Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday delegates, journalists and other representatives of nations coming to Islamabad to attend the ‘Islamabad Talks 2026’ will be issued visa on Arrival In a post on X, he said, “Pakistan welcomes all delegates including journalists from participating nations, traveling in relation to Islamabad Talks […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects to have to provide up to $50 billion in immediate financial assistance to countries affected by the Middle East war, its managing director said on Thursday, with the crisis likely to have lasting economic effects. “Given the spillovers of the Middle East war, we expect near-term demand for IMF […]
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both suffered second-set stumbles on Thursday in their race for the number one ranking but recovered to reach the last eight of the Monte Carlo Masters. Sinner, who said he ran out of steam in the second set, beat the wildly erratic Tomas Machac, 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-3. Alcaraz followed […]
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen’s future in Formula One was again cast in doubt on Thursday after it was confirmed that his long-time race engineer will leave Red Bull for McLaren. After details of Gianpiero Lambiase’s switch emerged earlier on Thursday, Red Bull and McLaren both confirmed the news in separate statements. Red Bull said […]
South Africa’s Lions have parted ways with all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel after he departed the season-ending 50-overs domestic final before the end of the game, leaving them to field with 10 players in a tight contest against the Titans which they lost. Swanepoel had signed a contract with Worcestershire in the English County season and left […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Lebanon Nawaf Salam and strongly condemned Israel’s ongoing aggression against Lebanon. He also expressed condolences over the loss of thousands of precious lives in these hostilities. The prime minister said that Pakistan was engaged in sincere efforts for regional peace and […]
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday reviewed the Judicial Commission’s report on the Gul Plaza fire tragedy and ordered the formation of a high-level ministerial committee to examine the findings and ensure effective implementation of its recommendations. The chief minister was informed that the fire broke out at Gul Plaza shopping centre on January […]
Leaders of the Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday condemned the prolonged gas load-shedding across the metropolis, calling it “sheer injustice” that has made life unbearable for residents. PDP Karachi President Abdul Hakim, along with district presidents Salman Nawab, Shakir Ali, and Sajawal Khan Marwat, spoke to delegations at the Pasban Secretariat and highlighted the […]
A third-year medical student allegedly committed suicide at her home in Mirpurkhas district on Thursday by shooting herself with a gun in her head. Her family has blamed a teacher and some of her male colleagues at Ibn-e-Sina University, Mirpurkhas, for harassment and blackmailing which prompted her to take such an extreme step. The incident […]
The first annual exams for ninth and tenth grades under the Karachi Secondary Education Board will begin today (on Friday), across 520 centres, with over 380,000 students expected to take part. On the eve of the exams, many students were seen visiting the board office to collect admit cards, resolve registration issues, or submit pending […]