Annual teaching days fixed; reforms target learning losses from extended holidays RAWALPINDI: The Punjab School Education Department and the All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APPSMA) have reached a broad consensus on a comprehensive package of education reforms aimed at improving academic management, easing regulatory challenges and creating a more supportive environment for private educational…
LONDON: CONCACAF followed UEFA on Wednesday by criticisingFIFA’s controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary. World football’s governing body said Tuesday it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) but hoped to raise $4.2 billion…
Roberto Mancini had been coaching Qatari club Al-Sadd. Photo: AFP/File MILAN: Roberto Mancini has been named the head coach of Italy’s national team for a second time, tasked with revitalising the Azzurri who have missed out on the last three World Cups, FIGC president Giovanni Malago said Tuesday. Technical director Paolo Maldini, who reportedly threatened to resign if Mancini was…
Says 2,276 families, comprising 8,858 individuals, had been ‘completely wiped out’ amid the ongoing conflict Palestinian children trek through the rubbles to fetch water. Photo: Reuters/file More than 60,000 children in the Gaza Strip have lost at least one parent since Israel’s military campaign began in October 2023, the enclave’s health ministry said in a…
PARIS: CONCACAF said Wednesday it was “deeply concerned by the lack of due process” in FIFA’s plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and other competitions. World football’s governing body said Tuesday it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) but hoped to raise $4.2 billion…
Says recent clashes left one Rangers official dead and around 15 police and law enforcement officers injured AJK police spokesperson SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat addressing a press briefing in Rawalakot. SCREENGRAB Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khawar Ali Shaukat on Wednesday said the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee…
A China Airlines Cargo plane taxis at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Photo: Reuters The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia’s air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum. Unlike the post-pandemic parcel boom, demand tied to AI infrastructure is…
Military official rejects Saudi accusations after US-Saudi strikes on Iran-aligned targets in Iraq An Iranian military official on Wednesday denied Tehran’s involvement in projectiles launched from Iraq toward Saudi Arabia, rejecting accusations that Iran was behind recent attacks on the kingdom. Responding to a statement by the Saudi defence minister, the official told Iran’s state…
In separate short posts on Truth Social, Trump said he discussed various topics with them, without giving specifics A combination picture shows Zelenskiy and Netanyahu arriving at the White House, July 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday his meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were positive. Netanyahu and Zelenskiy were in…
K-P IG says NATO weapons being used in southern districts, that can’t be obtained without help of Afghan government Martyred Elite Force Constable Gulfam who was killed by terrorists during a joint operation in Swat. PESHAWAR: An Elite Force constable was martyred, while five terrorists were killed during a joint operation by police and the Counter-Terrorism Department…