Hospital suspensions spark fresh row
A lab assistant holds test tube filled with HIV positive blood sample. Photo: APP/file KARACHI: The suspension of audit officers following the outbreak of HIV cases among children at Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital has triggered fresh controversy, with questions raised over the basis of action against officials not directly linked to medical oversight. The move […]
Trump backs down from Hormuz transit fee
US begins blockade on Iranian shipping, continues strikes Iran widens missile and drone attacks across Gulf region WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: In a dramatic policy reversal, US President Donald Trump abandoned plans to impose a 20% transit fee on vessels using the Strait of Hormuz as the renewed confrontation between the United States and Iran intensified sharply on […]
Bomb Disposal Unit official martyred in IED explosion in KP’s Peshawar district: police – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A member of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police was martyred on Tuesday while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) inside an abandoned police post in Peshawar’s Hassan Khel subdivision, police said. According to the police, the post in the Faqeeri Banr area of Hassan Khel had been abandoned […]
What to know about the US outbreak of cyclospora parasite intestinal illness
US cases of an intestinal infection from the cyclospora parasite that causes diarrhoea, nausea and other gastrointestinal symptoms have surged in recent days, with 34 states reporting infections, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Michigan, which reported its outbreak in May, recorded 3,309 cases on Tuesday. What is it? Cyclosporiasis […]
Trump steps back from Hormuz fee plan; new strikes hit Iran – World
US President Donald Trump stepped back from a proposal to charge a 20 per cent transit fee to guard the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway as part of the conflict with Iran, saying on Tuesday he would instead seek investment deals with Gulf states. US forces had carried out waves of attacks for the third […]
Gold falls despite global surge
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Tuesday despite the fact that the global market surged more than 2% after softer-than-expected US inflation data boosted hopes of a less hawkish stance by the Federal Reserve. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association, gold per tola was quoted at Rs424,136 after falling Rs5,600 during […]
MQM-P seeks representation in Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday sought representation in the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, noting that the inclusion of all political parties in the panel was essential to effectively highlight the issue. The Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir is a parliamentary body dedicated to raising the Kashmir issue on national and international forums. […]
DPM Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to Saarc process during meeting with Secretary-General Golam Sarwar: FO – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) process during a meeting with the association’s Secretary-General Golam Sarwar in Islamabad on Tuesday, according to the Foreign Office (FO). A statement posted by the FO on social media said that Sarwar called on FM […]
Burnham in sight of Downing Street wins top UK union support – World
Andy Burnham was on Tuesday striding towards becoming the UK’s next prime minister, winning the backing of the country’s largest union, adding to an already unassailable lead in Labour’s leadership contest. The former Manchester mayor, so far the only candidate to be the party’s new leader, had notched up 349 nominations from fellow MPs late […]
New York becomes first US state to impose data centre moratorium – Tech
New York became the first US state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centres, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local communities. The moratorium positions New York at the forefront of a growing national debate […]