The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday confirmed that Pakistan has been invited to upcoming talks in Turkiye between Iran and the United States amid a serious escalation in tensions between them. “Yes, Pakistan has been invited to talks,” FO Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed to The Express Tribune. Iran and the US will resume nuclear talks on […]
Liverpool won the race to sign Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet on a quiet final day of the Premier League transfer window, while Crystal Palace swooped for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen despite the collapse of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s move to AC Milan. The Reds agreed a reported fee of up to £60 million ($82 million) for […]
Local competitor Nikola Bartunkova delivered a pleasant surprise to the fans in attendance when she knocked off No. 3 seed Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Ostrava Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Monday. In a closely contested match, Bartunkova broke serve up 5-4 in each set to come […]
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has told the Islamabad High Court that the decision to cut paper mulberry trees was not taken hastily or without legal mandate, but was based on scientific research, legal reasoning, and directives from the Prime Minister’s Office. In its reply, the CDA said the action was well thought out, backed […]
Former federal minister Shireen Mazari filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday seeking her legal right to meet her daughter, Iman Mazari, and son-in-law, Hadi Ali Chatha, who are held in Adiala Jail. Iman Mazari and Chatha were convicted on January 24 in Islamabad in a case linked to alleged posts and […]
The Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) is set to return for its 17th edition from February 6 to 8 at the Beach Luxury Hotel, continuing its tradition of remaining free and open to the public. Organised by Oxford University Press Pakistan, this year’s festival is centred on the theme Literature in a Fragile World, reflecting on […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday reissued non-bailable arrest warrants for Aleema Khan, the sister of incarcerated former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, and her two guarantors in connection with the November 26 protest case. The court also issued a show-cause notice to the Superintendent of Police (SP) Rawal for failing […]
The federal government has appointed Rao Abdul Kareem as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, a move that comes in the wake of sustained criticism of the Punjab Police following the Bhati Gate manhole tragedy, which sparked debate over custodial conduct and command responsibility. Kareem, a BS-21 officer of the Police Service of […]
US President Donald Trump continued to raise the spectre of doom if negotiations with Iran do not pan out, saying Monday that “probably bad things will happen” without a deal. “We have ships heading to Iran right now, big ones, the biggest and the best, and we have talks going on with Iran. We’ll see […]
China and Uruguay should work together to advance an “equal and orderly multipolar world”, President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Yamandu Orsi on Tuesday, according to a media pool report. Orsi’s visit is the first by a South American leader to the Chinese capital since the United States invaded Venezuela in January and kidnapped then-President […]