Sri Lanka okays free visas for tourists from 35 countries – World
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday, in an effort to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy. Tourists will be given 30-day visas under a six-month pilot programme that will start from Oct 1, said […]
Hockey in Disarray; Army Chief Steps In to Provide Players with Medical Cards Instead of Federation
The President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), Tariq Bugti, announced during a press conference that Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir has graciously arranged medical cards for the federation’s players. He expressed his gratitude towards the Army Chief for this significant support. He further mentioned that a hockey academy will soon be […]
Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn – Business
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in talks with Middle Eastern banks to secure about $4 billion in loans required to meet external financial needs during the current fiscal year as part of the $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) currently pending approval of the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and his […]
Key suspect behind katcha area ambush killed by Punjab police in retaliatory strike
Listen to article The Punjab police announced on Friday that the main suspect behind the deadly rocket attack on police in Rahim Yar Khan’s Machka area has been killed in a retaliatory operation. The attack, which took place in the riverine katcha area, resulted in the martyrdom of 12 police officers. The region, notorious for its organised […]
UN team in Dhaka to discuss modalities of human rights probe – World
DHAKA: A United Nations team arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday to discuss with the interim government the process of investigating alleged human rights violations during the recent movement which toppled the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month. About 300 people, many of them university and college students, were killed during protests that […]
Another child paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Another child has been paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh, taking the tally for the current year so far to 16. Poliovirus traces have been reported in 62 districts so far this year, a significant increase from 28 districts last year. According to an official of Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National […]
Aaqib Javed sees shades of Mohammad Asif in THIS pacer
Listen to article Sri Lanka’s bowling coach Aaqib Javed heaped praise on young pacer Asitha Fernando for his performance on Day 2 of the first Test against England at Old Trafford. Fernando took 3/68, claiming key wickets including England captain Ollie Pope and senior batter Joe Root. Despite conceding runs at nearly five per over, Fernando’s ability […]
Vaccination drive planned in Pakistan, Afghanistan to curb polio – Pakistan
QUETTA: A simultaneous vaccination campaign will be launched on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border next month as officials blame cross-border movement for the dozen cases of the virus reported from Balochistan this year. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio is still endemic. Since January 2024, the former has reported 16 […]
Two children killed in Attock school van shooting – Pakistan
TAXILA: Two girls were killed and five injured after gunmen opened fire at a school van in the Dheri Kot area of Attock on Thursday, according to eyewitnesses and police sources. The pickup van was carrying students of a school run by a charity from Dheri Kot village to Surg in the foothills of Kalla […]
Eight new dengue cases reported in Punjab in 24 hours
Punjab recorded eight new dengue cases in the last 24 hours, raising the province’s total number of reported cases this year to 296, according to data released by the Department of Primary and Secondary Healthcare. In the past week, 36 new dengue cases have surfaced across Punjab, the health department’s spokesperson revealed. Of the eight […]