The Iran war has revealed Trump’s pressure point: the economy – World
Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran’s theocratic rulers or force them to meet all of President Donald Trump’s demands, but for US adversaries and allies it has cast a spotlight on one of his central vulnerabilities: economic pressure. Even with Iran’s announcement on Friday that it was reopening the Strait of Hormuz […]
Turkey says Iran gas pipeline contract nearing expiry, no talks yet on extension
Agreement provides for delivery of 9.6 billion cubic metres of gas a year, but actual flows have often fallen short Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar speaks during the conference ‘Energy Security in the World and Turkey: Risks and Solutions in Critical Minerals’ at the Sabanci University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate […]
Trump says US blockade of Iranian ports will ‘remain’ if no deal reached – World
President Donald Trump said late Friday he planned to maintain a US blockade of Iranian ports if a peace deal with Tehran is not reached, adding that he may not extend the ceasefire after its expiration. Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday in the wake of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, […]
Power outages – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
AS summer approaches, households and industries across the country are again facing prolonged power outages as night-time electricity demand, driven by cooling needs, far exceeds the available supply. To contain the power shortages, the government is running its costly furnace oil-based power plants at full capacity and delaying maintenance of its nuclear facilities. The Middle […]
Ukraine says it struck oil refineries, port in Russia
Syzran, Novokuibyshevsk refineries came under the strikes, Kyiv’s drone forces commander said Ukrainian forces overnight struck two oil refineries in Russia’s Samara region and Vysotsk port, which houses a Lukoil terminal, as well as an oil depot in Russia-occupied Crimea, Kyiv’s drone forces commander said. The Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk refineries came under the strikes, Robert […]
Karachi records dramatic increase in paediatric HIV cases – Pakistan
• 159 patients admitted to three city hospitals this year• Majority of them contracted the incurable virus due to ‘unsafe healthcare practices’• Alarm raised over lack of basic infection control protocols in hospitals KARACHI: Three hospitals in Karachi have recorded a dramatic increase in the number of paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases over the […]
Campaign launched to remove illegal guards’ cabins from outside houses in Islamabad – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Unprecedented security measures in the capital are gradually being strengthened ahead of peace talks between Iran and the United States, including the removal of security cabins outside houses located in the high-security zone. The capital administration on Friday said a campaign had been launched to remove illegal cabins outside houses in the city. It […]
Most-wanted trafficker held in FIA crackdown – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a most-wanted criminal and several other suspects as its crackdown on human smugglers and traffickers continues across the country. Sources told Dawn that the FIA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Quetta conducted a successful raid as part of its ongoing crackdown on human smugglers and traffickers operating in Balochistan. […]
US cloud dominance risks European security: report – World
PARIS: More than three-quarters of European countries use American cloud computing services for vital national security functions, a report published Friday found, warning that the dependency could make governments vulnerable. The analysis arrives as European governments increasingly fear that vital digital services could be subject to an American “kill switch” if tensions with President Donald […]
Pakistan seeks early approval of next IMF tranche – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Friday that while he has discussed with International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials the impact of the Iran conflict on Pakistan’s economy, “our focus is on getting an early approval for the next tranche” of the IMF package and that a team of the global lender will visit Pakistan […]