Review finds speeding, poor infrastructure and traffic violations behind rising road deaths across province The growing number of traffic accidents in Punjab has once again raised serious concerns over public safety, road planning and traffic management. Rapid urbanisation, rising vehicle ownership and inadequate pedestrian infrastructure have contributed to a steady increase in road fatalities and…
Joao Pedro impressed new Chelsea manager XabiAlonso with a hat-trick against Western Sydney Wanderers. Photo: AFP LONDON: Chelsea’s Brazilian striker Joao Pedro is “very hungry” after his World Cup snub, with a quick-fire hat-trick in the team’s opening pre-season game impressing new manager Xabi Alonso. The 24-year-old was snapped up from Brighton a year ago and scored…
Says 2,276 families, comprising 8,858 individuals, had been ‘completely wiped out’ amid the ongoing conflict Palestinian children trek through the rubbles to fetch water. Photo: Reuters/file More than 60,000 children in the Gaza Strip have lost at least one parent since Israel’s military campaign began in October 2023, the enclave’s health ministry said in a…
Appointment comes amid growing strategic alignment between Islamabad and Riyadh, with growing defence, economic ties Pictured is the newly appointed Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, Rajeh bin Tami Al-Baqami—FILE PHOTO Saudi Arabia on Wednesday appointed Dr Rajeh bin Tami Al-Baqami as its new ambassador to Pakistan, replacing Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, Arab News reported, as the…
Due to rollover, Pakistan’s gross external financing requirements have come down to $21.5 billion for the fiscal year Pakistan’s external sector pressure subsided after Saudi Arabia rolled over a $5 billion debt for three years, coupled with $9b in foreign currency purchases from the local market in the last fiscal year, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel…
Temwa Chawinga scored twice for Malawi in a stunning WAFCON victory over Nigeria. Photo: AFP JOHANNESBURG: Sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga starred as rank outsiders Malawi stunned defending champions Nigeria 3-2 on Tuesday in a Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Group C match in Morocco. Temwa, who plays for United States club Kansas City Current, scored twice and…
PARIS: CONCACAF said Wednesday it was “deeply concerned by the lack of due process” in FIFA’s plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and other competitions. World football’s governing body said Tuesday it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) but hoped to raise $4.2 billion…
Demands fresh single-phase polls under an independent election commission, cancellation of remaining phases PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan addresses a press conference alongside former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Qayyum Niazi (left) on Wednesday. SCREENGRAB The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday rejected the recent elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), calling…
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to private-sector-led economic growth, describing the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (ICCI) Business Opportunity Conference in Istanbul on August 13 as a timely initiative to raise bilateral trade with Turkey to $5 billion, according to…
Says recent clashes left one Rangers official dead and around 15 police and law enforcement officers injured AJK police spokesperson SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat addressing a press briefing in Rawalakot. SCREENGRAB Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khawar Ali Shaukat on Wednesday said the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee…