In Gaza, the second phase of the polio campaign starts.
CAIRO: On Thursday, large numbers of Palestinians flocked to medical facilities in the southern region of the beleaguered Gaza Strip to get their kids vaccinated against polio, marking the beginning…
Bangladesh’s head of elections steps down
DHAKA: The head of Bangladesh's elections resigned on Thursday, citing a lack of political meddling in the votes held in January that reinstated the country's despotic ruler, Sheikh Hasina, who…
Due to a propulsion issue, the spacecraft approaches Mercury closer than anticipated.
PARIS: A spacecraft carrying Japanese and European probes made an overnight closer approach of Mercury than first scheduled, following engine issues that had caused the mission to explore the little-known,…
Demand for cement falls due to rising costs and a slowdown in building.
KARACHI: Local cement sales fell by 27.54 percent year over year to 2.752 million tons in August as a result of tax-driven price rises and a slowdown in construction during…
Opec+ postpones a two-month increase in oil output.
LONDON: Following the lowest level of crude prices in nine months, Opec+ announced on Thursday that it has decided to postpone a planned increase in oil output for October and…
In 2023, 35 percent of all service sector exports were in the IT industry.
ISLAMABAD: According to a recent report, Pakistan's exports of IT services have increased by 2.7 times since 2014 and would account for 35% of all exports from the service industry…
Balochistan tin-plate manufacturer closes its plant
KARACHI: Because of high taxes, poor sales, and a walkout by employees, Siddiqsons Tin Plate Ltd. (STPL) has made the decision to close its factory. On Thursday, the business notified…
FO believes that terrorist hideouts are not just Pakistan’s problem.
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office spokeswoman stated on Thursday that Pakistan is not the only country concerned about terrorist groups' hideouts in Afghanistan, as the UN has drawn attention to their…
A UK PIA officer resigns over a “fake certificate.”
RAWALPINDI: According to a source, Javed Iqbal Bajwa, the deputy station manager of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in Birmingham, resigned when it was discovered that his intermediate certificate was "bogus."…
Pesco was instructed to file reports against grid takeovers.
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has chosen to use the Frontier Constabulary to safeguard the infrastructure of the electricity company and file a lawsuit against the forcible takeovers of grid stations…