Pakistan

DERA GHAZI KHAN - Despite crippling staff shortages and chronic underfunding, the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) DG Khan is pushing forward with city beautification efforts under the slogan “Live Clean, Go Green,” according to DG/ADCG Mst Qudsia Naz.

Vehari - Prominent figures from various walks of life extended heartfelt congratulations to Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on his promotion to the prestigious rank of Field Marshal, calling it a significant step for Pakistan’s dignity and national security.

ISLAMABAD: Criticising the IMF-led gas disconnection of industrial captive power plants, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday determined about 6.6 per cent (Rs117 per unit) increase in prescribed natural gas prices to meet about Rs890 billion revenue requirement of the two gas companies during 2025-26. In a late-night determination sent to the federal government, Ogra worked out the average revenue requirement for Karachi-based Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) at Rs354bn for the next fiscal year and determined its prescribed price at Rs1,659 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu) or about Rs104 per unit reduction from Rs1,762 per mmBtu in FY25. Conversely, the regulator worked out the revenue requirement for Lahore-based Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) at Rs535bn for FY26 and set its prescribed price at Rs1,895 per mmBTU, about Rs117 per unit higher than the current year’s Rs1,778 per unit to cover an estimated revenue shortfall of Rs43bn next year. The average consumer gas pric...

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WASHINGTON:U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that student visas will be revoked as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to stop pro-Palestinian protesters favoring Gaza at universities, emphasising that students must adhere to institutional and national laws, ARY News reported. This action is against the international students in the US who have expressed […]

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LANDERNEAU: A new viral Smurf world record was set by the people in a quaint town in western France for the largest assembly of individuals dressed as the iconic blue characters. According to the organisers, more than 3,000 participants were counted over the weekend, making a new benchmark. Landerneau is a town with 16,000 people […]

CEDAR RAPIDS: A 9-foot reticulated viral python was found moving freely in a residential front yard in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and has been transferred to Illinois, where the species is legally allowed as a pet.  The python, lovingly named ‘Sir Hiss-a-Lot’ by rescuers, was found on May 12 roaming in the morning. Cedar Rapids Animal […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday ordered a Pentagon review of the chaotic 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, which has long been a target of Republican criticism. “I have concluded that we need to conduct a comprehensive review to ensure that accountability for this event is met and that the complete picture is provided to […]

Balochistan’s olive oil shines at global contest

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Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called on the global community to ensure prompt and steady delivery of urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza’s residents. The prime minister passed these remarks during a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Addressing the Middle East situation, particularly the dire circumstances in Gaza, the prime […]

A person was killed while a few others, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were injured after police resorted to a baton charge to disperse protesters in Sindh’s Naushahro Feroze district against the construction of proposed canals over the Indus River, according to officials. The police attempted to disperse the protesters in the city of Moro to restore traffic on the motorway by-pass road but faced resistance. Consequently, the police resorted to a baton charge and gunshots were also fired. Peoples Medical Hospital Medical Superintendent Haider Jamali told Dawn.com that one protester was killed and brought to the hospital, while three others and two pedestrians were injured. DSP Ghulam Hussain Dahiri was also injured after being beaten with sticks. The protesters allegedly turned violent and set two trailers on fire after news of the death reached the site of the protest. They also barged into the house of Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, ransacked it and set some portions of it on f...

KARACHI: A disturbing security footage from a barbershop in Karachi’s Lighthouse area displays two robbers in masks looting eight citizens, expressing the Karachi crime rate, with 45 murders having been reported in 138 days this year, ARY News reported. The incident took place in a barbershop in Lighthouse Cycle Gali. Two masked men reportedly robbed […]