US officials discuss smaller Mideast footprint after Iran conflict: CNN
Informal discussions include potential troop, facility cuts and hardened defences, CNN reports Operation Epic Fury…
US officials discuss smaller Mideast footprint after Iran conflict: CNN
Informal discussions include potential troop, facility cuts and hardened defences, CNN reports Operation Epic Fury has seen the biggest build up of US forces in the Middle East in a ‘generation’. PHOTO: AFP VIA US NAVY US military and intelligence officials have begun discussing a potential reduction in personnel and facilities permanently stationed in the…
Senate panel backs death penalty for acid attacks
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Monday approved a series of criminal law amendments, including a proposal to make acid attacks punishable by death, along with measures to criminalise the abuse of domestic workers, unauthorised LPG decanting and the wrongful detention of dead bodies by hospitals. Chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman, the…
PSX sheds over 1,900 points amid Middle East tensions
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under renewed selling pressure on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 1,920.49 points, or 1.11%, to reach 171,715.58 during midday trading at around 1:19pm as uncertainty over the rapidly evolving Middle East conflict continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The index had opened on a weak note, declining…
Fury claims Joshua bout is off
The Briton says he is ready to face Usyk again after uncertainty over his next bout Tyson Fury has lost only two professional fights in his boxing career. Photo: AFP LONDON: Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight. Fury…
An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick
South Korea’s An Se-young celebrates winning the title in Shenzhen. Photo: AFP BEIJING: Badminton world number one An Se-young sent a warning for the Asian Games as she clinched her third China Masters title in a row in ominous fashion. South Korea’s reigning Olympic and world champion will defend her crown when the Asian Games…
ECC slashes SCO summit vehicles budget
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday cut the demand for money and number of vehicles by nearly half to Rs6.6 billion for purchases of bullet-proof vehicles for security…
Gold down as US jobs data lifts Fed hike bets
KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Monday, tracking losses in the international market after Friday’s strong US jobs report strengthened expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month. Investors are now waiting for key inflation readings for clearer clues on the policy path. In the local market, the 24-karat gold was quoted at…
Maresca admits City players tired
The coach says players returning from international duty have had little time to recover PORTO: Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca said on Monday finding form early in the season “was not easy” for his World Cup players ahead of the club’s Champions League opener at Porto. “I think it’s correct that you see these kind…
Russia hits Kyiv after brief pause for US envoys’ visit, killing two
Ukrainian FM urges allies to ramp up pressure on Moscow, provide interceptors as stocks run low Firefighters work at a site of a destroyed car service, hit during Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones and missiles early on Tuesday, resuming its…
IHC summons all provincial chief secretaries, IGs over petition challenging PTI’s Sept 27 march
Petitioner says protests cause financial losses, refers to 2024 PTI protest, violence that erupted Islamabad High Court. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned the chief secretaries and inspectors general of police of all four provinces to appear in person over a petition challenging the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned protest and…
