Extreme heat is here to stay, becomes the ‘new normal’, warns UN weather agency
UNITED NATIONS: Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events, boosted by human-induced...
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Hindu nationalists’ demolition drive in Haryana amounts to ‘ethnic cleansing’: Indian scholar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has weaponized religion that allows Hindu nationalists to...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new caretaker cabinet takes oath
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new 12-member strong interim cabinet, comprising nine ministers and two advisers and a special assistant, was sworn...
Grappling with ever-growing cost of living
By Raheela Bibi In the bustling city of Peshawar, Zareena Begum, a mother of seven daughters and one son, embodies...
Iran FM arrives in Riyadh on first Saudi visit since ties restored
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived on Thursday in Riyadh, his first official Saudi trip since a landmark rapprochement...
Consultation for caretaker cabinet formation ‘complete’
Dr Shamshad Akhtar tipped as finance minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani as foreign minister ISLAMABAD: Consultations for the formation of caretaker...
SIFC to continue working uninterrupted for fast-track foreign investment: Caretaker PM Kakar
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday said that the recently-instituted Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would continue...
Chinese FM calls for closer China-South Asia cooperation
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for closer cooperation between China and South Asian countries. Wang, also a member...