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The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate dozens of clean energy projects and freeze billions of dollars for major projects in New York, intensifying a stand-off with Democrats over a United States government shutdown. US media outlets described the moves announced by the energy and transportation departments as part of the administration’s efforts to pressure Democrats in Congress to agree on a deal to end the shutdown. US President Donald Trump had raced to enact hard-right policies even before the shutdown began after midnight on Tuesday, threatening mass firings and to slash government departments, and blaming Democrats for Congress’ failure to resolve a funding stand-off. The Department of Energy announced on Thursday “the termination of 321 financial awards supporting 223 projects, resulting in a savings of approximately $7.56 billion for American taxpayers”. It said in a statement that those projects — overseen by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, the Office of Energy Efficienc...

• ‘Coalition Against Drugs’ to monitor children’s behaviour, attendance, academic performance and social interactions • Those doing drugs should be treated as victims, not criminals, says Shehzad Roy KARACHI: The Campus Security and Substance Abuse Watch Force comprising 50 police personnel was established on Wednesday to curb the menace of drugs in educational institutions within the jurisdiction of the South Zone of Karachi police. A decision to this effect was taken in a consultative meeting of the ‘Coalition Against Drugs’ here. The coalition comprises heads of over 50 academic institutes in Clifton, DHA, Saddar, and other areas, as well as police officials. It was also decided in the meeting that random blood tests to check for drug abuse among students would be carried out with the consent of their parents. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, South DIG Syed Asad Raza said that the Campus Security and Substance Abuse Watch Force had been established with 50 personnel including women officers, who ...

A Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has stated that there is “no assurance” that India and Pakistan players will shake hands when the two sides meet during the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, according to the BBC. The development comes days after tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad spilled over onto the cricketing field during the Sept 9-28 Men’s Asia Cup staged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), when Indian cricketers refused to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts during all three clashes in the tournament. The tensions had culminated in India not accepting the trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief. The tournament had seen the first cricket matches between the two sides since the military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May after India had launched air strikes in Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir. Pakistan had denied involvement, and the crisis eased following US in...

Federal Minister Khalid Magsi has said that pollution remains the biggest challenge to Pakistan’s health, environment, and economy, stressing the urgent need for collective efforts to tackle climate change and restore the natural balance.

The Ministry of Industries and Production has conducted the first-ever e-balloting under the Pakistan Accelerated Vehicle Electrification (PAVE) Scheme to allocate subsidized electric bikes and three-wheelers across Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

The first Supermoon of 2025 is set to appear on October 7, offering skywatchers a spectacular celestial display.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rainfall with thunderstorms in parts of Karachi under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure system over the Gulf of Kutch.

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday strongly condemned the Israeli military’s assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, terming it “another blatant act of terrorism.

Islamabad - Minister of State for Finance and Railways, Bilal Azhar Kayani, called on the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Presidential Palace Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed deep concern over the situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and appealed to the public to remain peaceful while exercising their constitutional right to protest.

Peshawar - Special Assistant to the Chief Minister (SACM) on Environment, Forests, Wildlife, and Climate Change, Pir Musavir Khan, met with the newly appointed Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Iqbal Hussain, at his office.

Peshawar - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Law, Aftab Alam Advocate, has said that reorganization and restructuring of the Civil Defence Department would enhance the institution’s capacity and ensure a timely and effective response to both natural and man-made disasters.

Peshawar - Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, on Wednesday emphasized the critical importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and women empowerment during a special training session held at the Governor House in Peshawar.

LONDON: Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the env­ironment, died on Wed­n­esday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post. “Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” it said. View this post on Instagram The primatologist-turned-conservationist spun her love of wildlife into a life-long campaign that took her from a seaside English village to Africa and then across the globe in a quest to better understand chimpanzees, as well as the role that humans play in safeguarding their habitat and the planet’s health overall. Goodall was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates. She created a path for a string of other women to follow suit, including the...

Pakistan has strongly condemned the deadly assault by Israeli forces on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission comprising more than 40 civilian vessels carrying over 450 aid workers from 44 countries.

At least five people were killed in an armed clash between two groups in Mangocher area of Kalat, on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD, LAHORE - As the PPP openly threatened to withdraw its support from the PML-N-led fed-eral government over alleged disrespect of its leadership, the latter rushed to save the federal ruling alliance by making efforts to woo its important ally.

Quetta/Kech - Security forces killed 13 India-backed terrorists in two intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Balochistan’s Quetta and Kech districts, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD - Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the pace of the government’s talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the negotiations were progressing ‘positively’.

ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman yesterday cautioned the Pakistani leadership to adopt a measured stance on the new peace initiative announced by US President Donald Trump, arguing that both the United States and Israel have a proven record of disregarding international agreements and violating.