PSL 2024: Yaqoob special inspires Peshawar Zalmi to survive Azam, Munro batting assault – Sport
A one-for-the-ages 5-fer by Peshawar Zalmi’s Arif Yaqoob helped them script one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of the Pakistan Super League to beat the Islamabad United by 8 runs, with him taking four wickets and conceding just two runs in the 19th over of their match on Monday at Lahore’s Gaddafi […]
Journalist Asad Toor arrested by FIA in connection with online campaign against superior judiciary: legal team – Pakistan
Journalist Asad Ali Toor was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday in connection with allegations of a “malicious campaign” against the superior judiciary in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to deprive PTI of its iconic ‘bat’ symbol before elections. Human rights lawyer and Toor’s counsel Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir confirmed his […]
US airman dead after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in protest over Gaza conflict – World
A US airman has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington at the weekend in protest over the assault in Gaza, the Air Force said on Monday. The shocking act was an escalation of recent protests across the United States against Israel’s actions in Gaza. Emergency responders on Sunday had […]
Situation unfolded due to ‘confusion’, says Lahore cop after rescuing woman in Arabic print shirt from mob – Pakistan
Gulberg Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shehr Bano Naqvi, who saved a young woman wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy printed on it from a mob attack in Lahore yesterday, said on Monday that the incident took place due to “mere confusion” and “miscommunication”. A day earlier, a charged mob had gathered outside a […]
PPP’s Murad Ali Shah elected Sindh chief minister for third time in a row – Pakistan
PPP leader Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday was elected the Sindh chief minister for the third time in a row. Murad had previously held the position of provincial chief executive from 2016 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2023. During today’s election, presided over by Sindh Assembly Speaker Owais Qadir Shah, a total of […]
Military commemorates anniversary of Operation Swift Retort
The armed forces of Pakistan, along with the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and Services Chiefs, observed the fifth anniversary of “Operation Swift Retort,” according to a statement released by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday. On February 27, 2019, this day etched a significant chapter in Pakistan’s history, underscoring the resilience […]
WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes, with global trade at ‘critical juncture’ – World
Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but its ambitious chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and delegates sought to curb expectations. The almost 30-year-old global watchdog, whose rules underpin 75 per cent of global commerce, tries to […]
Notable promises newly elected Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz made in her victory speech – Pakistan
Vows to transform Punjab into “economic hub”, free medicines at government hospitals and introduce dedicated helpline for women. PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz made history on Monday after being elected the first female chief minister of Pakistan from Punjab. Maryam — who made her parliamentary debut this year after winning the Feb 8 polls […]
Can CM Maryam Nawaz finally evolve from ‘Nawaz ki beti’ to ‘Qoum ki beti’? – Pakistan
Much of what she has accomplished until now has been a fight for her father’s vindication. As she takes the CM’s oath, however, she can no longer just be her father’s daughter. “I will prove myself to be my father’s strength, not his weakness,” announced Maryam as she exited the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) in […]
Vawda slams Maryam’s disrespectful attitude towards woman
Former federal minister Faisal Vawda has strongly criticised Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Punjab, for adopting a disrespectful attitude towards a prominent women leader of PML-N, Uzma Kardar, during the provincial assembly session on Monday. Writing on microblogging site ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, Vawda addressed Maryam Nawaz as “Buzdar 2” and stated, “Instead […]