Information minister ays responding to rumours pointless; Khawaja Asif says ‘absolutely’ no talks on amendment Defence Minister Khawaja Asif (L) and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. Photo: Files Federal ministers on Monday shot down rumours regarding raising the voting age to 25 as part of a proposed 28th constitutional amendment amid strong criticism of any such…
Police officials gather evidence from the site of an attack on polio workers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: FILE Two police officers providing security for polio vaccination teams were martyred on Monday in separate targeted attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Bajaur. District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Khalid told The Express Tribune the first attack occurred in the Qila Nazakai…
Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open on Sunday. Photo: AFP ROME: Jannik Sinner has his eyes on a first Roland Garros title after winning the Italian Open on Sunday to claim a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.World number one Sinner beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to complete the ‘Golden Masters’ by winning all…
‘Such engagements shouldn’t be mischaracterised as offensive or linked to speculative regional scenarios’ Royal Saudi Land Forces and units of Special Forces of the Pakistani army take part in a joint military exercise called “Al-Samsam 5” in Shamrakh field, north of Baha region, southwest Saudi Arabia on March 30, 2015. Photo: Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
Says such reckless actions carry potentially catastrophic, irreversible consequences for human life Police officers stand guard at the main entry gate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. Photo: File Pakistan on Monday condemned the drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying that…
They will play a final friendly match and apply for visas to fly to the United States Iran’s team were given a send off last week in Tehran, but doubts still hang over their World Cup participation. Photo: AFP LONDON: Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly…
Brides and tailors try to keep a fading tradition alive amid war and soaring costs Photo: Palestinian man hangs wedding dresses at a shop with damaged walls and ceiling/Reuters In a small sewing workshop in southern Gaza, Nisreen Al‑Rantisi pulls fabric from a pile and reshapes worn wedding dresses, trying to keep a fading tradition…
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday sharply criticised the expansion in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Cabinet, alleging there was no governance in the province with rampant corruption and financial mismanagement in the administration. The K-P Cabinet was expanded last week with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers and eight special assistants, taking the…
He currently holds 10 international individual medals in F-Class long-range shooting Pakistan’s premier F-Class long-range shooter, Mohsin Nawaz, has become the first athlete from shooting sports to receive the prestigious Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, marking a historic moment for the country’s sporting landscape. The award was conferred by President Asif Ali Zardari during the Presidential Awards ceremony held…
A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been discharged from a cardiac…