‘BLA does not represent Balochistan. It weaponises Balochistan’s deprivation’ ISLAMABAD: I belong to Balochistan. I have spent my political life in its dust, in its mountains, and among its people. I have listened to mothers who do not know where their sons went, and sat across from families grieving children who were recruited, radicalised, and…
Morocco’s Ismael Saibari in action with Scotland’s Lewis Ferguson and Nathan Patterson. Photo: REUTERS BOSTON: Ismael Saibari scored the fastest goal of the World Cup so far after just 71 seconds as Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 on Friday to close in on a place in the knockout rounds. Saibari scored in Morocco’s opening 1-1 draw…
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is among the starriest names in a 26-man Norway squad that has reached the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard headline Norway’s World Cup squad, which was announced in a video by the country’s King Harald V on Thursday. Manchester…
BENGALURU: Elon Musk’s X was largely back up after thousands of ?users reported issues with the social media platform globally on Monday, according to Downdetector.com. The outage began around 9am ET, peaking at over 25,000 issues being reported in the US before cooling to about 620 reports, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating…
Says government has made every possible effort to provide relief to the public through the budget Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of women parliamentarians belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government had presented a people-friendly budget despite difficult economic…
The government on Wednesday handed over the responsibility of making the new budget to Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after it found the initial work below par, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) also began its own scrutiny of the new tax proposals. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a Dar?led committee to "review, analyse…
FO calls strikes dangerous escalation as Pakistan’s mediation between US, Iran enters ‘critical, sensitive’ stage Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran in Tehran on April 6. Photo: Reuters The Foreign Office on Tuesday expressed “its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation” of the missile and drone attacks carried…
A story of resilience, strength and most of all, fashion. The dynamic duo, Saira and Shakira complete 10 years as a design house and are one of the leading couturiers in Pakistan. Every struggle turned into passion and every obstacle became a step towards the goal. Saira Shakira’s new bridal campaign is a celebration of…
Azra Pechuho warns of rising cases after 14 infections, five deaths; isolation units set up in major hospitals Monkeypox (mpox) symptoms include fever, rashes and swollen lymph nodes. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Sindh is facing a growing health threat as monkeypox cases surge, with 14 infections reported so far this year – including 12 in Khairpur…
ISLAMABAD: A great power rests on three pillars: military, diplomacy and economy. Pakistan has achieved many milestones on the military and diplomatic fronts. Two recent events further reinforced our strength. First, the decisive victory in Operation Bunyan Marsoos strengthened Pakistan’s credentials as a formidable military power. It elevated Pakistan’s global profile. Countries began to show…