Owner of South Korea Michelin-starred restaurant faces jail for ant sorbet – World
The owner of a South Korean Michelin-starred restaurant is facing one year in jail for garnishing a palate-cleansing sorbet with black ants “to add a sour taste”, local media said. Seoul prosecutors requested the prison term for the anonymous owner of the unnamed eatery at a Monday court hearing for violating food safety regulations, the […]
South Korea restaurant owner faces jail for ant sorbet – World
The owner of a South Korean Michelin-starred restaurant is facing one year in jail for garnishing a palate-cleansing sorbet with black ants “to add a sour taste”, local media said. Seoul prosecutors requested the prison term for the anonymous owner of the unnamed eatery at a Monday court hearing for violating food safety regulations, the […]
Petrol up Rs6.39, HSD Rs7.83 for July 23 under daily pricing
Latest increase takes petrol to Rs327.12 per litre and HSD to Rs375.04 under new system Web Desk July 22, 2026 Less than a minute read People on their motorbikes wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station, hours before fuel prices are raised in Pakistan, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in […]
Rain-related fatalities during ongoing monsoon spell rise to 20 in KP – Pakistan
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN/ MIRANSHAH: The death toll from rain-related incidents during the ongoing monsoon spell and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 20. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the current rain spell, which began on July 19, is expected to last till July 23 in KP. The latest rain-related fatalities in […]
Islamabad condemns Houthis’ threats to Riyadh, warns against targeting Pakistani maritime interests – Pakistan
Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the Houthis’ recent threats to Saudi Arabia and to trading with the kingdom via the Red Sea, warning that it had the right to self-defence if its “maritime interests” were targeted in “any hostile act”. Islamabad’s statement comes after Yemen’s Houthi rebels, aligned with Iran, announced an immediate maritime embargo on […]
Pakistan’s progress in indigenous autonomous capabilities an ‘integral part’ of national defence: PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday noted that Pakistan’s military advancements in indigenous defence capabilities were an “integral part” of its national defence. He made the remarks at the two-day Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Expo 2026 that opened today at the Pak-China Friendship Centre in Islamabad. Addressing the event, PM Shehbaz noted that […]
PPP chairman calls upcoming AJK elections ‘most significant’ in history – Pakistan
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said the upcoming election in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was perhaps the “most significant” in the region’s history, saying its future was tied to the outcome. Addressing a rally in Mirpur, the PPP chairman said, “I do not consider this election campaign and these elections to be […]
Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station
Austria’s government hopes that the conversion will prevent it from serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis Vehicles are parked outside the building where Adolf Hitler was born, which has been converted into a police station by Austria’s government in hopes of preventing it from serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis, in […]
S&P Global Ratings upgrades Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ – Business
S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-’, citing an improving external position and gradual macroeconomic stabilisation, while assigning a stable outlook. The agency also affirmed the country’s short-term sovereign credit rating at ‘B’ and raised its transfer and convertibility assessment to ‘B’ from ‘B-’. More to follow […]
PM Shehbaz hails Pakistan’s ‘remarkable progress’ in indigenous autonomous capabilities in defence, security fields – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan has made “remarkable progress” in developing indigenous defence capabilities. He made the remarks at the Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Expo 2026 being held today and tomorrow at the Pak-China Friendship Centre in Islamabad. Addressing the event, PM Shehbaz noted that Pakistan has “made remarkable […]