Pricey football World Cup keeps fans away, hits US hotels, airlines – World
Hours before the World Cup kickoff, the boost to travel and tourism expected from this year’s biggest sporting event has yet to materialise. For years, the tournament was expected to deliver a windfall for America’s travel industry, now grappling with declining international visitors amid what rights groups describe as a climate of fear. The swarms […]
Khawaja Asif urges JAAC to let AJK voters decide fate of refugee seats – Pakistan
As tensions persist in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday urged the now proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) to let the people of the region decide whether the 12 refugee seats should be abolished. The regional administration and the JAAC remain at odds over various issues, most notably the […]
FO warns of fallout if India blocks water
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday warned that any deliberate attempt to block water essential to Pakistan’s survival and development would have “far-reaching consequences”. “Any such act would be treated with utmost seriousness and could possibly amount to an act of war under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi during his […]
AJK reinstates 177 FIRs against JAAC
Govt directs police, judiciary and administrative authorities to implement decision MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Thursday withdrew earlier concessions related to protest and agitation cases and reinstated 177 First Information Reports (FIRs) against members of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), citing violation of the October 4, 2025 agreement between the […]
Funeral held for MI-17 martyrs
. RAWALPINDI: Funeral prayers of those who embraced martyrdom in a MI-17 helicopter crash in Muzaffarabad were offered on Thursday at Chaklala Garrison. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, COAS & CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other top civil and military officials attended the funeral prayers, said a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations […]
Alarm and scepticism follow Trump’s Kharg Island threat – World
WASHINGTON: The US and global media on Thursday reacted with a mix of alarm, scepticism, and market-watch caution after President Donald Trump escalated tensions by threatening to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s critical offshore oil export hub. Across Washington, the dominant theme in reporting is the gap between rhetoric and military feasibility. Jonathan Swan, a White […]
CDF Munir discusses enhanced defence cooperation with Turkish land forces commander – Pakistan
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir discussed avenues for enhanced bilateral defence cooperation during a meeting with General Metin Tokel, commander of the Turkish Land Forces, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that General […]
Relegated Wolves sack Edwards
LONDON: Wolves sacked manager Rob Edwards on Thursday after just seven months in charge following their relegation from the Premier League. Edwards was hired from Middlesbrough in November to replace the axed Vitor Pereira, but was unable to stop Wolves crashing into Championship after eight years in the Premier League. It is believed Cesar Peixoto, […]
Weather pattern El Nino has begun, says US agency NOAA – World
The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, and scientists expect it will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes […]
SC sets aside order closing Imran’s right to defence in Rs10bn defamation suit by PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, by a majority of two to one, on Thursday set aside its Dec 29, 2022 order endorsing the closure of the right to defence of PTI founder Imran Khan in the Rs10 billion defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. In April, the apex court had resumed hearing a review […]