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Passengers cross a road blocked by boulders in the Shangus area of Skardu’s Roundu Valley.—Dawn • GBDMA warns against travel as road to remain closed • Residents call for safety measures on thoroughfare GILGIT: The Baltistan Road was blocked by landslides near Shangus in Skardu’s Roundu Valley on Th...
• Witkoff briefs Russian president on ‘new aspects in approaches of Europeans and Kyiv’ from Oslo meeting• Moscow mayor says 630 drones launched towards region• Russian strikes injure 15 people in Kyiv• Kremlin aide tells media Russia ready to resume trilateral talks in mid-November KYIV: Russia and...
• Gohar rejects resignation after Firdous Naqvi steps down from additional secretary general post• Mashal Yousafzai quits party WhatsApp groups over disagreements with top leadership ISLAMABAD: PTI’s Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigned from his position, while its outspoken se...
• CDA only demolishing illegal structures in Islamabad, assembly told• MNA raises concern over non-rehabilitation of Malir families displaced by ML-1 project• Lower house amends law to make State Life Insurance Company a statutory body ISLAMABAD: Proceedings in the National Assembly remained sluggis...
• At annual counterterrorism dialogue, bloc slams recent attacks in Pakistan• Talks cover online extremism, terror financing• Both sides agree to boost cooperation at multilateral forums• FO cites exploitation of water resources by states, terrorists ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Thu...
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has restrained the authorities from arresting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Suriya Bibi until Nov 10, while allowing her to retain access to her official residence. A bench comprising Justices Ijaz Anwar and Muhammad Faheem Wali ordered that the O...
ISLAMABAD: In yet another controversial move, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has partially revised the description of several constituencies of national and provincial assemblies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa without inviting any objections required under the law. A notification issued by the ECP...
• Rebels claim targeting Saudi defence ministry, Aramco installations, Dammam airport• Coalition downs four drones above Riyadh, Madina• Egypt urges talks as its parliament weighs military backing for Saudi campaign in Yemen• IRGC warns US against escorting ships thru Hormuz• Pakistan warns pilgrims...
Turkiye will host an R-4 and an R-4+E-3 meeting of foreign ministers in Istanbul on October 23, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday. The R-4 group, which comprises Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, emerged in March and has been focusing on regional security and mediation efforts ...
England’s Harry Brook smashed the fastest double-century in One-Day International (ODI) history and became the first Englishman to score 200 in the format but Sri Lanka sealed a two-wicket win in their tri-series clash with one ball to spare in Rawalpindi on Thursday. The 27-year-old captain rewrote...
Pakistan fuel prices, 2026 Official ex-depot prices (PKR/litre) — OGRA & Ministry of Energy notifications Petrol (MS-92) Diesel (HSD) Pre-crisis baseline Source: OGRA / Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division); Dawn.com · .fpw-root { --fpw-navy: #0a2240; --fpw-red: #b5341a; --fpw-grey: #888888; --fpw...
China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. Chinese firms are selling desalination membranes, filtration ...
