US says it has arrested relatives of late Iranian ​general Qasem ​Soleimani

Washington: U.S. President Donald J. Trump said in a wide-ranging interview that he expects Saudi Arabia and Israel to normalise relations by the end of the year, adding that Riyadh is likely to “lead the way” in a broader push to expand the Abraham Accords. Speaking to Time magazine, Trump described recent negotiations as moving…

GILGIT, Pakistan — The Karakoram Highway (KKH), the vital artery connecting Gilgit and Rawalpindi, has been closed at multiple points following severe landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Upper and Lower Kohistan, the Gilgit-Baltistan Police announced.In an emergency public advisory, authorities confirmed that teams from the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) are on standby and will…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit surged 22% to $39.5 billion in the fiscal year ending June 2026, driven by the economy’s heavy reliance on imports and a decline in exports amid economic slowdown, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).The data showed that national imports rose 8% to $69.6 billion during FY2025-26,…

Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has issued its decision on K-Electric’s multi-year tariff (MYT) review petitions for the period 2024–2030, announcing a significant reduction in the utility’s average tariff. According to the decision, NEPRA has reduced K-Electric’s average tariff from PKR 39.97 per unit to PKR 32.37 per unit, reflecting a cut…