Water scarcity leads to conflicts, Pakistan warns at UNSC – World
UNITED NATIONS: In a UN Security Council debate on climate and water scarcity, Pakistan has once again emphasised the need for strict adherence to the Indus Water Treaty. “Increasing water demand, coupled with climate change impacts, creates the potential for trans-boundary water disputes in several parts of the world,” warned Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram […]
Exhibition celebrates ‘unknown artist’ Yoko Ono – World
LONDON: She is the world’s most famous unknown artist — everyone knows her name, but no one knows what she does, John Lennon once said of the perceived disregard for his wife Yoko Ono, who turns 91 on Sunday. From Thursday, Ono’s impact on conceptual art will be on display in a retrospective exhibition at […]
Hafeez exits PCB after short stint as Director Cricket
Mohammad Hafeez and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided to part ways, marking the end of their association. Hafeez, who assumed the role of Director Cricket in November of the previous year, has contributed significantly to the Pakistan men’s cricket team. In an official statement, the PCB expressed sincere appreciation for Hafeez’s invaluable contributions, […]
2 killed, 13 hurt in firing amid recount of Hub votes – Pakistan
QUETTA: During a vote recount, two people were killed and 13 others injured in an armed clash between the supporters of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidates outside the office of the returning officer in the industrial town of Hub, on Wednesday. Officials said BAP’s Balochistan chapter president Sardar Mohammad Saleh […]
FBR fails to tax earnings of service providers – Business
ISLAMABAD: Interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar has voiced concern with the slow pace in implementing the decision to connect professional services online with the tax machinery in eight major cities across the country. More than three years have gone and the FBR has still not completely implemented the decision in urban cities to raise income […]
Why recycling your clothes is not saving the planet – World
Clothes made from more than two fibres are currently regarded as unrecyclable. Activists call for decrease in consumption: “repair, reuse and upcycle”. • Clothes made from more than two fibres are currently regarded as unrecyclable• Activists call for decrease in consumption: ‘repair, reuse and upcycle’ PARIS: In H&M’s flagship Paris store it is hard to […]
PML-N rank & file ‘let down’ by Nawaz’s change of heart – Pakistan
• Insiders say Nawaz withdrew from PM race to ensure Maryam gets CM slot• One MNA, eight MPAs-elect join PML-N; four, including three PTI-backed candidates, head to IPP LAHORE: After the nomination of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif for the post of prime minister to lead a multi-party alliance in the Centre, resentment has been brewing […]
Nepra seeks Discos’ accountability for overbilling – Business
• Hearing on Rs4.5 per unit hike for capacity charges concludes• Charges imposed even as new connection applications remain pending ISLAMABAD: Dissatisfied with power companies’ response to massive overbilling of consumers in July and August last year, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday announced that it would hold distribution companies (Discos) accountable. […]
Sania Mirza shares post about ‘trusting Allah’s Will’
Sania Mirza is all for learning about patience, it seems. The former tennis star recently took to her Instagram Story to share a post about the art of patience – or Sabr – doubling down on “trusting Allah’s plan.” All eyes have been on Sania since her split from her former husband Shoaib Malik, who […]
PPP set to form coalition govt in Balochistan – Pakistan
QUETTA: As the protests against alleged rigging in the election intensified in several parts of the country, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders and the candidates who won the national and provincial assembly seats from Balochistan at a joint presser announced that the party would form a coalition government, led by a jiyala chief minister. […]