Halt to cargo supplies to paralyse factories
Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza…
Halt to cargo supplies to paralyse factories
Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt on July 28, 2025. — Reuters KARACHI: A nationwide strike by goods’ transporters has raised alarm over a potential hit to industrial activity as business leaders warn that…
PHF launches women’s hockey revival plan
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced a comprehensive national development programme aimed at reviving women’s hockey in the country and bringing it in line with international standards. The first phase of the “National Women’s Hockey High Performance and Coaching Development Programme” will begin with a 10-day training camp in Islamabad from October 7. The camp…
Spain checks 200 Italy arrivals in border controls after migration row
Spanish national police officers check the documents of travellers arriving from Italy, after Spain’s government said it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy until September 7, in a dispute over irregular migration, at Madrid-Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, August 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Spain checked around 200 travellers arriving from Italy at the country’s six largest…
Sana holds out an olive branch to JAAC
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah. SCREENGRAB BAGH: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Saturday predicted that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will form the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with a two-thirds majority, as he urged voters in Bagh to turn out in force…
PSX powers ahead with gains of 5,336 points
Oil price relief, external financing optimism fuel stock buying despite geopolitical fears KARACHI: Investor sentiment continued to shift during the outgoing week at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with easing oil prices, geopolitical developments and improving external financing prospects set market direction, while profit-taking and global uncertainty kept gains in check. Despite that, the benchmark…
FIFA condemns ‘concerted and ongoing effort’ to weaken Infantino
PARIS: FIFA on Saturday condemned “a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine” the world game’s governing body and its president Gianni Infantino as the controversy over his now shelved private investment plan rumbles on. Infantino has faced calls to resign and was also subject to allegations from a British newspaper on Friday that…
Arshad eyes comeback after Glasgow setback
Arshad Nadeem is set to return to training as he targets a strong comeback in his upcoming events. Photo: AFP/File KARACHI: Salman Butt, coach of Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, is hopeful his pupil will bounce back from his disappointing performance at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. “I hope he will stage a comeback,” Butt told The…
PTI to court opposition parties for long march
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to reach out to opposition parties ahead of its planned long march on Islamabad on September 27, while the party's senior leadership is also considering contacting the ruling coalition's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as it seeks broader political support for its campaign. According to sources, a PTI delegation will begin…
Rs10b sanctioned for textile, export sectors
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sanctioned Rs10 billion for the textile and apparel industry and other export sectors under the Duty Drawback and Technology Upgradation Schemes, aimed at improving industrial liquidity and supporting export growth, the ministry said on Saturday. Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan announced the development on X, expressing confidence…
Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova
Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova celebrates after upsetting world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters. Photo: AFP TORONTO: World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament. Alexandrova defeated the four-time Grand…
