'Cooking is nearly impossible': People in Pakistan's Hyderabad on gas outages

IANS | June 8, 2026 12:37 PM

Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) People in Hyderabad city of Pakistan's Sindh province have not been receiving gas supply during the nine-hour daily schedule announced by the gas utility, sparking concern among residents, especially women, who are struggling to manage household work amid scorching heat, local media reported on Monday.

Trump says Iran threat largely neutralised

IANS | June 8, 2026 7:35 AM

Washington, June 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Iran's military capabilities have been severely degraded and insisted the conflict would not become an "endless war", arguing that the United States is close to either securing a nuclear agreement with Tehran or achieving its objectives through military means.