A fact-check found no credible reports of Erdogan backing that claim or stance publicly Erdogan did not mention Islamabad in his speech and instead criticised Israel for its bombardment of Lebanon. PHOTO: VIDEO GRAB Multiple accounts across social media platforms had been sharing a clip since April 11, 2026, claiming that it showed Turkish President Recep…
Pope Leo XIV blesses the faithful at the end of the Easter Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 5, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest, or domination. The…
MILAN: AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season’s Champions League with respective victories over Verona and Bologna on Sunday. Adrien Rabiot swept home the only goal in Milan’s 1-0 win at Verona, giving his team an eight-point cushion on Como and Roma in fifth and sixth, while Juve…
NAROWAL: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said that if the Iran-US war had continued, oil prices would have surged beyond Rs600 per litre and the economies of 193 countries would have collapsed. “Today, Pakistan’s leadership is not only a benefactor of Pakistan but of 193 countries,” Iqbal said on Sunday while addressing a ceremony…
. The writer is an Islamabad-based TV journalist and policy commentator. Email him at write2fp@gmail.com The recent pause in the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran is not merely a geopolitical breather. It is a narrow clearing in a landscape still driven by momentum. The guns have not fallen silent everywhere. The arguments…
A hydrocarbon facility in Qatar. PHOTO: oilandgasmiddleeast.com ISLAMABAD: The local gas industry has welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire by terming it a gateway to substantive future progress in international oil and gas trade, which will lower global inflation and fiscal pressure by normalising trade routes. The regional development will also lead to significant progress in Pakistan’s…
PM Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the government was taking and would continue to take all possible measures to provide relief to the public during the current challenging situation. The prime minister chaired a meeting where officials briefed him on the progress of subsidy disbursement as well…
KSE-100 hits intra-day low of 168,828 after aggressive selling wipes out early gains KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a turbulent session on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plunging by over 2,750 points as investors opted for aggressive profit-taking at higher levels. The market, which had previously shown resilience near the 171,000 mark,…
Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, HM Treasury in talks with NCSC to examine potential vulnerabilities British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s cybersecurity agency and major banks to assess risks posed by the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Officials at the Bank of England…
HONG KONG: Chelsea great Roberto Di Matteo told AFP on Tuesday it was “vital” that the faltering Premier League side add experienced players and backed Liam Rosenior to still be in charge next season.The London club are in the midst of an alarming slump, sixth in the table after four defeats in a row and…