Rubio starts first visit to India on heels of US-China summit – World
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday opened a visit to India that will include talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, looking to renew ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington’s warm summit with China. Rubio, a devout Catholic, began his four-day, four-city tour by touring the headquarters of Mother […]
Passengers safely evacuated after Metro bus catches fire in Pindi – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: No passenger was hurt after a Metro bus caught fire on Saturday morning near the 6th Road stop. According to Rescue 1122, the Metro bus was destroyed after it caught fire while passing the bus stop on 6th Road. It said that rescue officials rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control. […]
UN chief ‘disappointed’ after nuclear treaty conference fails to reach agreement
Guterres says the NPT Review Conference fell short at precisely the moment the world needed it most United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed disappointment after a major […]
SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight – World
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean on Friday after the company performed a mostly successful test flight of the latest version of its enormous rocket. The voyage was not without a few glitches, but SpaceX employees shown on a livestream roared in delight following the trial flight that comes as the firm […]
PM Shehbaz departs on 4-day visit to China – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed on a four-day visit to China, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). In a post on X, the PMO said that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, IT Minister Shaza Fatima, and PM’s adviser Tariq Fatemi were […]
Iran says US ‘betrayals, contradictions, excessive demands’ disrupting talks
Araghchi says despite deep mistrust toward US, Iran has re-entered the diplomatic process Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, India on May 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran on Saturday attributed difficulties in the Pakistan-mediated negotiations between Tehran and the United States to what it described […]
Unlike Centre, Sindh announces four Eid holidays – Pakistan
KARACHI: While the federal government had announced a three-day Eid holiday — from May 26 to 28 (Tuesday to Thursday) — the Sindh government has officially announced a four-day holiday, including Friday, the third day of Eidul Azha, in its holiday schedule. Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah issued a notification in this regard, stating […]
Boat approaches tanker near Yemen, retreats after armed team deployed, says UK maritime agency
Armed security on a tanker near Socotra turned away a five-person small craft within 100 metres of the vessel World’s most strategic oil chokepoint Strait of Hormuz. PHOTO: REUTERS A product tanker sailing within 200 nautical miles west of the Yemeni Island of Socotra was approached by a small craft carrying five people, but turned […]
Five million SMEs; 2pc banked – Newspaper
ASK any banker in the country to name the single largest untapped commercial opportunity on their balance sheet, and the honest answer will not include corporates, nor consumers, not even mortgages. It is the roughly five million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are ostensibly bankable but sit almost entirely outside the formal credit system […]
More stabilisation – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
A BROAD outline of the next budget has emerged after recent talks between the government and the IMF. And there is little that suggests a departure from the stabilisation-heavy approach that defines economic management under the current IMF programme. The understanding between the government and the IMF reinforces what was already anticipated. Fiscal consolidation driven […]