Govt slams Al Jazeera’s AJK coverage

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MoIB) on Monday accused Al Jazeera of “selective reporting” on the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections, saying the broadcaster had sought to misrepresent the electoral process. In a post on X, the ministry said, “We have taken note of Al Jazeera’s selective reporting from handpicked polling stations…

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Shale profits surge as war on Iran lifts crude to $126

BENGALURU: US shale producers are expected to report their strongest quarterly profits since 2022 after the Iran war sent crude prices soaring, with analysts expecting much of the windfall to be returned to shareholders rather than spent on expanding production. ConocoPhillips, Occidental Petroleum, EOG Resources, Diamondback Energy and Devon Energy are among the producers expected…

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Morocco, Algeria advance to WAFCON quarters

JOHANNESBURG: Hosts Morocco topped Group A at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) despite failing to score from a twice-taken penalty in a 0-0 draw with Senegal on Monday. Morocco advanced to the quarter-finals by finishing with seven points after beating Kenya convincingly and Algeria narrowly in earlier mini-league matches in Rabat. Goals from…

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Osaka out to improve Toronto fortunes

Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her quarter-final match against Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy at the Washington DC Open tennis tournament. Photo: AFP TORONTO: Naomi Osaka is hoping her success last year in Montreal, where she finished runner-up to Victoria Mboko, will translate as the WTA’s 1000 event in Canada shifts to Toronto. The four-time…

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Dar expresses grief over Broad Peak avalanche, vows continued rescue efforts

DPM pays tribute to mountaineers, pledges coordination with embassies of China, Nepal, Oman, UK, US Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed grief over the deaths of 10 mountaineers, including renowned Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja, in an avalanche on Gilgit-Baltistan’s Broad Peak,…

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