Bangladesh tightened their grip on the second Test against Pakistan after veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim struck a superb century to help the hosts set a daunting 437-run target at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday. At stumps on day three, Pakistan were 0/0 in two overs in their second innings, with openers Abdullah Fazal…
RAWALPINDI: The federal government’s proposed restructuring of Pakistan Post has sparked strong opposition from postal employees, with the Postal Workers Federation Pakistan announcing a nationwide protest movement and strike from July 1 if the reforms, which it says could pave the way for privatisation, downsizing and closure of post offices, are not withdrawn. The union…
Farmers suffer millions in losses as extreme weather destroys plum and strawberry crops across K-P Nearly 80 per cent of this year’s strawberry crop was destroyed before reaching the market. PHOTO: PEXELS PESHAWAR: What should have been a season of harvest and profit has instead become a season of despair. For farmers across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P),…
Lionel Messi has been at the heart of an injury scare, with his club side Inter Miami saying medical tests diagnosed him with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring. Photo: AFP BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced Thursday as he unveiled his 26-man squad. Messi,…
. LAHORE: As temperatures climb in Lahore, a wave of electricity outages has deepened public frustration, with residents questioning why soaring power bills persist even as supply remains unreliable. According to officials, electricity demand on the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) system has surged to around 2,400 megawatts, while supply from the National Power Control…
A postgraduate female doctor was critically injured when an attacker threw acid on her while she was on duty at the surgical ward of Civil Sandeman Hospital, Balochistan’s largest public health facility. The suspect fled the scene but was later killed in an exchange of fire with police, authorities said. According to police, the attack…
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. PESHAWAR: A prominent religious cleric, Maulana Muhammad Idrees Tarangzai, was killed on Tuesday in a targeted shooting in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Charsadda, while two police constables were also injured in the attack. According to details shared by police, the incident took place on Tuesday morning at around 08:10am within the jurisdiction of Utmankhel police station,…
‘SC cannot remain a forum for repeating platitudes while violations continue in plain sight,’ says UN envoy The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday asserted its “inherent right of self-defence” under international law following a series of reported Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting civilian infrastructure. “Let us be clear, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure…
Floating debt surges to Rs10.56tr on short-term borrowing to meet fiscal shortfalls KARACHI: Pakistan’s gross government domestic debt and liabilities rose to Rs58,089 billion in April 2026, reflecting a steady upward trend in public borrowing, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday. The total compares with Rs57,566 billion in…