Delayed valuations stall property deals
Missing DC rates halt registrations, stamp sales; Rs500m daily revenue loss feared RAWALPINDI: Property transactions across Rawalpindi district have ground to a halt after the district administration failed to issue revised official property valuation rates for the 2026-27 financial year, despite 12 days having elapsed since the start of the new fiscal year. The delay […]
‘Architect of wars’: Netanyahu gears for what could be his political life’s defining contest – World
He has led multiple wars, outlasted several American presidents, and watched his political obituary written — only to be shredded — more times than any other leader in modern Israeli history. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, faces an international arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Gaza, a long-running corruption trial, and a spiralling […]
AJK warns banned JAAC against student march
. MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Sunday warned that the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) would be held responsible for any untoward incident involving students during its planned protests. Addressing a joint press conference, AJK government spokesperson Chaudhry Guftar Hussain and AJK Police spokesperson Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Irfan Masood […]
Pakistan expresses ‘deep concern’ over Middle East escalation, urges all sides to exercise restraint – World
Pakistan on Sunday expressed its “deep concern” over the ongoing escalation in the Middle East and urged all sides to exercise restraint after the United States and Iran traded fresh strikes, with Gulf countries also coming under attack. In a statement, the Foreign Office (FO) said Pakistan was “following with deep concern the recent incidents […]
Bangladesh monsoon death toll hits 50, thousands displaced – World
Flash floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in Bangladesh in the past week, officials said on Sunday, with tens of thousands displaced from their homes. Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation criss-crossed by rivers, is highly vulnerable to floods and landslides during the monsoon season, but scientists say climate […]
Adopting modern tech to strengthen food security
Climate-resilient crops, efficient irrigation methods, mechanisation essential for future of agriculture KARACHI: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is facing one of the most complex challenges in its history. On the one side, a rapidly growing population, rising food demand, and changing consumption patterns require higher agricultural production. On the other, climate change, water scarcity, declining soil fertility, […]
UN chief urges halt to Gulf attacks, immediate return to diplomacy
Antonio Guterres warns renewed full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences for region, global economy FILE PHOTO: 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 Sunday called for an immediate end to […]
Tehran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US launches fresh strikes on Iran; Gulf states hit – World
The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after the latter struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and escalated attacks on US facilities in states across the Gulf. The strikes were the latest in a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks as Iran seeks to […]
JI to form Kashmir peace jirga to facilitate dialogue between govt, JAAC – Pakistan
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Sunday decided to establish a “grand” Kashmir peace jirga to facilitate dialogue between the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government and the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in an effort to restore stability and normalcy in the region. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s central Majlis-i-Shura chaired […]
5 workers from Punjab gunned down in Balochistan’s Washuk: DC – Pakistan
Armed men gunned down five workers hailing from Punjab in the Mashkail town of Balochistan’s Washuk district on Sunday, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Majeed Sarparah said. The incident occurred amid ongoing Operation Shaban and other counterterrorism operations in the province, in which the security forces have eliminated 109 terrorists since July 5. “The incident took place […]