LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has sealed eight bottled water brand plants for being contaminated with dangerous levels of chemicals and bacteria unfit for human health. This crackdown comes in the wake of water sample tests conducted by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR). The findingssaybottled water, often perceived as a…
Two policemen were martyred while one security guard lost his life in separate overnight attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak and Peshawar, officials said on Sunday. The development follows a spate of attacks in the province a day ago in Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Mohmand district and Bajaur. According to Karak District Police Officer (DPO) Shahbaz Elahi,…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ordered an auction of 759 kanals of mortgaged properties belonging to Brother Sugar Mills, owned by close relatives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza scheduled the auction dates for nine properties on April 25, May 2, May 9, and May 16. A private bank had filed…
Remnants of the damaged bus after a nearby explosion on Nushki-Dalbandin highway on March 16, 2025. — Reporter NUSHKI: As the province continues to reel from a surge in violence, at least five people died in a blast near a passenger bus on the Nushki-Dalbandin highway which also injured 10 others, of which two are in…
An undated image shows officers from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police. — APP/File PESHAWAR: In a surge of violent incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four individuals, including three police officers, were martyred, and three others were injured separate gun attacks early Sunday morning. The first incident occurred at the Pajjagi police post in Peshawar, where militants targeted…
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday European nations and Western allies were stepping up preparations to support Ukraine in the event a peace deal was struck with Russia, with defence chiefs to firm up “robust plans” next week. Starmer hosted a virtual meeting to win support from allies to increase pressure on…
ANURADHAPURA: Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census on Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare countermeasures to protect crops, officials said. Some 40,000 local officials were deployed to count wild boar, lorises, peacocks, and monkeys near farms and homes during a five-minute period on Saturday morning. In the…
WASHINGTON: Anger was rising in the Democratic ranks on Saturday after the party’s top US senator led a band of lawmakers in reluctant support of a Republican measure that prevented a government shutdown. Congressional passage of the controversial spending bill was being seen as a setback for Democratic backbenchers — and the latest illustration of…
WASHINGTON: SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow “as soon as 2029.” “Starship departs for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Optimus. If those landings go well, then…
WASHINGTON: Nasa and SpaceX on Friday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that opens the door to bringing home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:03pm ET from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in…