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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday predicted rain, wind, and thunderstorms, along with isolated hailstorms, in the upper and central parts of the country from the weekend with occasional gaps. According to a press release issued by the PMD, a westerly wave is likely to enter uppe...
PESHAWAR: The auction of four international Markhor trophy hunting permits administered by the Wildlife Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has generated a record $1.21 million, equivalent to approximately Rs335.7m. This represents the highest-ever revenue generated through a trophy hunting programme i...
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal’s operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court. The move came on the same day the Norwegian Nobel Co...
Lahiru Udara struck a blistering 91 to propel Sri Lanka to 182-8 after they won the toss in the opening match of the three-game Twenty20 International series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. The right-hander smashed 11 fours and a six in his 55-ball knock to revive the innings after an e...
IT is a common belief that ‘religion is a matter of blind faith’. Often, Iqbal’s famous verse is quoted to support this view which says, “Be khatar kood pada aatish-i-namrud mein ishq/ Aql hai mahw-i-tamasha-i-lab-i-baam abhi”. The gist: love leapt fearlessly into Nimrod’s fire; while reason stood n...
Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said on Friday that Pakistan already had “substantial number” of forces and resources in Riyadh and it was now up to the Makkah Defence Alliance to assess the threat in Saudi Arabia and make decisions accordingly. The FO spokesperson remarks came i...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi challenged PTI protesters on Friday to dare and cross Swabi, a KP district that borders Punjab’s Attock and which the opposition party in the Centre has announced as the eventual destination of its long march. The route plan for the march, being carried...
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Friday that the PTI’s “extremist politics” were hurting the party itself, calling on it to reconsider its political strategy. “The PTI is a party that has public supporters, but it keeps disappointing the people because of its decisions and extremist polit...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi challenged PTI protesters on Friday to dare and cross Swabi, a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district that borders Punjab’s Attock and which the opposition party in the Centre has announced as the eventual destination of its long march. The route plan for the marc...
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Friday that the PTI’s “extremist politics” were hurting the party itself, calling on it to reconsider its political strategy. “The PTI is a party that has public supporters, but it keeps disappointing the people because of its decisions and extremist polit...
Bangladesh have accepted an invitation from the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) to replace Pakistan in the Men’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2026, scheduled to be held in India from October 27 to November 5. The AHF on Friday announced the revised schedule for the tournament without Pakistan followi...
Pakistan handed Twenty20 International caps to all-rounders Razaullah and Imran Randhawa as Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening fixture of the three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Both Razaullah and Imran made their Test debuts in the third and f...
