NEW YORK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 03rd Sep, 2026) Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report, but doubling down on climate action now could avoid a climate catastrophe. The scorching heat in the northern…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 2nd Sep, 2026) Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Wednesday said the government had focused on introducing result-oriented reforms in the power sector and taking measures to reduce inefficiencies through privatization. Talking to a private television channel, the minister said significant progress…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 2nd Sep, 2026) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired an emergency meeting on health sector affairs and the recent fire incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) immediately after returning from Kyrgyzstan. During the meeting, the prime minister was briefed on matters…
IMOLA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 03rd Sep, 2026) The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) is preparing to make its debut outside the capital, Abu Dhabi, this Saturday at Italy’s Imola Circuit, one of the world’s most famous and challenging racing tracks. Five autonomous race cars based on the Dallara Super…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 02nd Sep, 2026) The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the hostile Iranian attack that targeted the Saudi carrier “Sidr” as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the deaths of a number of crew members. In a statement, the…
KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 3rd Sep, 2026) Two suspected robbers were killed in an exchange of fire with personnel of the Shaheen Force of Taimuria Police Station near the Meat Market in Samanabad on Wednesday, police said. According to police, Shaheen Force personnel noticed two men behaving suspiciously in the…
CAIRO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 03rd Sep, 2026) Dr. Omar Habtoor Al Darei, Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat (AWQAF), and Vice Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council, affirmed that the 11th International Conference of the Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta, which opened today in Cairo under the…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 03rd Sep, 2026) The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, following the overturning of a bus in South Sinai Governorate, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. In a statement,…
LONDON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 03rd Sep, 2026) On stage 1 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain, UAE Team Emirates-XRG began the race in strong fashion, placing Tim Wellens in third and Florian Vermeersch in seventh. The pair now sit handily in the general classification ahead of the four remaining stages…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 2nd Sep, 2026) The government on Wednesday increased petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices by Rs2.29 and Rs1.11 per litre, respectively, effective Sept 3. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) revised the ex-depot prices under the Federal government’s revised petroleum pricing mechanism. According to a…
