US government planning dramatic Colorado River water cuts due to drought, overuse
- 16-May-2026
The US government has proposed a new water-sharing plan for the drought-stricken Colorado River that could cut up to 40% of current supplies to Arizona, California and Nevada, according to a senior Arizona official. With a 20-year-old plan expiring this year, and talks between seven states that share the river at an impasse, the federal […]
European freight truck makers brace for wave of low-cost Chinese rivals
- 11-Mar-2026
Chinese electric freight trucks are rolling into Europe at pace this year, following the trail blazed by Chinese EVs and threatening to upend the market with better technology and lower prices. Reuters has identified more than half a dozen Chinese manufacturers planning to launch European heavy truck sales in 2026. They include EV giant BYD […]
Islamic Development to provide $475m to finance M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway
- 20-Jan-2026
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed three financing agreements worth about $603m with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance the M-6 Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway Project, poverty reduction and education projects. The agreements were formalised in Islamabad following high-level talks between Pakistan’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Ahad Khan Cheema, and an IsDB delegation, led by the Vice President […]
Jamaat-e-Islami KP demands separate “Hazara province”
- 20-Jan-2026
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has demanded the establishment of a separate “Hazara province”, citing long-standing economic deprivation despite the region’s vast natural resources. Ameer-e- Jamaat-e-Islami Hazara KP, Abdul Razzaq Abbasi, has renewed his party’s demand for the creation of a separate Hazara province while talking to journalists during a visit to the Karachi […]
Citizen receives an e-challan for vehicle parked at home for months
- 10-Nov-2025
Already burdened by crumbling roads and missing traffic signals, the newly rolled out e-challan system in Karachi has doubled the woes of Karachiites. Many citizens report numerous technical and administrative errors, as the system was implemented without the prior restoration of highways, traffic markings, or signals. In the latest case, a resident received an e-challan […]