ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Under-16 Boys Volleyball Team, which made history by winning the gold medal at the 2nd Asian U16 Volleyball Championship 2025 in Thailand, was honored with cash rewards under the Federal Government’s sports incentive policy during a ceremony held in Islamabad. The young national team achieved a landmark success by securing Pakistan’s first-ever…
KARACHI: The oil tanker, sailing under the Somali flag, was transporting oil from Oman to Somalia when pirates seized it on April 21. Among the ten abducted Pakistanis, eight are from Karachi. Mehwish becomes emotional recalling the moment on April 21 when she was speaking to her husband, Yasir Khan, on the phone around 4:30pm;…
Cafe powered by Google’s Gemini hires staff, orders supplies and manages operations with mixed results An experimental cafe run by AI opens in Stockholm. PHOTO: AFP The avocado toasts and baristas making foamy lattes make it look like any other cafe, except at this one, located in a Stockholm residential neighbourhood, artificial intelligence (AI) is…
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Information Secretary Nadeem Afzal Chan has said that there were no remaining differences between the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), asserting that recent tensions between the two coalition partners had been resolved. His remarks came just a day after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had blasted alleged attempts…
The 2.7-kilometre-long project will feature a three-lane carriageway on both sides, along with a two-lane service road Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday visits the site of the Margalla Road–Motorway extension project and inspects ongoing construction activities. PHOTO: APP Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday visited the site of the Margalla Road–Motorway extension project, and…
Stan Wawrinka bid farewell to the Monte Carlo Masters as the 2014 champion fell 7-5, 7-5 to Sebastian Baez in the first round. Photo: AFP/FILE MONTE CARLO: Stan Wawrinka bid farewell to the Monte Carlo Masters as the 2014 champion fell 7-5, 7-5 to Sebastian Baez in the first round on Monday.The 41-year-old three-time Grand…
Pakistan is set to script history as it prepares to host the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time, with 10 Asian women’s tennis teams confirmed to compete in the country in October, the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) announced on Sunday. “For the first time in Pakistan’s sporting history, 10 Asian women’s tennis teams…
Premier also discusses evolving situation in Middle East and bilateral relations in phone call with New Zealand PM Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with a high-level European Union trade and business delegation in Islamabad. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with a high-level European Union trade and business delegation in…
Corps commanders confab terms strikes ‘unnecessary escalation’, spoiling mediation efforts A drone view of people gathering at the site of damage in a residential neighbourhood following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS RAWALPINDI: The military’s top brass on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial complexes, terming…
Pakistan Peoples Party emerged as the largest party with 11 seats, followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz with six GILGIT: The newly elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly were sworn in on Monday during the inaugural session held at the Assembly Hall in Gilgit, formally marking the start of a new five-year legislative term. G-B…