Olivier Giroud came off the bench for Lille to condemn Marseille to a 2-1 home defeat on Sunday as fellow European contenders Lyon’s woes continued with another defeat. Ethan Nwaneri’s first-half goal seemed to have put Marseille on course for a third straight win in the league as they look to consolidate the third and […]
The nation marked its Pakistan Day on Monday with gun salutes, official ceremonies and renewed pledges of national unity and progress. Pakistan Day is celebrated to commemorate the historic Lahore Resolution, passed on March 23, 1940, which set the agenda for a separate homeland for Muslims of the Subcontinent. The day dawned with 31-gun salutes […]
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set ablaze, police said on Monday, adding that the incident was being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. “An investigation has been launched after four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service were set on fire in Golders Green,” Metropolitan Police said […]
China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply in early trading on Monday, as the escalating Middle East war roiled global financial markets. Both China’s blue-chip CSI300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index lost roughly 2% at the open. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index tumbled nearly 3%. Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy […]
The people and the Government of Pakistan on Sunday expressed sorrow over the tragic helicopter crash in Qatar that resulted in the loss of precious lives. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to the Governments of Qatar and Turkey,” the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement. The statement […]
Pakistan has, for the first time, topped the Global Terrorism Index, as the country witnessed a continued surge in terrorist violence, with terrorism-related deaths rising to 1,139 in 2025, a six per cent increase from the previous year. The Global Terrorism Index 2026, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ranks 163 countries, […]
Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has said the notion that the government is against solarisation is completely false, and that it fully supports solarisation, but in a manner that is just for all consumers and does not unfairly burden non-solar consumers. In a statement, the minister said though, solar power makes up for […]
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called for national unity, resilience and collective efforts to steer Pakistan through current challenges as the nation marks Pakistan Day with renewed resolve to uphold the ideals of its founding fathers. In separate messages on the occasion, both leaders paid tribute to the sacrifices […]
Every winter for decades, the pool in front of Aleena Gul’s house in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley has transformed into an ice rink, framed by jagged Himalayan peaks and the stone walls of Altit Fort. This year, it did not. Gul can see the swimming pool that doubles as a hockey arena from her bedroom. For […]