ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved 15 development projects worth Rs34.740 billion and recommended nine major projects with a cumulative cost of Rs431.022 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal…
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a victory on Thursday by backing the federal government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem U.S.-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims. The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative justices, overturned a lower court’s finding that the policy…
. ANTIBES, FRANCE: French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s right-wing leader Giorgia Meloni on Thursday kept a united front as they sought to deepen cooperation in defence, space and energy after years of often testy ties. Meloni, fresh from her public fallout with US President Donald Trump, met Macron in the resort town of Antibes…
Death toll reaches 188; crowd-sourced website lists more than 35,000 people as unaccounted for People search for casualties amid the rubble of collapsed buildings, in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: REUTERS LA GUAIRA/CARACAS: Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes, including the country’s strongest in over…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed to fully activate the Joint Transport Committee and undertake coordinated measures to resolve transport and logistics issues on a priority basis, as both countries sought to enhance bilateral trade and strengthen regional connectivity. The understanding was reached during a high-level meeting between Iran’s Transport Minister Farzaneh Sadegh and a…
NOTTINGHAM: New Zealand’s Tom Latham and Devon Conway broke a record that had stood for nearly a hundred years before England skipper Ben Stokes marked his return to international duty by sparking a late fightback on the first day of the third and deciding Test at Trent Bridge. The Black Caps were still well-placed on…
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi led the Pakistani delegation to the 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF) in the Russian Federation, where he engaged with judicial leaders from around the world to strengthen international judicial cooperation and promote Pakistan’s ongoing judicial reform agenda. The forum, being held in St Petersburg from June…
Vinicius Junior welcomes Neymar on his long-awaited Brazil return. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Vinicius Junior made it four goals in three games at the World Cup as Brazil cruised to a 3-0 victory over Scotland on Wednesday, sealing progress to the last 32 as Group C winners and leaving their opponents in danger of another first-round exit….
Regional ministers seek curbs on missiles and proxies Rubio says final settlement must protect Gulf stability US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: REUTERS LONDON/ MANAMA: The United States has declared that it remains committed to reaching a comprehensive agreement…
Brought on for the last 12 minutes with his team 2-0 up against the Czech Republic Mexico’s Guillermo Ochoa poses with family members after the match. Photo: REUTERS MEXICO CITY: If Wednesday’s World Cup match marked the last time Guillermo Ochoa appears in Mexico colours, the 40-year-old goalkeeper could not have wished for a better send-off….