In Uttar Pradesh, India, a stampede at a religious gathering claimed the lives of 116 people.
The greatest such catastrophe in over a decade occurred on Tuesday, when nearly 116 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, according to government…
In Gaza’s south, Israel’s evacuation order sows panic.
GAZA STRIP: After the army once more gave the Palestinians orders to evacuate regions close to the beleaguered territory's border with Egypt and Israel, Israeli forces launched lethal attacks on…
SBP orders banks to enable the export of sugar
KARACHI: All banks have been told by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to assist sugar exports, but to make sure that revenues are collected prior to shipments being shipped.…
Local cement sales decline due to a decline in building
KARACHI: A slowdown in construction operations caused domestic cement sales to drop 4.6% to 38.18 million tonnes in the last FY24 from 40.01 million tonnes in the previous year. Export…
Man and soldier from SSGC are killed in Kalat by bomb and rifle strikes.
QUETTA: Officials said on Tuesday that an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near a vehicle transporting security officers to the Iskalku region of Kalat district resulted in the martyrdom of…
Six kids hurt when school roof collapses in Swat: cops
Tuesday saw the roof of a classroom in Tangaar village of Gwalerai Union Council in Swat's Matta Tehsil collapse, injuring six children. Islam Jan, the Gwalerai Station House Officer (SHO),…
Pakistan has announced its women’s T20 Asia Cup squad.
KARACHI: Pakistan's cricket board announced the national team on Sunday after a four-day camp. Nida Dar will captain the team in the forthcoming women's T20 Asia Cup, which will take…
India updates its penal codes from the colonial era.
India revised its criminal rules from the colonial era on Monday. The country's top judge hailed the move as a "watershed" one, but detractors said it might make the already…
June’s CPI-based inflation rate is 12.6 percent.
June headline inflation was 12.6% annually, according to figures released on Monday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Although the measure is higher than the 11.8 percent year-over-year increase…
PSX shares slightly increase in anticipation of a fresh IMF agreement.
On Monday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a rise in stock prices of almost 300 points due to anticipation of a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…