Traders in Gilgit-Baltistan protested against taxes at the Pakistan-China border, blocking the Karakoram Highway and closing Sost Dry Port. Authorities detained several traders as talks continued to resolve the situation, with tourists stranded and tensions rising between traders and the loc
The Russian leadership is preparing a response to Kiev's proposal for a new round of negotiations if the Ukrainian side has approached Russia with such an initiative, Grigory Karasin, head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, told Izvestia.
Anahat Singh will lead India's 12-member squad, which will participate in the World Junior Individual Squash Championships 2025, scheduled to take place in Cairo, Egypt, from Monday.
Traders in Karachi held a partial strike against new tax measures and the increased powers of Pakistan's federal tax authority to arrest and raid businesses. While some markets stayed open, most traders supported the protest, with critics calling the Finance Act FY26 anti-business, Dawn repo
Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot administered Justice Bakhru's oath; meanwhile, Karanataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar were present on the occasion.
The deceased, Karan Dev, was allegedly drugged and electrocuted by his wife, Sushmita and cousin, Rahul, police said, after WhatsApp chats surfaced indicating their involvement.
Pakistan's business community remains divided over a planned nationwide shutter-down strike as chambers in Karachi and Lahore have announced closure, while the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has decided to stay away from the protest, ARY News reported.
According to the police, a PCR call was received on July 13 from the Hospital, reporting the death of Karan Dev, a resident of Om Vihar, Phase 1A. He was brought to the hospital following an alleged electrocution incident and was declared dead on arrival.
Following the government's order of remitting her sentence, Sherin Karanavar, the life convict in the 2009 murder of her father-in-law Bhaskara Karanavar, was released from the women's prison and correctional home in Kannur on Thursday.