KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier professional boxer and reigning WBA Gold bantamweight champion Mohammad Waseem is considering several overseas destinations for his training for the next professional fight which is more likely to be held latter this year. Waseem will either go for his WBA gold title defence fight or he will opt for a unification fight….
The former Awami League lawmaker has been living in the US since Hasina’s government was toppled Bangladeshi cricketer and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan. Photo: file Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges including…
Caught between an emerging interim Strait of Hormuz deal being negotiated by Iran and Oman People walk past an anti-US billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/File With President Donald Trump’s war against Iran now in its sixth month, this week’s flurry of threats and diplomacy has underscored the ever-tighter…
‘Online presence vetting’ used to ensure applicants are eligible for visa under US law, State Dept spokesperson says A general view of a United States State Department sign outside the US State Department building in Washington, DC, US, July 11, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS The United States State Department will vet the social media accounts of foreign journalists applying…
Agreement says an attack on one signatory will be treated as an attack on all, strengthening collective deterrence Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on August 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye…
Gold prices rose for the third consecutive day in international and local markets on Friday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold increased by $51 per ounce to $4,319. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), The price of gold per tola in the local market also increased by Rs5,100…
Administration argues new directive falls outside the purview of the Supreme Court ruling US President Donald Trump gestures as he participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump signed two…
Zafar Ibn-e-Yaqoob says Germany offers the ideal environment for success in future events KARACHI: Pakistan’s former national shot put record holder Zafar Ibn-e-Yaqoob has urged Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem to train alongside the world’s top athletes in Europe, saying it is essential if the javelin thrower is to maintain his status among the sport’s elite….
More than 60 Palestinians detained or questioned during nearly two-day military operation The Israeli army withdrew from the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem late Thursday after a nearly two-day military raid that left 51 Palestinians injured, Palestinian authorities said. The Jerusalem Governorate said Israeli forces pulled out after an operation involving widespread…
15 people injured as teachers, students killed in country’s second school shooting this year Students, without wearing shoes, run as they evacuate from Debsirin Nonthaburi School, the site of a shooting incident, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS At least seven people were killed on…