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Sindh CM directs PPP model for Keti Bandar developmentPublished on: August 16, 2026 9:43 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday directed the Investment Department to prepare a comprehensive Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for the development of Ke... Read More


Tricolour glistens Times Square skyline as Indian diaspora celebrates 80th Independence Day in New York | Watch

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Indian Embassy in New York shared a video clip of 80th Independence Day celebrations showcasing flag hoisting ceremony, cultural performances, traditional dance forms and speeche... Read More


Why Urdu writer Qurratulain Hyder was at home anywhere in the world

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Sometime in the 1950s, at a lunch with friends in Karachi, where she had moved with her mother from Lucknow after Partition, Urdu writer Qurratulain Hyder (1927-2007) snapped at ... Read More


Rivals, Not EnemiesPublished on: August 16, 2026 9:27 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- There was more experience than sentiment behind Nawaz Sharif's warning in Murree on Saturday that political differences should never harden into animosity. The former prime minist... Read More


Australia: New South Wales Premier leads first overseas mission to boost NSW-India ties

New South Wales, Aug. 16 -- NSW Premier Chris Minns and Treasurer Daniel Mookhey will lead an official delegation to India from August 31 to September 3 to strengthen the state's cultural, education a... Read More


US Consulate visa applications flag passport fraud in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug. 16 -- A man landed in trouble after his multiple US visa applications at the consulate in Hyderabad exposed alleged passport fraud. The accused, identified as Mothukupalli Lakshmikant... Read More


Deuba faction's Hindu line opens new fault line in Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- "I am a Hindu, I am a Hindu, I am a Hindu." Former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who returned to Nepal last Thursday after spending nearly five months abroad, made the emph... Read More


Sindhi Nation extends Independence Day greetings to India, calls for democratic recognition of Sindh's aspirations

Frankfurt, Aug. 16 -- Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) Chairman Shafi Burfat has extended greetings to the people of India on the occasion of the country's Independence Day, describing August 15 as a... Read More


Govt confirms tourism areas in NTT under control after earthquake

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Indonesia's Tourism Ministry and the Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority Board (BPOLBF) reported that tourism areas and accommodation facilities in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) remain... Read More


MP: CM inaugurates India's 1st virtual zoo

Bhopal, Aug. 16 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav today inaugurated the country's first virtual zoo, and the 14-D cinema theatre and 'virtual jungle safari' established at the Zoological... Read More