Protesters stage sit-in with victim’s body, blocking Quetta road and demanding action against attackers Protesters block Quetta’s Airport Road outside BA Mall on Sunday. — PHOTO BY AUTHOR QUETTA: Protesters continued to block Quetta’s Airport Road outside BA Mall on Monday after a deadly armed clash in the Hanna Urak area left four men dead and several…
Microsoft Xbox expansion, including Activision deal, still trails Sony and Nintendo in gaming market A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1% of its global workforce, overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting…
Citizen questions stray dog killings; official denies ban, says government is carrying it out A screenshot of dead dogs dumped in a truck allegedly belonging to the Suthra Punjab programme. — SCREENGRAB Another alleged incident involving the killing of stray dogs by the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore has surfaced after a new video emerged showing the…
LONDON: Naomi Osaka began her Wimbledon week wearing a kimono-style walk-on outfit inspired by her favourite character from the Quentin Tarantino movie ‘Kill Bill’ and she ended it by taking out top seed Aryna Sabalenka in brutal fashion. The Japanese 14th seed produced the kind of tennis that took her to four Grand Slam titles as she blazed to a…
Ukraine fails to intercept 23 Russian ballistic missiles as Patriot missile stocks dwindle Rescuers carry an injured resident at the site of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones early…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday sent the suspect in the murder of Group Captain Asim Tariq to jail on a 14-day judicial remand for an identification parade. Tariq was shot dead a day earlier while trying to rescue a woman near Shaheen Chowk on Ninth Avenue in the jurisdiction of Margalla Police Station….
Shai Hope of West Indies celebrates his half-century. Photo: AFP LONDON: Shai Hope and Justin Greaves steadied the West Indies first innings reply with an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 174 as the home side reached 318 for four at the close of the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at…
Dozens of people gathered outside the prison and had to be held back by a police cordon Prisoners board a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, July 6, 2026. REUTERS Twenty-five people were killed and about…
Pakistan says IWT summit reaffirmed treaty obligations and opposed unilateral suspension under international law The core measure of the seminar’s success was its immense international resonance and its ability to shape the global agenda. PHOTO: APP An international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) held in Islamabad on June 30 marked an extraordinary milestone…
LAUSANNE: FIFA “crossed a red line” with the controversial decision to suspend US star Folarin Balogun’s one game ban for a year, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Monday. FIFA’s ruling, which came after the intervention of Donald Trump, permits Balogun to play in the co-hosts’ World Cup last 16 match with Belgium later…