Sustained quality, ruthlessness vital for Pakistan: Gillespie – Sport
LAHORE: Red-ball coach Jason Gillespie says Pakistan will need to show sustained quality and added ruthlessness if they are to challenge a formidable team like England in a home series starting early next month. “We showed glimpses of quality in the [recent] home Test series against Bangladesh, where we were really driving the game forward. […]
Hashem Safieddine tipped as successor to Nasrallah – World
BEIRUT: Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to his slain cousin Hassan Nasrallah, is one of Hezbollah’s most prominent figures and has deep religious and family ties to Iran. Safieddine bears a striking resemblance to his charismatic maternal cousin Nasrallah but is several years his junior, aged in his late 50s or early 60s. A source […]
Minimum export price for rice withdrawn – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has withdrawn the minimum export price (MEP) for rice, a move expected to lead to a decrease in export value and increase under-invoicing during the current fiscal year. In November last year, the ministry had notified the MEP for several types of rice, leaving minimal margins for Dubai-based Indians to […]
PTI, PML-N trade barbs over clashes – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: As police cracked down on PTI leaders and workers protesting against the price hike, alleged mandate theft, and in support of an independent judiciary, the opposition party condemned the government’s “undemocratic” behaviour, accusing the ruling elite of infringing on fundamental human rights, including the right to assemble. The party alleged that the federal and […]
Pakistani, Indian delegates clash over Kashmir in UN – Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani and Indian delegates engaged in a sharp verbal duel at the United Nations on Friday night after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif drew the world’s attention to India’s policy of brutal coercion and oppression in held Kashmir. The Indian delegate, Bhavika Mangalanandan, reacted to the prime minister’s hard-hitting speech at the UN General […]
Israel’s firepower won’t win it peace – World
ISRAEL may have killed Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah but what the world thinks of its occupation of Palestine, continued genocide in Gaza and provocative military action against Lebanon was evident at the UN General Assembly. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got to the podium to address the assembly, there was a mass walkout by […]
Over one billion tonnes of food wasted daily in 2022: UN report – World
ISLAMABAD: While 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity, over one billion meals a day were wasted across all continents in 2022, according to the ‘Food Waste Index Report 2024’, released by UN Environment Programme to mark the ‘International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste’, […]
Six killed, 10 injured in North Waziristan chopper crash – Pakistan
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A chartered helicopter belonging to Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) crashed in North Waziristan on Saturday, killing six people and injuring 10 others on board. Sources said the Mi-8 helicopter went down near an oilfield in the Shewa tehsil of North Waziristan shortly after take-off. They said the pilots attempted to land the […]
Another polio case in Sindh takes year’s tally to 24 – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A second case of poliovirus in as many days took this year’s tally to 24 on Saturday, four times more as compared to 2023. The latest child to be affected by the paralytic disease is a 29-month-old boy in Hyderabad district of Sindh, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute […]
Over 100 rounded up as police contain PTI protest – Pakistan
• Police use teargas, batons to disperse protesters; PTI activists hurl rocks at cops• Pindi’s entry points sealed; Gandapur’s caravan braves shelling, but was stopped near Burhan interchange; Gohar, Raja briefly detained RAWALPINDI: As PTI supporters took to the streets to converge on Liaquat Bagh for their demonstration, Punjab police arrested over 110 supporters, including […]