Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Corps Commander Lieutenant General Rahat Naseem Ahmed Khan co-chairing the 28th Defence Review Committee meeting in Quetta on Thursday. SCREENGRAB Senior provincial and military leadership on Thursday agreed to revive and fully operationalise the long-delayed Safe City Project across Quetta and other strategic districts as part of a…
Household robot maker charges 3,000 yuan monthly for robots costing over 20,000 yuan, with bookings into December China’s robot industry has spent the past few years trying to make machines cheaper, smarter and more capable. At this year’s World Robot Conference in Beijing, some companies were also trying something less glamorous, namely, renting them out….
Haleem Adil Sheikh says PTI will hold rally on Shahrah-e-Quaideen even if authorities do not grant permission PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh and Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja address a press conference in Karachi on Thursday. SCREENGRAB The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced that it would hold a public rally on Karachi’s…
About 3.5m tons of coal is imported every year to meet the country’s demand. The rest is met from coal mines in Balochistan. PHOTO: FILE At least three miners died after toxic gas accumulated inside a local coal mine in Balochistan’s Duki district, raising fresh concerns over the safety conditions faced by mining workers in…
Pakistan have named a 15-member Under-19 squad for their tour of England, with Farhan Yousaf appointed captain for a campaign featuring one Youth Test and four one-day internationals. The tour begins on September 2 with a four-day Youth Test against England at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, followed by ODIs at Arundel, Guildford and Wormsley. Farhan,…
He is Europe’s oldest living monarch and Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991 King Harald V, King of Norway and head of state since 17 January 1991. Photo: The Royal House of Norway Norway’s King Harald was in a “very serious” condition in hospital on Thursday, the royal court said, and family members gathered…
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino pictured in the stands ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024. Photo: AFP PARIS: Thursday’s draw for this season’s Champions League has been somewhat overshadowed by the latest developments in the dispute between UEFA and FIFA over plans to bring private financing into the World Cup,…
India’s civil aviation ministry said the aircraft crashed during a training flight near Kanpur airport on Thursday The wreckage of plane after incident. PHOTO: Press Trust of India X Post Two pilots were killed when a training aircraft crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to officials on Thursday. The incident took…
Witnesses describe chaotic, harrowing scenes and intense smoke, guards reportedly preventing them from leaving ward Javeria, mother of a newborn victim, is consoled following a deadly fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. Photo: Reuters A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on…
United Arab Emirates batter Asif Khan has accepted a 15-month ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Cricket Council said Thursday. The 36-year-old tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone in an out-of-competition test conducted on September 8, 2025. Asif admitted violating Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the…