India, New Zealand sign free trade deal, cutting fruit tariffs, boosting exports and visas – World
India and New Zealand signed a free trade deal on Monday as they seek to boost exports amid global economic uncertainty made worse by the war in the Middle East. Negotiations over the agreement concluded in December 2025, and will see India gain greater access for a range of products, including engineering goods, machinery and […]
Constable martyred in terrorist attack on police checkpost in Balochistan’s Pishin – Pakistan
QUETTA: A police head constable was martyred in a terrorist attack on a checkpost in the Huramzai area of Balochistan’s Pishin district on Monday. According to police, armed militants on a motorcycle opened fire on a police checkpost using automatic weapons, following which police personnel retaliated. “The exchange of fire, which continued for some time, […]
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people for ‘glorifying or sympathising with’ Iranian attacks
Bahrain said revocations followed royal order under Article 10/3 for harming interest or disloyalty Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026.PHOTO:REUTERS Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of 69 people over what it described as sympathy with Iran’s hostile acts and collaboration with foreign entities, the kingdom’s interior […]
Central bank increases policy rate by 100 bps to 11.5pc – Business
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday raised its key policy rate to 11.5 per cent. In its meeting today, the Monetary Policy Committee “decided to raise the policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.50pc’“ with effect from Tuesday, the SBP said in a statement. On its website, the SBP said a “detailed […]
UK, Canada and Egypt FMs discuss regional situation, stress talks and diplomacy in calls with Dar
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (Left clockwise), Egypt FM Badr Abdelatty, Canadian FM Anita Anand and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Photos: File Foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Canada and Egypt on Monday discussed the latest developments in the regional situation and emphasised the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for peace during separate telephone calls […]
Pakistan, China sign 3 MoUs to boost desalination, agri technology, tea sector cooperation – Business
Pakistan and China on Monday signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in water desalination, agricultural technology, and the tea industry. President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on a week-long visit to China until May 1, witnessed the signing of the MoUs between Pakistani and Chinese entities. The MoUs reflect a focused […]
Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls
Gaza faces massive cleanup, with 61m tonnes of rubble, says UNDP official Alessandro Mrakic Palestinian workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Palestinians are using war rubble to repave streets destroyed during Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza, crushing concrete and metal into pavement […]
King Charles jets to US for four-day trip amid Iran conflict, shooting – World
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive in the United States later on Monday for a four-day trip, a tour which has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’s reign, […]
King Charles jets to US for 4-day trip overshadowed by Iran quarrel and shooting – World
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will arrive in the United States later on Monday for a four-day trip, a tour which has taken on even greater prominence after the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting and amid acrimony between the close allies. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’s reign, […]
Suspect in shooting at Trump press dinner to appear in court – World
A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court on Monday over a shooting that marks the latest spasm of political violence in deeply divided America. Administration officials said the suspect in Saturday night’s shocking attack apparently aimed to kill Trump and senior officials at […]