US eases rules on Iran team for Game 3
LONDON: The United States will ease travel restrictions imposed on the Iranian team during the…
US eases rules on Iran team for Game 3
LONDON: The United States will ease travel restrictions imposed on the Iranian team during the World Cup, allowing them to arrive in Seattle two days before their next match, the US Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Iran team officials complained they could only arrive for matches in Los Angeles one day before kick-off —…
Osaka reaches Bad Homburg last eight
GERMANY: Naomi Osaka shrugged off the heat and another first-set freeze to breeze past Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Bad Homburg grass-court tournament on Tuesday. For the second match in a row, Osaka raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set before allowing her opponent to fight back. On Sunday, in…
Saudi investors eye Chinioti furniture
$8.27b Saudi market offers major opening as PFC delegation explores joint ventures LAHORE: Saudi investors are showing keen interest in Pakistan’s handmade carved furniture and are actively exploring avenues for joint ventures, investment and technology collaboration with local manufacturers, Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq said on Tuesday. Ashfaq, who is…
West Indies brace for Sri Lanka challenge
Wicketkeeper-batter Joshua DaSilva returns to the West Indies set-up after two years in the wilderness. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: After a rain-ruined ODI series and a hard-fought T20 series, West Indies and Sri Lanka renew their Test rivalry in the Caribbean on Thursday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The two teams have very…
Field Marshal Munir, Libyan military deputy chief discuss defence cooperation
Haftar praises Pakistan armed forces’ professionalism and contribution to regional peace I: Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir meets Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, at the General Headquarters on Wednesday. Photo: ISPR Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim…
Thar coal switch to save $3.24b
Jamshoro Unit-01 conversion yields 1.8x cost-benefit ratio, cuts imported fuel reliance ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is poised to save $3.239 billion over the next 26 years – including $2.113 billion in foreign currency savings – by converting the Jamshoro Unit-01 power plant from imported coal to 100% indigenous Thar lignite, according to the Ministry of Energy (Power…
Few in US say Iran war was worth it; Trump approval ties lowest of term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Just one in four Americans believes President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS Just one in four Americans believes United States President…
CCD kills alleged prime suspect in seven-year-old girl’s murder case in Sargodha
DPO says encounter took place when CCD were taking the main suspect to recover weapon allegedly used in crime SARGODHA: The prime suspect in the alleged rape and murder of seven-year-old Muntaha Zahra was killed in an encounter in Sargodha on Wednesday, District Police Spokesperson Khurram confirmed while speaking to The Express Tribune. Muntaha had…
Experts demand end to tobacco tax freeze
ISLAMABAD: Economists, public health and environmental experts have called upon the government to end the freeze on tobacco taxation, introduce inflation-adjusted annual increases in cigarette taxes, and consider a climate tax on the tobacco industry, warning that continued inaction is imposing high costs on Pakistan’s health system, economy and environment. The recommendations were made during…
Indian tech hub names road for Trump, drawing criticism from Modi’s party
Congress says renaming gesture demonstrates Hyderabad’s ‘growing role’ in partnership of two countries A key road named after United States President Donald Trump in India’s opposition-ruled tech hub of Hyderabad has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which dismissed the move as “hypocrisy”. US-India ties have deteriorated during Trump’s second term, with Washington imposing…
