The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday issued an official advisory for Pakistani nationals in the Middle East and Persian Gulf, and activated its Crisis Management Unit (CMU) amid escalating regional tensions after the United States (US) and Israel launched an attack on Iran that resulted in the martyrdom of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A […]
Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya said he will step down as head coach, while Pakistan’s Salman Agha said he will take time to decide whether to remain captain after both teams’ poor campaigns at the Twenty20 World Cup. Tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka made the Super Eights but the 2014 champion lost all three matches to finish […]
A total of 51 Pakistani nationals, including five students, have been repatriated from Iran following the outbreak of the Iran-US and Israel conflict, which has plunged the region into turmoil. Pakistani authorities initiated the repatriation process for citizens stranded in Iran due to the deteriorating security situation. The first group of returnees safely crossed the […]
Security forces have killed 415 Afghan Taliban in a major military operation launched in response to “unprovoked cross-border attacks” from Afghanistan, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday. ‘Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq’ was launched late on Thursday following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Operation is ongoing and will continue until all objectives are achieved, sources confirmed. The […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has postponed his scheduled visit to Russia in view of the prevailing internal and regional situation. According to a statement by the federal government on X, the prime minister decided to defer the visit after consultations due to the current regional and domestic circumstances. The statement said the prime minister’s visit […]
Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday that took the Catalan giants four points clear at the top of La Liga. The Spain international struck twice in the first half and, after Pape Gueye pulled one back for the visitors at Camp […]
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane feels Robert Lewandowski’s single-season Bundesliga goals record is within his reach after the England captain scored twice more in Saturday’s 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund. Kane tucked away a smart finish and then converted a penalty as Bayern came from behind to effectively put an end to Dortmund’s Bundesliga title […]
Poor performance in the T20 World Cup has proven costly for Pakistani cricketers, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fined each player 5 million rupees. In fact, the decision was made right after the defeat against India. According to sources, officials have clearly told the players that enough pampering has been done — from […]
Romelu Lukaku kept Napoli on course for a Champions League spot with a last-gasp winner in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over rock-bottom Verona, the Belgium forward’s first goal of the season. Lukaku forced home Giovane’s cross to give third-placed Napoli all three points with the last kick of the game at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi. Napoli […]