FCC lifts ban on conversion of residential plots to commercial plots
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has lifted the ban on the conversion of residential plots to commercial and recreational use in Karachi, granting significant relief to builders and developers. A…
Trump insists US doesn’t need China’s help in Iran
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping…
Treasury, opposition clash in Senate as JUI-F senator questions terrorism in KP
ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition sparred in the Senate on Tuesday over a rising wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Attaur Rehman asking whether the…
Second Qatari LNG tanker successfully crosses Hormuz to Pakistan as Iran war continues, data shows
LONDON: A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker successfully went through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, days after the first such cargo crossed under an arrangement involving Iran and…
Protests erupt in India after key college entrance test is cancelled
NEW DELHI: Dozens of members of the student wing of India’s opposition Congress party protested in New Delhi on Tuesday against the cancellation of a key undergraduate college entrance test…
Pakistan close to achieve WHO Level 3 certification for pharma exports to 150 countries
Federal Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday Pakistan was close to achieve the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Level 3 certification in the upcoming months, which…
Pakistan, Iraq strike energy deals with Iran as Tehran flexes Hormuz control: report
BAGHDAD: Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in…
Pakistan, China sign 10 MoUs for local production of medicine raw material, vaccines
Pakistan’s pharmaceutical companies have signed 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese firms, paving the way for the local manufacturing of raw materials for medicines (API/ active pharmaceutical ingredients). The…
French minister says uncertain if hantavirus strain from cruise ship has mutated
French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Tuesday that it was not certain whether the hantavirus strain involved in the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship may have mutated,…
PM Shehbaz, Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev discuss peace efforts in Mideast: PMO
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday discussed regional developments and peace efforts regarding the Middle East conflict with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. According to a statement issued by the…