France blocks access to online prediction platform Polymarket – World
France said Friday it was blocking access to the online prediction market Polymarket, as punters continued to make bets despite a ban already in place. The national gaming authority ANJ said that Polymarket’s webpage would be blocked on French territory, which adds to a November 2024 ban on financial transactions to the site. Polymarket is […]
Sanaullah says JUI-F chief’s remarks against martyrs were ‘inappropriate’, but unintended – Pakistan
PML-N leader and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s controversial remarks about army martyrs were “inappropriate”, but were unintended. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, Sanaullah said, “He (Fazl) always speaks in a balanced and measured manner, and his choice of words is […]
Sanaullah says JUI-F chief’s remarks against martyrs were ‘inappropriate’, says his words were unintended – Pakistan
PML-N leader and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s controversial remarks about army martyrs were “inappropriate”, but were unintended. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, Sanaullah said, “He (Fazl) always speaks in a balanced and measured manner, and his choice of words is […]
Breakthrough deal ends Ziarat sit-in
Representative of the government and the protesters sign an agreement in Quetta. Photo: Express QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to set up a judicial commission to investigate the Ziarat tragedy, following a written agreement with the Ziarat sit?in committee. The breakthrough came after days of tense negotiations, eventually resolved through reconciliation efforts led by […]
US, Iran attack infrastructure in re-escalation
China, Pakistan urge adherence to ceasefire, talks resumption Iran strikes US bases in Gulf countries Kuwait Chabahar port tower appears damaged after repeated US strikes. Photo: Courtesy: X/@PeteHegseth DUBAI/ BEIJING: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as […]
‘A great innings comes to an end’: Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers dies at 89 – Sport
Sir Garfield Sobers, arguably the greatest all-rounder of all time, has died aged 89, West Indies Cricket announced on Friday. “A great innings has come to an end. In our hearts, now and forever, Sir Garfield Sobers,” West Indies Cricket posted on X above a photograph of him titled ‘Legend. Icon. Hero’. Sobers played 93 […]
Cricket legend Garry Sobers is no more
. BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Sir Garry Sobers, the West Indies legend widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, has died at the age of 89, Cricket West Indies announced on Friday, bringing to an end the remarkable life of a player whose unmatched versatility, brilliance and longevity set the benchmark for generations of cricketers. “A great innings […]
Security guard killed in attack on former AJK PM Tanveer Ilyas’s convoy in Poonch district – Pakistan
MUZAFFARABAD: A personal security guard of former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was shot dead on Friday after his convoy came under fire while travelling through his native constituency via the Tain-Dhalkot area, according to officials and his aides. Officials said that the convoy of Ilyas, who now heads the […]
Sit-in ends as govt, Ziarat committee strike judicial inquiry deal
Balochistan govt orders judicial probe into Ziarat tragedy after reaching agreement with sit-in committee Representatives of the Balochistan government and the Ziarat sit-in committee sign a written agreement after successful negotiations to end the prolonged Ziarat sit-in. Photo: Express The Balochistan government on Friday decided to set up a judicial commission to investigate the Ziarat […]
Govt to fix fuel prices daily due to renewed hostilities in Persian Gulf: petroleum minister – Pakistan
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Friday said that fuel prices would be fixed daily due to fluctuations in international market prices following renewed hostilities between Iran and the US. Addressing a press conference alongside Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Malik thanked the nation on behalf of the government, who he said have “patiently tried to […]