August 16, 2025

Chinese FM set to visit New Delhi upon invitation

Sana MehmoodAugust 16, 2025

BEIJING: A spokesman here has stated Saturday (16th Aug, 2025) that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will, upon invitation, visit India next week and hold special representatives’ meeting to ponder over the issue of their shared boundary. It is pertinent to mention here that China and India plan to recommence trade that was discontinued in […]

JUI-F Malakand Chief shot and wounded, daughter killed

Sania JamaliAugust 16, 2025

MALAKAND: JUI-F Chief here Mufti Kifayatullah got injured while two others (including his daughter) were killed when unidentified gunmen attacked his house Saturday (16th August, 2025). KP Police stated: “Today, around 1pm, JUI Malakand district emir Mufti Kifayatullah, along with his two daughters, was shot within the limits of Chowki Batkhela, Levies Post Batkhela area.” […]

Monsoon Floods: 350 lost their lives in North of Pakistan

Anum MashkoorAugust 16, 2025

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: 350 people lost their lives during the last two days due to rains, floods and land slides in the North of Pakistan. According to details 328 people were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 12 in GB and 10 in AJK. Moreover, dozens got injured due to various rain-related incidents. Meteo has warned citoyens […]

Diesel price slashed for fortnight

Anum MashkoorAugust 16, 2025

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday (15th Aug 2025) announced a reduction in the price of diesel by Rs12.84 per litre for the next fortnight. According to the notification: “The Government has decided to revise the petroleum product prices for the fortnight commencing August 16, 2025, in line with the recommendations of Ogra (Oil and […]

Ukraine Talks: Short Trump-Putin Summit ends sans peace deal

Sana MehmoodAugust 16, 2025

ALASKA: Following years of isolation, Vladimir Putin scored a diplomatic win when he had a 3-hour long rendezvous with Donald Trump at a airbase here on Friday (15th August, 2025) in the first US-Russia Summit after the Feb 2022 invasion of Ukraine to ponder over peace deal. Taking to the Truth Social Trump held: “It […]