Messi scores but Miami slump continues

Lionel Messi scored his 14th MLS goal as Inter Miami fell 2-1 to Toronto FC. Photo: REUTERS MIAMI: A goal from Lionel Messi wasn’t enough as Inter Miami fell 2-1 at home to Toronto on Saturday for their fifth straight match without a win. Miami trailed 2-0 after goals from Toronto’s Josh Sargent and Derrick…

Read More

Afridi vows to lead long march to Islamabad

HANGU: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Saturday vowed to personally lead Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in the September 27 long march to Islamabad, declaring that the announced date was firm and non-negotiable and that the party would not retreat until achieving its objective. The chief minister made the remarks during a one-day visit…

Read More

BRT Red Line picks up steam

KARACHI: The city’s long-awaited transport overhaul is gathering momentum, with construction on the BRT Red Line accelerating and the Sindh government setting a September 15 deadline to make University Road fully motorable, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said during a visit and inspection of the project site on Saturday. Sharjeel reviewed construction activity along the…

Read More

Bangladesh signals openness to joining Makkah pact

. DHAKA: Bangladesh has signalled that it is open to joining the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, as Dhaka seeks to expand its strategic partnerships while keeping national interests at the centre of its foreign policy, it emerged on Saturday, according to state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). “Bangladesh maintains a…

Read More

SC orders repatriation of foreign prisoners

. The investigation was conducted by federal police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation spy agency. PHOTO: PEXELS LAHORE: A review board at the Supreme Court Lahore Registry on Saturday heard a case concerning the release, repatriation, and health conditions of 31 foreign prisoners from India, Bangladesh, Tanzania, and other countries. The review board, headed…

Read More