Lamine Yamal scored Spain’s first goal of the 2026 World Cup. Photo: AFP ATLANTA: Lamine Yamal’s return sparked Spain’s World Cup into life as the European champions ran riot to beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 in Atlanta. Making his first start in two months after a hamstring injury, Yamal ended La Roja’s long wait for a World Cup goal…
Pakistan Peoples Party emerged as the largest party with 11 seats, followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz with six GILGIT: The newly elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly were sworn in on Monday during the inaugural session held at the Assembly Hall in Gilgit, formally marking the start of a new five-year legislative term. G-B…
Appreciates the trust reposed by Iran and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in handling the matter for their nationals Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday announced the successful repatriation of eight Iranian fishermen who had been rescued at sea after their boat ran aground. In a post on his official X, FM…
Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to represent Pakistan at an international forum in Russia from June 24 to 26 Hon’ble Justice Munib Akhtar, the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, taking oath as Acting Chief Justice at the Supreme Court Branch Karachi Registry on June 22, 2026. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan KARACHI:…
High-Level Committee established to provide political oversight, and start of further technical negotiations Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif alongside the Iranian delegation in Bürgenstock, Switzerland for US-Iran technical talks. PHOTO: SHEHBAZ SHARIF/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday welcomed the “successful conclusion” of the first High-Level Committee meeting held under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum…
FO team will remain engaged with parties for technical-level talks for the remainder of the week in Switzerland: Dar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday welcomed what he described as “substantial progress” achieved during high-level talks in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, and said Pakistan…
Qatar’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that 54 people have been injured QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Fifty-four people were injured, and 18 are missing after an explosion at Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural…
ISLAMABAD: Not long ago, travellers venturing past Naran into Batakundi would find themselves surrounded by slopes of vibrant green, wide-open meadows, and mountains stretching endlessly into the sky. But that landscape was changing, and quickly. Hotels, guesthouses, and private villas were steadily spreading across the valley. Where green spaces once defined the character of the…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s agriculture is facing a crisis that is neither sudden nor mysterious. It is the predictable result of a long-standing mismatch between what the country grows and what its climate, soils and water resources can realistically support. For decades, Pakistan’s crop choices were shaped by a world of abundant canal flows, stable weather and…
Discussions, at initial stages and progressing fast, include the potential sale of air defence system Akashteer The Indian Army’s BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The Indian government is in talks with the UAE to sell some of its flagship defence systems,…