Hundreds of bureaucrats embezzled BISP funds, PAC told
Benazir Income Support Programme headquarters building in Islamabad. — bisptehsiloffice.com.pk/FileAudit finds officers from Grade 17 to Grade 22 involved.Govt employees, pensioners and spouses drew BISP payments.85 Grade 20 and 630…
Fault at Ravi headworks in India triggers flooding in Lahore
The swollen left bank, following monsoon rains and rising water level of the Ravi River in Lahore, August 29, 2025. — ReutersFour floodgates at Madhopur Headworks fail, villages submerged.Indian officials…
Xavi Simons transfer news: Tottenham on verge of £51.8m deal for RB Leipzig attacker
Tottenham are on the verge of signing RB Leipzig and Netherlands attacker Xavi Simons for £51.8m.
Govt decides to hand over Islamabad Airport operations to UAE
Airport Security Force personnel stand guard at the International arrivals area during a media tour of the newly built Islamabad International Airport, ahead of its official opening, April 18, 2018.…
US Open 2025: Naomi Osaka comdemns Jelena Ostapenko’s Taylor Townsend comments
Naomi Osaka says Jelena Ostapenko’s comments to Taylor Townsend about her having “no class” and “no education” was “one of the worst things you could say to a black tennis…
Karachi likely to receive light rain, drizzle in next 24 hours
Nimbostratus clouds cover the sky in a dark gray layer over the metropolis, heralding the imminent arrival of rain in Karachi on July 19, 2024. — APP The Pakistan Meteorological…
‘It’s a chaotic mess’: UK firms warn over US small parcel tax
The US scraps its de-minimis exemption, meaning no more duty-free entry of small parcels to the US.
Officers found guilty in Tyre Nicholas case will have new trial
The officers had been found guilty of witness tampering in the fatal 2023 beating
South Africa’s Usindiso fire: Survivors feel abandoned two years on
The deadly fire was called a “wake-up call” but residents are waiting for permanent homes.
World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that France, Germany and the United Kingdom have initiated a process that could lead to the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear…