LAHORE/LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday directed all federal, provincial and local authorities to intensify coordinated preparedness, rescue and relief measures in view of the ongoing monsoon rains as the death toll from rain-related incidents rose to 43 in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a press release issued by the President’s…
A federal advisory council filled with Trump appointees is poised to gut a federal review process that assesses the impact of new projects on historical properties before they are approved and remove the requirement for public comment, according to multiple sources. The Advisory Council for Historic Preservation is voting this week on a measure…
Imported generic drugs could face tariffs of up to 100% beginning in 2028 under a plan announced Tuesday by President Trump, who said the measure is intended to push manufacturers to move production to the U.S. Health policy experts said they are skeptical the tariffs alone would persuade generic drug manufacturers to relocate production to…
Washington — The Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Jay Clayton’s nomination for director of national intelligence on Tuesday, despite opposition from Democrats following his confirmation hearing earlier this month. In a 9 to 8 vote, the committee voted along party lines to advance Clayton’s nomination to the floor, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the committee…
F-16 fighter jets on Sunday intercepted multiple planes that flew through restricted airspace over Bedminster and East Rutherford, New Jersey, the site of the World Cup final, military officials said. The jets deployed flares to catch the attention of some of the pilots of those planes, which may have been visible to people on the…
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has summoned Noreen Niazi, sister of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, to appear before it on Monday, July 20, over allegations of disseminating “false, offensive and inflammatory” content against state institutions. “You have been found to have disseminated false, offensive and inflammatory social media content to…
