Month: November 2026

With pipeline gas dwindling and LNG scarce, households and small eateries increasingly depend on LPG. Closing the Iran supply route before winter risks turning an energy shortage into a cooking-fuel crisis, according to Business Recorder. Pakistan is heading into winter with less gas and too little preparation. Imported LNG is short, domestic pipeline supply is falling, and households and small businesses increasingly depend on liquefied petroleum gas for cooking. LPG supplies less than 5 percent of primary energy, but that understates its importance. A shortage may barely register in the…

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The death toll from a stampede at the mehndi ceremony of TikToker Ansar Jutt, popularly known as Mr Patlo, in Sialkot has risen to two, while 12 others were injured, police said on Monday. The incident occurred at a cricket stadium on Daska Road on Sunday, where a large number of people had gathered after the TikToker invited the public to attend the ceremony, with prizes also scheduled to be distributed through a lucky draw. People from Sialkot and other cities across Punjab had arrived at the venue, but a…

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Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the ​territory’s health officials said. Medics said two people were killed ‌and six others wounded in two separate airstrikes in Khan Younis, south of the enclave, while a third person was killed in an Israeli ​airstrike in the town of Al-Mussadar. The Israeli military didn’t ​immediately comment on any of the attacks. Israel, which says ⁠the Hamas militant group has been rearming and launching attacks ​in violation of a year-old ceasefire, has stepped…

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The world has eroded its supply buffers by draining nearly 1 billion oil barrels from global ​inventories since the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping ‌through the Strait of Hormuz, the CEO of Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company ADNOC said. Diesel stockpiles in some areas are at 35-year lows ​for this time of the season, while others face an LNG supply gap of ​600 billion cubic feet, Sultan Al Jaber added on Monday at the ⁠UAE’s ADIPEC conference. Prices of diesel in many markets have surged ​to record highs, boosted…

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At the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister,  Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), arrived here on a three-day official visit to Pakistan. According to the Foreign Office, he was received by Senator Anusha Rahman Khan and Dr Mohammad Faisal, Additional Secretary (Asia Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of IDCPC will call on the leadership of Pakistan and co-chair a high-level event alongside the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister in Islamabad on 2 November 2026. This visit is a part of…

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