ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday warned that any deliberate attempt to block water essential to Pakistan’s survival and development would have “far-reaching consequences”. “Any such act would be treated with utmost seriousness and could possibly amount to an act of war under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi during his…
Calls Somali referee incident unfortunate, saying FIFA will review it, but cannot control governments FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought to defuse confusion over visas. PHOTO: REUTERS “Chill, relax” was Gianni Infantino’s message on Wednesday as the FIFA president sought to defuse concerns over visa issues that have clouded the buildup to the World Cup, saying…
. QUETTA: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Quetta Zone has strongly condemned the acid attack on Dr Mah Noor Naseer at Civil Hospital, demanding a judicial inquiry to bring the facts before the public. Addressing a press conference at the Quetta Press Club on Thursday, PMA Quetta Zone General Secretary Dr Shoaib Baloch, flanked by…
Iran’s national football team is navigating uncharted waters as the Middle East war heats up again. Photo: AFP LONDON: Iran’s national football team walked out of their hotel in Tijuana to cheers on Wednesday, with Mexican supporters hoping to lift the spirits of a side whose World Cup campaign has been partly overshadowed by war….
. The Economic Survey for the outgoing year paints an optimistic outlook of the economy, despite the growth target being missed. The survey highlights notable macroeconomic progress featuring enhanced fiscal discipline, LSM growth and exchange rate stabilisation. Importantly, the agricultural sector demonstrated sustained resilience against the dual pressures of climate degradation and extra-monsoonal floods. Moreover,…
Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks celebrates after his team’s 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the NBA Finals. PHOTO: AFP LONDON: The New York Knicks staged the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday as they erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106…
US President Donald Trump says the US hits Iran “very hard tonight” and seeks to seize its oil export hub A general view shows a unit of South Pars Gas field in Asalouyeh Seaport, north of Persian Gulf, Iran November 19, 2015. Photo: Reuters/ File US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States would…
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is addressing a joint presser ahead of T20 World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: The Women’s T20 World Cup starts on Friday when hosts England face Sri Lanka in Birmingham, with at least one leading nation guaranteed an early exit from what promises to be an unusually open tournament. A 12-team competition…
Balochistan’s Doctors’ body stages protest, calls for security reforms, end to ‘retaliatory actions’ against doctors The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Quetta Zone has strongly condemned the acid attack on Dr Mahnoor Naseer at Civil Hospital, demanding a judicial inquiry to bring the facts before the public. Addressing a press conference at the Quetta Press Club…
PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir attend; martyrs to be laid to rest with full military honours Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and others attend the funeral prayers of soldiers martyred in the crash of a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter near Muzaffarabad. Photo: ISPR Funeral prayers for army personnel who were martyred in the…