PUBLISHED March 09, 2025 LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: They say life and death is in the hands of God. But sometimes the delicate thread of fate suddenly lands in the hands of distraught family members, who barely have minutes to find, match and trade a few bags of blood in return for the irreplaceable lives of their loved…
Hafiz Imran Butt and Irfan Butt are prohibited from participating in any sports-related activity in Pakistan The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has welcomed the Court of Arbitration for Sport Anti-Doping Division’s ruling imposing lifetime bans on former Pakistan Weightlifting Federation President Hafiz Imran Butt and coach Irfan Butt for serious anti-doping rule violations. The PSB…
Barcelona will be without Lamine Yamal for the rest of the season and Hansi Flick’s side must find a way to deal with it. Photo: AFP BARCELONA: With teenage star Lamine Yamal out injured for the rest of the season Barcelona visit Getafe on Saturday in La Liga looking for ways to cope without him…
IMF and World Bank warn war will slow global growth and raise inflation, hitting poorer nations hardest A worker counts Egyptian pounds and issues a receipt after filling a car’s tank at a Chillout petrol station as Egypt raises domestic fuel prices by up to 17% amid global energy turmoil and the expanding US-Israeli conflict…
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank decreased $1.321 billion during the week ended April 10, 2026 as the country repaid $1.426 billion to investors following maturity of Eurobonds in the international market. According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday, Pakistan's total liquid foreign currency reserves reached…
BEIRUT: Israel said on Saturday it would attack Hezbollah targets forcefully, further testing a fragile ceasefire with Lebanon that US President Donald Trump recently said had been extended by three weeks. Four people were killed on Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, while the Israeli military said Hezbollah had…
National Assembly. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday approved a bill to give state land on lease free of cost to private developers for the development of special economic zones (SEZs) and barred courts from taking cognisance of commercial legal disputes related to these zones. The committee approved…
Afghans bound for US told to return home or seek resettlement in a third country, says FM spokesperson Special Immigrants from Afghanistan walk through the in-processing building after their evacuation at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, August 20, 2021. U.S. Army/Sgt. Jimmie Baker/Handout via REUTERS Afghanistan on Saturday urged its citizens who are currently stranded in…
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the currency’s value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026. PHOTO: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a bid to rein in rising energy consumption amid a deepening fuel crisis, the federal government on Monday ordered markets…
Authorities enforce Section 144 across the district, banning public gatherings for 15 days RAWALPINDI: A planned PTI protest outside Adiala jail on Tuesday was cut short as law enforcement agencies detained several party leaders and workers, including the sisters of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, amid sweeping restrictions imposed across Rawalpindi. The party had…