ISLAMABAD: A quietly held meeting between senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has triggered a debate of possible back channel contacts between the opposition party and powers that be and also raised questions over internal communication and coordination within the party after it emerged that party founding chairman Imran Khan’s family…
Lecce’s Lameck Banda celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Pisa and Lecce in Pisa, Italy. Photo: AFP MILAN: Lecce won 2-1 in Pisa on Friday to improve their chances of Serie A survival and condemn both their hosts and Verona to relegation. The victory put Lecce, who occupy…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a husband is legally bound to fulfill commitments made to his wife in a separate agreement in addition to the dower (Haq Mehr) recorded in the Nikahnama. The court issued this verdict as it upheld a trial court decision directing a husband to transfer a five-marla…
LOS ANGELES: A24’s ‘Backrooms’, the big screen adaptation of a viral YouTube horror series, smashed several box office records with an $81.5 million North American debut, US media reported on Sunday. Directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, who created the ‘Backrooms’ web series as a teenager, the movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever…
Among injured, two belong to Multan, two to Sialkot, one to Narowal, working for construction company QUETTA: At least five people were injured in a hand grenade attack in Dalbandin, an area of Chagai district in Balochistan, late on Monday night, police said. According to police officials, unidentified individuals threw a hand grenade at a…
BARCELONA: World number two Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open after damaging his right wrist, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.The Spaniard picked up the injury during a 6-4 6-2 first-round win over Otto Virtanen.Alcaraz, the top seed, was scheduled to face Czech Tomas Machac in the second round.“After the tests, we’ve realised that…
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 9, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes….
Chinese consul says Gwadar to become regional trade hub as Iran lauds peace efforts LAHORE: China’s Consul General Sun Yan has said that CPEC 2.0 will focus on high-quality development, including industrialisation, agricultural modernisation, technological innovation, green growth and livelihood improvement, while highlighting Gwadar Port’s potential as a key regional trade hub. Speaking at a…
Pope Leo XIV reacts as he speaks with the youth who helped him plant a tree during his visit to the archaeological site of Hippo Regius in Annaba, Algeria, April 14, 2026. PHOTO:REUTERS Pope Leo warned of the risk of democracies sliding into “majoritarian tyranny” on Tuesday, in a letter issued by the Vatican two…
Iranian FM spokesperson states that nuclear enrichment is Iran’s non-negotiable right Iranian people attend a ceremony marking 40 days since the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli and US strikes, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. PHOTO:REUTERS Spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission Ebrahim Rezaei stated on…