CM Afridi yields to party pressure; six new ministers, four advisers and eight special assistants sworn in today Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet was expanded on Saturday with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers, and eight special assistants, taking the total strength of the provincial cabinet to 31…
2020 FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo. Photo: REUTERS PARIS: Lionel Messi’s career seemed complete after he led Argentina to victory at the 2022 World Cup, but the motivation to keep playing is still there for him and his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo as the duo prepare to make history at…
Congressman Jack Bergman calls Islamabad’s engagement ‘indispensable’ in ongoing peace efforts US Congressman Jack Bergman praised Pakistan’s mediation role in a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. Pakistan’s diplomatic role in facilitating ongoing peace negotiations between the United States…
Azam Nazeer Tarar says constitutional changes remain off the table without consensus Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. PHOTO: FILE Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Saturday there were currently no signs of a 28th constitutional amendment, stressing that any move toward constitutional changes would only proceed after consultation with coalition partners and other stakeholders….
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their second goal. Photo: REUTERS/FILE BARCELONA: Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski said Saturday he is leaving the club this summer at the end of his contract. The veteran Polish forward, 37, scored 119 goals for Barcelona in 191 games across all competitions since joining from Bayern Munich in 2022. Lewandowski helped…
PM Keir Starmer accuses Unite the Kingdom march organisers of peddling hate and division People hold Palestinian flags next to a statue, depicting a figure carrying a flag covering their face and stepping off a plinth, by British street artist Banksy during a march, held by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, to mark the 78th anniversary of…
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran to meet with officials: Iranian state media Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday to meet with Iranian officials, Pakistani government sources told Anadolu. The sources’ confirmation came after Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported earlier that Naqvi arrived in Tehran “a few hours…
Proceeds of first sustainable Panda Bond earmarked for water, energy, health sectors Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in an interview at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 with China Global Television Network’s program “The Heat”. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday addressed the inaugural Panda Bond issuance ceremony at the Embassy…
TOKYO: Japan’s Takefusa Kubo has vowed to fill the World Cup void left by Kaoru Mitoma, who will miss the tournament with a heartbreaking late hamstring injury. Winger Mitoma was left out of Japan’s squad on Friday after their medical staff decided he did not have enough time to recover after limping out of Brighton’s…
Actor says Ara ‘never got an invitation to Cannes, but her work made mine possible’ Actor Sanam Saeed made her debut at the Cannes Film Festival this year, honouring Pakistani cinema icon Shamim Ara and paying homage to women in the entertainment industry. Captioning an Instagram post “On my trip to Cannes, I carry her legacy and…