summer Series on July 31. Amorim believes the team “looked different” from last season, even though they fielded many of the same players. Despite missing new signings Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, who did not […]