India bans march on parliament
NEW DELHI: Police in India have denied permission for a march on parliament by supporters…
NEW DELHI: Police in India have denied permission for a march on parliament by supporters of the youth-led “Cockroach” movement on Monday, risking a standoff as calls grow for the sacking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s education minister over exam paper leaks. The movement has been galvanised since police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk…
KYIV: Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. A series of powerful explosions thundered across the darkened city in an attack that involved 41 missiles of various types, the air…
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington on Sunday, praising the country for its “move towards peace” after the latest round of Lebanon-Israel talks. It was the first trip to the US capital by a Lebanese head of state since Michel Sleiman was received by Barack Obama…
. MUZAFFARABAD/ MIRPUR: The PML-N has accelerated preparations for former prime minister and party president Nawaz Sharif’s public rally in Muzaffarabad on July 21, as senior party leaders arrived in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to finalise election arrangements. Adviser to the PM Rana Sanaullah and Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam reached Muzaffarabad…
NEW JERSEY: Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game on Sunday as Spain beat 10-man Argentina 1-0 after extra-time to win their second World Cup. The European champions dominated the match at the MetLife Stadium but struggled to find a breakthrough against the streetwise defending champions. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made a string…
. MIRANSHAH: A joint intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district entered its third consecutive day on Sunday, during which one suspected terrorist was killed and eight other suspects were taken into custody. According to police, the operation was led by Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Captain (Retd) Muhammad Furqan Bilal. Personnel from the district…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s pioneering Football for Mental Health initiative received high-level international recognition at the United Nations (UN), with global leaders applauding the Pakistan Football Federation’s innovative use of football to promote mental health awareness, empower young people and drive positive social change. Representing Pakistan at the UN’s prestigious “One World, One Game, One Goal: Football…
. ISLAMABAD: FM Ishaq Dar and Minister of Foreign Relations and Foreign Trade of Venezuela Felix Plasencia on Sunday exchanged views on the longstanding friendly relations between the two countries and reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening bilateral ties. They discussed opportunities to expand cooperation across a broad range of sectors, including trade, investment,…
LONDON: England white-ball captain Harry Brook has urged his side to learn from Joe Root as they seek to complete a one-day international series win against top-ranked India. Root followed his unbeaten 76 in England’s defeat in the first ODI with a superbly-paced 99 not out as they won in Cardiff on Thursday to level…
. KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to appoint an acting vice chancellor for Karachi University as the tenure of the current VC, Professor Dr Khalid Iraqi, is set to expire next week. According to sources, NED University of Engineering and Technology Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Tufail Ahmed is likely to be given the additional…