WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States could launch fresh military strikes against Iran within days if negotiations fail, even as Washington and Tehran continued indirect efforts to reach a deal aimed at preventing a renewed escalation in the Middle East conflict.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump revealed he…
Electoral moment: A woman casts her vote in by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online ISLAMABAD: In a significant political development ahead of the AJK political season, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Friday secured a notable defection as PTI-backed Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly member Begum Imtiaz Naseem joined the ruling party, calling it a “return…
In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE Oil prices fell on Wednesday, retreating after a two-day rally following an unexpectedly large build in US crude inventories, while supply disruptions in the Middle East lingered. Brent crude futures fell 73 cents, or 0.67%, to $108.02…
Police deploy heightened security as Millwall-West Ham and Wolves-West Brom derbies return this weekend LONDON: Police are on red alert as the English Championship braces for the renewal of two bitter feuds when Millwall face West Ham and Wolves meet West Brom this weekend. Wolves host fourth-placed West Brom in the Black Country derby on…
ARLINGTON: Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career on Monday. The European champions will face the United States — the only one of the co-hosts remaining — or Belgium on Friday in Los Angeles. In front…
Canada coach Jesse Marsch during the press conference. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Jesse Marsch has a simple message for anyone wondering whether his Canada side are ready for the weight of a home World Cup: they are not just ready for it, they want it. Canada will arrive at Toronto Stadium on Friday for their first World Cup…
Babar Azam returned to captaincy for the third time. Photo: AFP Pakistan face a daunting task to revive their three-match Test series against England when the second match begins at Lord’s on Thursday, with the visitors under pressure to produce a vastly improved performance. Pakistan were beaten by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley,…
STOXX 600 flat as oil and gas index jumps 8%; ECB and Bank of England meetings in focus this week European shares were muted on Monday, as investors prepared for a week packed with central bank meetings, while oil prices rose with United States-Iran peace talks stalling again. US President Donald Trump cancelled a trip…
The High Court held that matters relating to CNICs fall outside the jurisdiction of civil courts LAHORE: In a ruling on a petition filed by citizen Ali Ansari, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared that civil courts do not have the authority to order the blocking or cancellation of a citizen’s Computerised National Identity…
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addresses the groundbreaking ceremony of Jinnah Medical Complex in Islamabad on July 21, 2024. PHOTO: APP LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Ali Imran Yousaf in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the Punjab…