Health authorities declare disease spread to new Haut-Uele province in northeastern Congo after seven deaths confirmed The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 1,800, official data showed on Saturday, as the virus spread to a fourth province in the northeastern part of the country. The total tally…
LAHORE: With Eidul Azha around the corner, complaints of overcharging and extortion in Lahore’s cattle markets have mounted, with citizens and livestock traders saying they have been left at the mercy of contractors operating with impunity. From Shahpur Kanjran – Punjab’s largest permanent cattle market – to temporary sale points established across the city, buyers…
PPP chairman proposes independent commission to probe unrest, urges dialogue to help resolve ongoing crisis PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto addressing his party’s office bearers and ticket holders in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday warned that prolonged unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) would damage…
JUI-F chief says state’s writ has collapsed in K-P and Balochistan, urges constitutional governance Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Photo: Facebook Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman launched a scathing attack on the government on Tuesday, declaring that the writ of the state has practically collapsed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, leaving citizens…
SRH’s Abhishek Sharma, left, interacts with teammate Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to field in a high-stakes clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, with both sides looking to bounce back after recent defeats in IPL 2026. This contest brings together two of the most explosive batting units in the league….
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA: Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista, one of the owners of meatpacker, played a key role in arranging a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, scheduled for Thursday in Washington, one person with direct knowledge of the talks told Reuters. A jet owned by the family’s J&F…
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has issued a fresh seniority list of its judges following the transfer of Justice Babar Sattar from the Islamabad High Court. The new list was notified by the Registrar of the PHC after approval from the court’s Administrative Committee, in line with its decision dated May 1. According to…
Police say the suspect confessed to killing the six-year-old boy after allegedly sexually assaulting him A judicial magistrate on Thursday remanded the prime suspect in the alleged sexual assault and murder of a six-year-old boy in Karachi’s Old City area to police custody for five days after investigators said he confessed to the crime. The…
Pakistan’s women’s netball team suffered a 66-48 defeat at the hands of Thailand in their second outing at the Asian Netball Championships. Pakistan’s women’s netball team suffered a 66-48 defeat at the hands of Thailand in their second outing at the Asian Netball Championships 2026 Plate Division in Hong Kong on Monday. Pakistan, who made…
Security forces destroy an explosive-laden vehicle; President Zardari, Naqvi hail security forces’ swift response Four terrorists were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district after security forces thwarted a major terrorist plot by destroying an “explosive-laden vehicle intended for a suicide attack”, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the…