Reko Diq project remains on track: Barrick
ISLAMABAD: While dismissing the perception of backing out of a multibillion-dollar gold and copper project,…
Reko Diq project remains on track: Barrick
ISLAMABAD: While dismissing the perception of backing out of a multibillion-dollar gold and copper project, Canadian firm Barrick Gold has assured Pakistan that it will continue development work despite the regional conflict. Earlier, Barrick had stated that it would review the Reko Diq project, located in the Chagai district of Balochistan, in the wake of…
Novell joins Leverkusen as coach
LONDON: Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday announced the appointment of Spaniard Carles Martinez Novell as manager, replacing former coach Kasper Hjulmand with immediate effect. The 42-year-old Martinez Novell, who stepped down as Toulouse coach at the end of the 2025-26 season, signed a deal running until 2028. The appointment continues the instability in the club’s coaching ranks since the departure…
Zverev heads up final four
Alexander Zverev has reached three Grand Slam finals in his career. Photo: AFP PARIS: Alexander Zverev may insist that he does not “particularly care” about being the runaway favourite to win a maiden Grand Slam title, but the second seed will know the pressure lies squarely on his shoulders in Friday’s French Open semi-finals. The German will face Czech…
Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting father: media
Ahmed shot to fame in December when he wrested gun from one of the attackers during attack Ahmed al Ahmed. A Sydney man credited with saving dozens of lives during last year’s deadly mass shooting on Bondi Beach has been charged with assaulting his father, local media and police said on Thursday. Ahmed al Ahmed…
OGDC strikes oil, gas in Sanghar well
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has made a significant oil and gas discovery from its exploratory well Bobi Deep-1 in Sanghar district, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. The well successfully tested the Massive Sand interval of the Lower Goru Formation and produced 2,000 barrels of oil per day along with…
Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French author of graphic novel ‘Persepolis’, dies aged 56
She also designed nine-metre wool triptych for Paris 2024 Olympics, showing athletes competing around Eiffel Tower French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi poses in front of the Olympic tapestry in Paris, France, March 12, 2024. Photo: Reuters Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, filmmaker and author of the autobiographical graphic novel “Persepolis”, has died aged 56, French President…
PM Shehbaz directs pilot launch of automated tax system in Islamabad
Govt to scrap customs duties on cancer medicine raw materials under tariff reforms Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on reforms of Federal Bureau of Reserve. PHOTO: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed authorities to launch a pilot project in Islamabad for a proposed automated income tax system, as part of wide-ranging…
North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘exponential’ nuclear expansion after inspecting new plant, KCNA says
Kim says expansion needed given worsening security threats, long-term confrontation with ‘ferocious enemies’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country’s nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on January 29, 2025. PHOTO: KCNA…
Bureaucratic rumblings add twist to Hill Park land grab case
KARACHI: The controversy surrounding alleged illegal plotting in Hill Park has intensified after conflicting notifications and internal approvals surfaced, prompting disciplinary action within the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and triggering an official probe into the matter. The dispute over land allegedly carved out by cutting into the Hill Park hillside has escalated following the emergence…
New power tariff to deter solar shift
Two-part policy aims to force industries to stay on grid or face higher fixed charges ISLAMABAD: The government has shared a new plan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to substantially increase fixed charges on electricity bills to punish industrialists who use less than their sanctioned loads and have shifted to solar and other off-grid…
