ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched inquiries into the issuance and renewal of oil storage licences, misreporting and illegal price differential claims (PDCs). At present, the FIA Karachi Circle is investigating two scams. In a scandal, the role of director general oil of the Petroleum Division is being investigated. In the second case,…
Phil Foden and Cole Palmer have been left out of England’s World Cup squad. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Cole Palmer and Phil Foden were among a number of high-profile players left out of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad announced on Friday. Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander Arnold was also omitted, with Saudi-based Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney the…
ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of 14 countries, including Pakistan, issued a joint statement on Sunday condemning the “illegal and unacceptable” opening of a purported embassy by the “so-called Somaliland region” in occupied Jerusalem. The statement, shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X, was signed by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia,…
Yan Diomande, 19, made his Ivory Coast debut in October and scored in his first two matches. Photo: AFP LONDON: Two years after leaving the United States following a series of unsuccessful MLS tryouts, Yan Diomande is shining at the World Cup for Ivory Coast — and still grieving a family tragedy. Diomande, 19, made his Ivory…
The information surfaced on a reporter WhatsApp group: Eight small children had been infected with HIV, supposedly at Kulsum Bai Valika hospital in Karachi and two were dead. Every reporter was busy calling their Sindh government contacts to get confirmation and details. Since I am new to Health reporting, I decided to go to the…
Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly helping shape Tehran’s negotiations with Washington despite injuries US intelligence agencies believe Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in shaping Tehran’s wartime strategy and negotiations with Washington despite remaining out of public view following injuries sustained during the war, according to a CNN report on Friday. The report, citing sources…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, along with other regional countries, is believed to have been pushing for a “standby agreement” aimed at bringing a formal closure to the Iran-US war while laying down a framework for resolving contentious issues that continue to divide Tehran and Washington, it emerged on Thursday. As part of those efforts, Interior Minister Mohsin…
Water pipeline work outside mosque leaves roads in disarray, testing patience of worshipers With no immediate restoration in sight, mosque administration resorts to temporary fixes, placing wooden planks over the dug-up sections. Photo: express KARACHI: City’s Lasbela Chowk has turned into a daily test of patience, where broken roads and rising dust now speak louder…
Says technical talks due for next week; Khawaja Asif says deal will be presented as ‘Islamabad Pact’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed to a framework for a peace deal that would end the months-long conflict in the Middle East,…
Novak Djokovic comes to Paris having played just one match on clay this year. Photo: AFP/File PARIS: Novak Djokovic said he didn’t know if he would play at the French Open again after his latest quest for a record 25th Grand Slam ended in a third-round loss to Joao Fonseca on Friday. Brazilian teenager Fonseca…