University of Lahore wins All Pakistan Inter-University Women’s Football Championship
Hosts Islamia College Peshawar successfully hold five-day tournament featuring eight teams PESHAWAR: The University of Lahore (UoL) clinched the title of the All Pakistan Inter-University Women’s Football Championship after defeating Women University Lahore 2-1 in a closely contested final at the Peshawar Board Ground. Organized by the Directorate of Sports at Islamia College Peshawar, the […]
Man charged over suspected anti-Muslim attacks in UK’s Edinburgh – World
Scottish authorities said on Saturday they charged a man in connection with attacks in Edinburgh that wounded five people with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying the suspect “appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred”. Police Scotland said officers had arrested a 36-year-old white Scottish man and there was “no further threat to the public”. […]
India holds re-exam under tight security following leak
More than 200,000 officials, including police, deployed; Telegram messaging app restricted A police surveillance drone flies outside an examination center on the eve of NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) retest in Ahmedabad, India June 20, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS India’s 2.2 million aspiring medical students sit a re-examination under tight security on Sunday, after the […]
BALOCHISTAN BUDGET 2026-27: Balochistan passes Rs119bn suppl budget without debate – Newspaper
• Energy, PDMA and BSDI receive major allocations• Rs28.35bn earmarked for energy sector; development spending exceeds Rs58bn QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Saturday approved the province’s supplementary budget of over Rs119 billion for the fiscal year 2025-26, without debate and without any cut motions being moved against the demands for grants. Soon after the session […]
Report says UK PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he is still focused on the job
Starmer led centre-left Labour Party to a landslide election win in 2024 but has become deeply unpopular British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 30, 2026. REUTERS Britain’s Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for […]
PM Shehbaz, CDF Asim Munir depart for Switzerland to attend Iran-US talks – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir departed early on Sunday morning for Switzerland to attend technical-level talks between Iran and the United States in Burgenstock on June 21. The development comes after the long-awaited peace deal was signed on Thursday, heralding an end to months of bitter animosity […]
Aurangzeb defends GDP figures
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday rejected concerns over Pakistan’s GDP calculations and economic data, asserting that all national accounts are compiled under internationally recognised standards. He also emphasized that national consensus remained essential to sustaining economic recovery and reform momentum. Winding up the general debate on the Federal Budget 202627 in the National […]
Twin IED blasts in Bannu kill seven
MIRANSHAH: At least seven people were killed and three others injured in two consecutive improvised explosive device (IED) attacks targeting vehicles carrying local tribesmen in the Marka Bera area of Bannu district. According to police and local sources, the first explosion occurred in Marka Bera, an area falling under the jurisdiction of Ahmadzai Wazir Police […]
PPP to lead GB govt under power-sharing deal with PML-N – Pakistan
GILGIT: The PPP on Saturday announced that it would form a government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) with the support of the PML-N, mirroring the arrangement at the federal level. After elections on June 7, the PPP emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats in the 24-member GB assembly. The decision was announced by PML-N GB […]