Party preparing to expand its organisational and electoral footprint in Punjab provincial capital LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahore President Faisal Mir on Sunday announced that the party would hold a major public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on July 25 to mark the birthday of President Asif Ali Zardari, while also unveiling plans to contest upcoming…
Stuttgart forward Tiago Tomas celebrates after scoring the winner in Thursday’s German Cup semi-final against Freiburg. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Tiago Tomas’ stunning 119th-minute back-heel sent Stuttgart to a German Cup final meeting with Bayern Munich after a 2-1 extra-time home win over Freiburg on Thursday. Maximilian Eggestein’s first-half opener had Freiburg on track for a…
Concerns arose after reports Starlink terminals were used in the Middle East war despite lacking an Iran licence A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a caravan truck of a tourist, parked in a street in Ronda, Spain February 12, 2024. REUTERS India has frozen approvals for Starlink to begin commercial operations due…
Warns that such unwarranted aggression could undermine ongoing peaceful efforts, conducive environment for dialogue The military leadership on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial complexes, terming them an “unnecessary escalation” that threatened to spoil mediation efforts to bring the Mideast crisis to an end. Iran earlier attacked a…
CM Afridi yields to party pressure; six new ministers, four advisers and eight special assistants sworn in today Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet was expanded on Saturday with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers, and eight special assistants, taking the total strength of the provincial cabinet to 31…
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the government’s decision to withdraw free electricity units for Grade-17 officers of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and power distribution companies (DISCOs), declaring the policy lawful. The LHC issued this verdict after hearing petitions filed by the GEPCO Engineers and Officers Association, which challenged the government’s…
Launches new framework to empower youth to save securely and develop responsible financial habits State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday it has launched a new framework for teenagers’ accounts, enabling them to independently own and operate bank accounts and digital wallets. In a press release, the…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is presenting the Pakistan Economic Survey, outlining key economic indicators ahead of the federal budget announcement. Aurangzeb said the Economic Survey was an important document, but it also told the story of the past year, adding that the country faced economic uncertainty during the previous year, followed by floods and subsequent rescue…
A paramedic walks among the rubble at a site damaged in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS BEIRUT: Lebanon’s leaders issued pointed calls for Iran to stop interfering in their country’s affairs on Friday, as Israel…
A woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a rally in support of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. West Asia News Agency via REUTERS GENEVA: Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal…