MILAN: Inter Milan won the Italian Cup on Wednesday after beating Lazio 2-0 and completing a domestic double alongside their 21st Serie A title.An Adam Marusic own goal and Lautaro Martinez’s tap-in, both in the first half, gave Inter both a comfortable victory in Rome and a 10th Cup triumph.Just with the 3-0 stuffing dished…
Regarded as one of the most accomplished batsmen of his generation, Virat Kohli is a hero to hundreds of millions of fans. Photo: AFP NEW DEHLI: Virat Kohli said his love of cricket keeps him going but admitted his career “is going to finish one day” after ending a mini slump in form with a…
Government says Cambridge will strengthen safeguards after repeated examination paper controversies Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi chairing meeting on June 25. Photo: Interior Ministry website/ File The Ministry of Interior on Thursday directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to conduct a thorough investigation, in coordination with Cambridge International Education (CIE), into the alleged leakage…
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are expanding cooperation across 21 priority sectors with investments exceeding $1.5 billion, reflecting the growing strength of the strategic economic partnership between the two countries, Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi has said, according to statements issued on Wednesday. Speaking at a high?level interaction organised by the Foreign Affairs Liaison Office (FALO)…
A file image shows MVS Haji ALi vessel. PHOTO: marinetraffic.com New Delhi condemned an attack that sank an Indian-flagged vessel transiting through Omani waters as “unacceptable” on Thursday and said commercial ships should not be targeted amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attack on the dhow — a wooden vessel — occurred while it…
Both countries agree to enhance capacity-building cooperation between their judicial systems Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with the Azerbaijani Justice Minister Farid Turab Oglu Ahmadov. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan and Azerbaijan were brotherly countries and their bilateral ties were growing stronger with every passing day during a meeting…
A thriving illicit trade of more than 40 billion cigarettes a year is undermining Pakistan’s tax policy objectives Pakistan’s cigarette market has become a case study in how good-faith tax policy can yield unintended/negative results. Despite repeated increases in excise duties – most dramatically in the 2022–23 financial year – the country now hosts the…
IT minister stresses e-commerce, digitisation can help expand economy significantly ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Wednesday said Pakistan’s ongoing digital transformation under CPEC 2.0 carries significant potential to expand the national economy through data-driven policymaking, digitisation and growth in e-commerce. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the IBI Pakistan…
A state banquet is underway in Beijing. It kicked off with Xi saying China and the US should be partners, not rivals, and US President Donald Trump describing Chinese President Xi Jinping as a friend. The event caps off the first day of the two-day summit between the leaders of the world's two largest economies….
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday approved a bill related to the issuance of blue passports to senators, amid a heated discussion over alleged misuse of official passports and asylum cases abroad. During the committee meeting, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry raised concerns regarding the misuse of blue passports, stating…