ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved 23 commercial building plans out of 32 cases presented before the Design Vetting Committee (DVC) during its last four meetings held on June 4, June 16, July 30 and August 20, 2026. According to the CDA, a total of 40 commercial building plan cases were scheduled for consideration during the four meetings. However, eight cases were withdrawn by architects and sponsors before the meetings due to incomplete documents and failure to meet the required conditions. Of the remaining 32 casesRead More

OTTAWA, AUG 23: Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that Canada would impose tariffs starting September 8 on imports of US steel, electronics and other products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs that took effect at midnight. After days of intense negotiations, the two countries did not reach a trade deal late Friday, worsening a delicate relationship between the longtime trade partners and allies and complicating the future of the continental free trade pact known as the US -Mexico-Canada Agreement. Trump’s new tariffs hit sectors including wine,Read More

Mullah Nazir, regarded as an influential Taliban commander from the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe, had considerable sway in Wana and surrounding areas. His group was known for operations against Uzbek and other foreign militants DNA News Report PESHAWAR: A former aide to the late Taliban commander Mullah Nazir’s group was killed and another person injured in a targeted attack by unidentified gunmen in the Doag area of Wana tehsil, Lower South Waziristan, police and rescue officials confirmed on Sunday. According to Wana Circle DSP Asghar Ali Shah, Muhammad Khalid — onceRead More

The government has historically relied on military presence during large-scale political demonstrations, not to confront marchers directly but to safeguard national assets such as government buildings, sensitive installations, and communication hubs Ansar M Bhatti / DNA ISLAMABAD: The deployment of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi has sparked debate, coinciding with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) announcement of a long march towards Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Sources have revealed that the move is purely precautionary, aimed at maintaining law and order, rather than serving any hidden agenda. Rumors and conspiracy theories have circulated suggesting that the army was deployedRead More

TALLINN: Polls on Sunday in Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections are expected to further to strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s power in Central Asia’s largest nation. The ruling pro-presidential Adilet party is widely predicted to win an overwhelming majority, with several smaller parties loyal to Tokayev also anticipated to enter parliament. Tokayev, 73 — a former Soviet official and Kazakh diplomat who previously worked at the United Nations — has been in office since 2019. It is the country’s first elections to a new, single-chamber parliament called the Kurultai. Sunday’s vote is theRead More