8 killed, 11 injured as gas supply line catches fire in KP’s Haripur – Pakistan
HARIPUR: At least eight people, including children, were killed and 11 others were injured after a Sui Northern Gas supply line located near a factory burst and caught fire in the Hattar Industrial Estate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur district, officials said. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. Dr Munawwar Afridi from […]
8 killed, 10 injured as gas supply line catches fire in KP’s Haripur – Pakistan
HARIPUR: At least eight people, including children, were killed and 10 others were injured after a Sui Northern Gas supply line located near a factory burst and caught fire in the Hattar Industrial Estate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur district, officials said. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. Dr Munawwar Afridi from […]
Cuba ‘ready’ for possible US attack: president – World
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his country was “ready” for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump. “We don’t want that (confrontation) but it is our duty to be ready to avoid it, and if it were unavoidable, to win it,” Diaz-Canel told […]
Solar net metering helps avert daytime outages
ISLAMABAD: The dying solar net metering has rescued Pakistan from daytime load shedding at a time when the country is undergoing the worst power crisis. Meanwhile, the authorities have ramped up furnace oil-based power generation to full capacity while delaying scheduled maintenance at nuclear plants in an effort to sustain electricity supply amid worsening LNG […]
Pakistan sets the stage for next round of talks
CDF Munir, Iran’s president, top brass discuss de-escalation; PM, Qatari Emir stress regional stability ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday held a series of high-level meetings in Tehran with Iran’s top political and military leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, as part of Islamabad’s efforts […]
PTI leaders no-show at Adiala jail on court-mandated day for meeting with Imran – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Not a single PTI leader arrived at Adiala jail on Thursday to meet incarcerated ex-premier Imran Khan, despite the names of the party’s heavyweights being sent to the prison administration. The Islamabad High Court has allowed Imran twice-a-week meetings — on Tuesdays and Thursdays — with his family, lawyers and other associates. Despite the […]
Security arrangements in Islamabad in overdrive amid possible 2nd round of US-Iran talks – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Security arrangements in Islamabad were in overdrive on Thursday as speculation continued about the federal capital possibly hosting a second round of talks between the US and Iran. Speaking to Dawn, senior police officials said a meeting — chaired by the deputy inspector general of logistics — was held last night, during which a […]
PM Shehbaz arrives in Turkiye on third leg of tri-nation tour – Pakistan
After wrapping up visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday arrived in Turkiye’s Antalya on the third leg of his tri-nation tour, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) According to the Foreign Office (FO), the prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, is undertaking official visits to Saudi Arabia, […]
In unsafe hands
AN HIV outbreak among children should have been a turning point for Taunsa’s main public hospital. Instead, an investigation by the BBC suggests that little has changed. Undercover footage from the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, filmed about eight months after the government’s crackdown in March 2025, shows syringes being reused, injections administered through clothing, and unqualified […]
Islamabad administration revises business timings, extends restrictions to bakeries and sports facilities – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration on Thursday issued an amended notification regarding the closing time for markets, extending the restriction to bakeries and sports facilities. In a notification issued via the office of Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon, the previous April 6 order was slightly amended. Under “partial modification”, bakeries were told to close at […]