358 stranded Pakistani pilgrims arrive from Iraq, more to follow: CAA – World
Three hundred and Fifty-eight Pakistani pilgrims who were earlier stranded in Iraq due to flight issues returned to the country on Saturday with more to follow, according to a spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The Foreign Office (FO) said the pilgrims were expected to return to Pakistan today. Media footage showed pilgrims arriving […]
Real Madrid’s Ancelotti unfazed by slow start, confident in Mbappe’s progress
Listen to article MADRID: Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday he is happy with how new signing Kylian Mbappe is settling into life with the Spanish soccer giants and he has no concerns about his team’s slow start to the LaLiga season. France captain Mbappe, who joined Real from Paris St Germain in June, scored […]
200 tourists stranded in Kumrat valley in Upper Dir district safely rescued: KP tourism dept – Pakistan
Two hundred tourists stranded in Kumrat valley in Upper Dir district have been safely rescued, according to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority. While speaking to APP, the spokesperson for the authority said that the tourists rescued from Dojangla, Kala Chesma and Abshar were taken to the Grand Palace Hotel from where they would […]
Bremen hold firm against 10-man Dortmund in goalless draw
Listen to article BREMEN: Borussia Dortmund were held to a 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with centre back Nico Schlotterbeck sent off in the second half. After an underwhelming first half, the visitors were more aggressive following the interval, with substitute Karim Adeyemi making an instant impact with an effort from more […]
Customs officials seize smuggled Iranian diesel worth Rs8m
Pakistan Customs in Karachi has been actively conducting anti-smuggling operations with a recent seizure of Iranian smuggled diesel valued at Rs8 million. Deputy Collector of Customs, Raza Naqvi, reported that a raid was carried out at the Ajmer Petrol Pump located on Northern Bypass on Saturday, according to Express News. During the operation, 29,500 litres of […]
Polio vaccination campaign kicks off in Gaza as WHO secures humanitarian pauses
Listen to article A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century. Local health officials along with the UN and NGOs “are starting today the polio vaccination campaign in the central region”, Moussa Abed, director […]
FIA arrests IESCO officials for bribery, recovers Rs14.75m
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has carried out a significant operation, leading to the arrest of several officials from the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) for accepting bribes from field officers. During the operation on Saturday, the FIA recovered Rs14.75 million from the suspects. The arrested individuals include Zeeshan Ali from the Audit Office, […]
Pakistan’s 3rd confirmed case of mpox virus detected at Peshawar airport: KP health director – Pakistan
Pakistan’s third case of the mpox virus was confirmed at the Peshawar airport while another suspected patient was also shifted to a hospital, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Health Director Dr Irshad Ali Roghani said on Saturday. Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the recent outbreak of the disease as a public health emergency […]
Joe Root breaks England record with 34th Test century
LONDON: Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries when, for the second time in the match, he reached three figures in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. Root, who made 143 in the first innings to move level with the previous England record of 33 hundreds held by the retired […]
Pakistan alerts OIC to India’s Kashmir control measures amid growing tensions
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Friday updated the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), highlighting concerns over India’s efforts to tighten its control over the region through what he described as an “atmosphere of intimidation and fear.” Leading Pakistan’s delegation at the […]