Kuwait felicitates Pakistan on Makkah defence deal – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received a phone call from Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, wherein the latter felicitated the former on the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. According to the FO, the two dignitaries spoke late […]
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim undergoing medical procedures, aide says – World
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is undergoing medical tests and procedures and was expected to be under observation for two days, his aide said on Monday. Anwar is “undergoing examinations and procedures set by a team of medical experts”, Press Secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said in a statement, without providing further details. “Let us pray […]
Mir Raza’s grave is not a silent one – Pakistan
Family persistence and public outrage prove Karachi businessman’s death was murder. There is a particular cruelty in a name being spoken twice by death. Once when it is buried. And once when it is dug up again, because the truth could not rest with it. Mir Raza, the son of Mir Hassan Ali Khan, and […]
Pakistan to feature in Women’s Junior Asia Cup
The PHF said it will hold a national training and selection camp in Islamabad from Aug. 18 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will participate in the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 in China, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) said, in a move aimed at reviving women’s hockey in the country. The PHF said it will hold a national […]
3rd phase of AJK polls: Voting underway in Poonch Division’s Bagh and Haveli districts – Pakistan
The third phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is currently underway in four constituencies in Poonch Division’s Bagh and Haveli districts. Polling began at 8am and will continue until 5pm. Government officials have anticipated clashes in some areas, while the Election Commission has classified most of the 803 polling stations in the […]
Judicial probe launched into death of 2 girls in Lahore police custody – Pakistan
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate has initiated an inquiry under Section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) into the suspicious death of two underage girls in Lahore police custody on Aug 4, as mystery continues to surround the horrific, tragic incident. The judicial inquiry was launched after the families of the victims – Amina […]
Nooh laments Pakistan weightlifting crisis
Birmingham gold medallist says federation’s IWF ban has derailed his career and cost Pakistan medals Nooh Dastgir Butt at his gym in Gujranwala with his father and former international weightlifter Ghulam Dastgir Butt. Photo: provided by Ghulam Dastgir Butt KARACHI: Pakistan’s seasoned weightlifter and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nooh Dastgir Butt says the […]
Former US president Joe Biden’s cancer has spread: son – World
WASHINGTON: Former US president Joe Biden’s cancer has metastasised further, according to his son Hunter Biden, who shared the update in a recent interview with the BBC. In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, the elder Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of […]
High court judge to investigate Mir Raza murder case, says home minister – Newspaper
• Announcement comes hours after Faryal Talpur recommends judicial probe• Previous investigation body sent packing as IGP forms new team• DSP, Jauhar SHO suspended for failing to preserve crime scene• Sharjeel moves NCCIA over ‘defamatory campaign’ KARACHI: In what appears to be a damage-control exercise, the provincial government has decided to conduct a judicial inquiry […]
Tick, tick … boom
IN hindsight, revolutions are easy to predict. Years, decades and even centuries after such events, scholars will write volumes explaining how prevailing conditions made such violent action inevitable, with the most common preconditions being extreme economic inequality and injustice along with an oppressive state which is not only prone to overreaction but is also so […]