A Pakistani national has returned home after spending nearly 18 years in an Indian prison, the Pakistan High Commission in India shared on X. Muhammad Shahid Iqbal Bhatti, a resident of Kasur, arrived at the Wagah-Attari border, where he was received by officials following his release from custody in India. Bhatti was detained in 2008 […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar left for New York on Tuesday to participate in the high-level United Nations Security Council briefing on the situation in Palestine and attend talks related to the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’. The Foreign Office said he departed for New York from London after accompanying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
A senior imam of the Al Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem said on Tuesday that Israeli authorities have barred him from entering the compound, just days before the start of the holy month of Ramazan. “I have been barred from the mosque for a week, and the order can be renewed,” Sheikh Muhammad al Abbasi […]
More than a dozen former international cricket captains, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, rallied on Tuesday for jailed ex-premier Imran Khan, appealing the federal government to give him “adequate” medical treatment. The statement, signed by 14 captains and seen by AFP, demands the proper care of Imran, a former World Cup-winning captain who […]
Benfica coach Jose Mourinho insisted he is capable of saying no to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez as he played down rumours of a return to the Spanish giants on Monday. Mourinho’s Benfica host Real Madrid in a Champions League play-off round clash on Tuesday, before the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu next week. […]
Ilia Malinin suggested Monday he has been the victim of online attacks and is “fighting invisible battles” in his first public statement since his shock eighth-place finish in the men’s figure skating final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old American star posted a message on Instagram with a video which switched between him celebrating […]
Spinner Usman Tariq said Tuesday he was confident that Pakistan can bounce back from their T20 World Cup drubbing against India and seal qualification for the next round. India’s 61-run romp means Pakistan must beat Namibia in their final match in Colombo on Wednesday to qualify for the Super Eights. A defeat would eliminate Pakistan, […]
Canada opener Yuvraj Samra smashed a scintillating hundred but New Zealand prevailed by eight wickets in a Group D contest between the sides to book their place in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup while also eliminating Afghanistan on Tuesday. Glenn Phillips (76) and Rachin Ravindra (59) smashed unbeaten half-centuries as New […]
Three suspected terrorists were killed, while three police personnel were martyred, during a joint targeted operation by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Elite Force and district police in the Kabalgram area of Shangla district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), according to K-P CTD spokesperson Muhammad Ali. The intelligence-based operation was launched in a remote mountainous area […]