Gaza faces massive cleanup, with 61m tonnes of rubble, says UNDP official Alessandro Mrakic Palestinian workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Palestinians are using war rubble to repave streets destroyed during Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza, crushing concrete and metal into pavement…
Interior Minister Moshin Naqvi meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: X Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on Monday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif granted permission for spectators to attend the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 playoff matches. In a post on X, Naqvi said, “I just had a meeting with PM Shehbaz,…
ISLAMABAD: A great power rests on three pillars: military, diplomacy and economy. Pakistan has achieved many milestones on the military and diplomatic fronts. Two recent events further reinforced our strength. First, the decisive victory in Operation Bunyan Marsoos strengthened Pakistan’s credentials as a formidable military power. It elevated Pakistan’s global profile. Countries began to show…
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez (2R) headed the winner against Leeds. Photo: AFP Enzo Fernandez fired Chelsea into the FA Cup final against Manchester City as the Argentine sealed a 1-0 win against Leeds in the Blues’ first match after Liam Rosenior’s sacking. Fernandez’s first-half header in Sunday’s semi-final at Wembley was an ironic twist after…
Politician and India’s Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi appointed as the next High Commissioner to Bangladesh India’s Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi speaks with the media outside the parliament in New Delhi March 15, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS India named veteran politician Dinesh Trivedi as its next high commissioner to Bangladesh on Monday, in a rare appointment of…
An Afghan man reacts as he stands amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS PESHAWAR: The centuries-old Shahi Khatta, a historic royal sewer system passing through the inner city of Peshawar, is rapidly deteriorating, with…
Analysts have estimated a loss of 7 million to 10 million barrels per day of Middle East oil production due to ongoing war. PHOTO: PEXELS Oil prices jumped almost 3% on Monday as peace talks between the United States and Iran stalled and shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited, keeping global oil supplies…
Reg-e-Rawan is off limits to women and girls, who are banned by the Taliban authorities from recreational spots such as parks. Photo: AFP KABUL: Backflipping down a steep and sandy mountainside, Afghan teenager Imran Saeedi wows the crowds of men who gather each springtime to unwind beside breathtaking views. Hundreds of visitors travel each weekend…
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama throws down a dunk in the Spurs victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in game four of their NBA playoff series. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: The Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs as San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant…
BARA: The Bara Political Alliance has escalated its protest movement against the worsening displacement crisis in the Tirah Valley and rising insecurity in Bara Akakhel, Khyber tribal district. The alliance has summoned a grand Afridi jirga on May 2 to finalise a future course of action, including a possible protest in Peshawar. Alliance President Hasham…