ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected as “unfortunate, unfounded, devoid of rationality and sense of history” the alleged threat perception arising from Pakistan’s missile capabilities and delivery systems, raised by a senior US official at a think tank. In a statement issued in response to media queries regarding the US official’s remarks, the Foreign…
DOHA/ DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance said discussions between the US and Iran were going well as they held indirect technical talks in Qatar about the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, adding Washington would not return to full combat unless necessary. The talks are based on a 14-point interim accord signed last month that…
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham celebrate after scoring the equaliser against DR Congo in the World Cup round of 32. Photo: AFP ATLANTA: Harry Kane rescued England from a seismic World Cup shock with two late goals to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and secure a place in the last 16….
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday staged a strong rally where the benchmark KSE-100 index climbed more than 2% as aggressive buying in heavyweight sectors reflected growing investor confidence in the country’s economic outlook. The KSE-100 closed at 184,050.10, up 3,748.40 points, or 2.08%. It touched the intra-day high of 184,234 after slipping to…
Cristiano Ronaldo has played every minute of the World Cup so far for Portugal. Photo: AFP ATLANTA: Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric will make history when two outfield players aged over 40 face off for the first time in a World Cup as Portugal take on Croatia in Friday’s last-32 clash. But both men are facing questions…
The initiative by civil society groups in India and Pakistan to strive for congeniality is novel in essence. It is especially welcome at a time when hatred and a sense of otherness have become the order of the day. The fact that more than a hundred notables from both sides of the divide are signatory…
Boat carrying members of family overturns in Swat’s Saifullah Lake, search continues for missing passengers At least five tourists were killed after a boat capsized in Saifullah Lake in the Kalam area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district on Wednesday, police said, while rescue teams continued searching for the remaining missing passengers. Police initially said the boat…
A stage of the Route d’Occitanie in southern Tarn in June 2022 was shortened to 36km after temperatures rose above 41C. Photo: AFP PARIS: France has just endured a punishing heatwave, with another potentially on the way soon after the country’s emblematic cycle race starts this weekend. Heatwaves are an increasingly common nuisance — or…
US ambassador says Israel leased land for 99 years under a deal requiring Washington to pay just $1 Israel and the United States signed an agreement on Wednesday under which Washington will receive a plot of land once owned by Palestinians in Jerusalem for $1 to build the permanent site of the US Embassy in…
Arrested terrorist alleges Afghanistan-based banned outfit planned assault with help from local facilitators Five cases have been registered by the Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in connection with the terrorist attack on a Rangers transport company in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar, in which three Rangers personnel were martyred. Investigators said an arrested terrorist claimed the attackers belonged to the banned…