Pakistan is doing the right things at the moment in navigating through a complex and uncertain global trade situation. It has recently announced major tariff reforms, due for the last 20 years. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD’: Despite the federal government providing online payment facilities for the buying and selling of sacrificial animals on the occasion of…
Despite Saim Ayub’s fighting 54, Hyderabad Kingsmen managed only a modest 129 against Peshawar Zalmi in a high-pressure HBL Pakistan Super League final at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. Peshawar Zalmi, eyeing a second PSL title, won the toss and opted to field — a decision that paid early dividends as in-form Maaz Sadaqat fell…
Iran demands FIFA assurances to participate in 2026 World Cup. Photo: AFP TEHRAN: Iran’s football federation said on Saturday that the men’s national team will take part in the 2026 World Cup this summer, but demanded that joint hosts the United States, Mexico and Canada agree to its conditions amid the Middle East war. The…
Official says ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon will now take place at the White House The ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel will meet at the White House, and will be greeted on arrival by President Donald Trump, a US official confirmed Thursday. “The ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon will now take place at…
Ahmed, who covered hundreds of Tests and ODIs, dies in Karachi as cricket world mourns his passing Veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed. Photo: X Pakistan’s veteran cricket journalist Qamar Ahmed passed away in Karachi on Thursday at the age of 88, according to his family. Family members said he had been suffering from a heart…
NCCIA argues that SC has a consistent and long-standing practice of not intervening in pending matters ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has challenged a Supreme Court order directing the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide applications filed by Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, seeking suspension of their sentences within…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed the executive to take steps to add a separate column in the Nikahnama regarding the husband’s title or the title of any other person over the property to be given in dower. It noted that the husband and any other person who consented to the transfer/settlement of the dower…
Health officials have probed the plant since May after farmer complaints about the factory’s operations Farmers speak with a security guard near the compound wall of a Tata Electronics’ components factory for Apple’s iPhone, in Hosur, June 15, 2026. REUTERS An Indian state health authority is investigating how liquid discharged from Apple supplier Tata’s iPhone…
Country sees improved US ties as it emerges as key party taking up Mideast mediation efforts amid regional tensions Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir meet US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on September 25, 2025. Photo: Handout A year after the Pakistan-India military confrontation triggered by…
Probe launched against employer’s son, driver, others after victim succumbs at hospital LAHORE: An 18-year-old domestic worker who had accused her employer’s son and a driver of repeatedly sexually assaulting her has died after spending nearly four weeks in hospital. Police have launched scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding her treatment and criminal investigation. The victim,…