Enrique predicts more thrills

Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-4 semi-final first-leg win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday will go down as one of the greatest Champions League games. Photo: AFP PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique admitted his team will likely need to score several more goals away to Bayern Munich next week to be sure of reaching another Champions League…

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Info minister reaffirms commitment to minority rights in talks with Christian delegation

Both sides agreed to establish an effective mechanism for resolving issues related to Christian personal laws Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to protecting minority rights during a meeting with a delegation representing the Christian community, state broadcaster PTV reported. The delegation met Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Information Minister…

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‘No war surcharges on shipments’

Customs process 10 complaints as terminal operators agree to demurrage relief for export containers Hang Tong got stuck due to high sea waves and faulty engine while it was returning after offloading shipments at the Karachi port. PHOTO COURTESY: MMNEWS.TV ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has said shipping agents assured…

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Iran World Cup squad heads to Mexico

Iran players line up during the national anthems before the match. PHOTO: REUTERS TEHRAN: Iran lashed out at the United States on Saturday for refusing visas to some of its World Cup squad support staff as the players were to leave Turkey for Mexico. The row erupted just days before the June 11 start of…

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DR Congo advance but Iran out

ATLANTA: The Democratic Republic of Congo became the latest underdogs to roar at the World Cup on Saturday, battling into the knockout rounds for the first time as Iran’s rollercoaster campaign ended in elimination. A chaotic finale to the tournament’s expanded group phase saw Austria and Algeria fill the final two berths in the last…

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22 terrorists killed in Khyber IBO

RAWALPINDI: Security forces and law enforcement agencies killed 22 terrorists in a joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the terrorists belonged to India-sponsored Fitna al Khawarij. Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned…

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Shehbaz praises visionary leadership of China’s Xi

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee Party Secretary Wang Hao witnesses a signing ceremony in Hangzhou. PHOTO: APP HANGZHOU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Wang Hao, Party Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee in Hangzhou on Saturday and discussed matters related to bilateral cooperation. Wang Hao welcomed the Prime Minister…

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BLA violence signals weakening, not rise

. The terrorism in Balochistan shows how an armed separatist movement comes apart over time. For more than twenty years, Pakistan’s largest province has lived with low-intensity conflict: scattered violence, a steady separatist message, and long stretches of uneasy quiet. The recent operational record, the shift in tactics, and the regional politics around it point…

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