2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (928+ words) United States President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans on Wednesday, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the conflict. Several Republicans…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (157+ words) KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked commercial banks to keep their branches open on Saturday with extended time for the collection of taxes and duties. Furthermore, all commercial banks and branches of the National Bank of Pakistan…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (751+ words) " AGP's report laid before NA, will now be taken up by PAC" Auditors flag irregularities in Discos, petroleum division" NTC serving private clients "beyond its mandate" Railways "encroaching' 1, 500 kanals" Defence Services spent nearly all of Rs2. 2tr allocation ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (404+ words) ISLAMABAD: Nearly 1, 500 citizens have so far signed a petition to save the Margalla Hills National Park amid concerns that the court's review of the restaurant demolition case in the protected area could pave the way for the revival of commercial…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (310+ words) GOVERNMENTS in the US have rarely reflected on follies they have committed beyond their borders. Failed nation-building experiments and military misadventures by both Republican and Democrat administrations have not led to internal reflection on these misguided policies. But the Iran…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (390+ words) There are a number of buildings in the area. Some are under construction; others are being demolished for high-rise construction; and yet others have already been built. Apartment owners use the parks for morning and evening exercise and cycling. Most…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (251+ words) SAHIWAL: The Rescue 1122 has launched a free ambulance service to shift dead bodies from two hospitals " one each in Chichawatini and Sahiwal " to the houses of the deceased patients, free of cost. Under the service, dead bodies will be shifted…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (455+ words) RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi Bench has warned of legal action against construction and development activities in housing societies, including Bahria Town, along the Soan River corridor if they are found to be obstructing the river's natural flow or…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (397+ words) KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a transgender person by stabbing with a dagger over allegations that the victim was "spreading vulgarity" in the area. Additional District and Sessions Judge (West) Gada Hussain…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago  (974+ words) Dawn THE annual budget season has ended with parliament's approval of federal budget 2026-27. Once passed, the activity and debate surrounding the budget's preparation subsides until the next year " exposing the wide gap between policy pronouncements and actual outcomes. The budget…...