Pakistan slashes Gwadar Port’s tariff rates to attract global shipping amid Iran war disruptions

  • Pakistan reduces berthing fees for container vessels and ships carrying transit or transshipment cargo by 25 percent
  • Charges on international transshipment container cargo slashed by 40 percent, transit container cargo charges cut by 31 percent
By Ismail Dilawar ·

Four killed, 16 injured as storms, heavy rain batter northwest Pakistan

  • Victims include two men, one woman and one child after walls and roofs collapse in KP province
  • Pakistan has repeatedly ranked among the countries most affected by climate-related disasters
By REHMAT MEHSUD ·

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At least 43 injured as massive fire engulfs customs warehouse in southwestern Pakistan 

  • Fire caused Liquefied Petroleum Gas bowser to explode at site, adding to the intensity of the blaze
  • Luk Pass is a major transit point for Iranian fuel which is smuggled into Pakistan through Balochistan
By SAADULLAH AKHTER ·

Karachi goat heist sees thieves make off with 25 Eid sacrificial animals worth $6,800

  • Police say suspects tied cloth over watchman’s face before stealing goats from Karachi neighborhood
  • Theft comes weeks before Eid Al-Adha when demand for sacrificial animals surges across Pakistan
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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UN praises Saudi aid operations in Gaza during KSrelief field visit

  • UN delegation tours Saudi relief projects in Gaza
  • OCHA praises KSrelief food, water aid provision
By Arab News ·

UN says drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians in Sudan this year

  • Armed drones have now become by far and away the leading cause of civilian deaths
By AFP ·

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China seeks ‘more stability’ as it confirms Trump-Xi meet

  • Washington and Beijing have been at loggerheads over key issues ranging from trade tariffs to the Middle East war and Taiwan
  • China foreign ministry: ‘Top-level diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-US relations’
By AFP ·

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EU agrees to restore fuller trade ties with Syria

By Reuters - AFP ·

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How Saudi Arabia is engineering its food future

  • Smart irrigation, science and industry partnerships are redefining food production in extreme climates
By Nada Hameed ·

Rare Marmoush goal highlights a fruitful weekend for African players in Europe

  • A rare Omar Marmoush goal sealed a 3-0 win for second-placed Manchester City over Brentford in the Premier League at the weekend
By AFP ·

Pain on the menu as Iran war squeezes Dubai’s restaurants

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  • Dubai chefs say war has affected sourcing of ingredients, costs
  • Eateries grapple with ‘disrupted footfall’, demand drop
By Reuters ·