The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) on Thursday termed the rising HIV cases in the country, particularly in Taunsa tehsil, alarming and directed that a detailed briefing be presented at the next meeting. Highlighting the situation in Taunsa, where 331 cases had been reported, the committee sought clarification […]
Hyderabad Kingsmen continued their winning run in PSL 2026 with a five-wicket victory over Rawalpindiz on Thursday, chasing down a modest target with 21 balls to spare after an outstanding bowling display restricted their opponents to 121. The win marked Kingsmen’s third consecutive triumph and lifted them two places to fourth in the eight-team standings, […]
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday, days after United States President Donald Trump attacked him on social media. Leo, the first US pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify […]
Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced a $3 billion additional deposit to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and extended an existing $5b deposit, in a move aimed at supporting the country’s economy. According to the state news agency SPA, the financial support is intended to enhance Pakistan’s economic stability and strengthen its resilience in the face […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday arrived in Turkiye on the final leg of his three-nation tour amid ongoing active negotiations for peace in the Middle East. The prime minister is on a three-country tour until Friday, having earlier visited Saudi Arabia and Qatar as Pakistan continues diplomatic engagement amid efforts to help address the […]
US forces in the Middle East are postured to restart combat operations immediately if Iran doesn’t agree to a peace deal, top American military officials said on Thursday. As part of a campaign to pressure Tehran to sign an agreement, US military forces are mounting a blockade on all ships seeking to enter or leave […]
United States and Iranian negotiators have scaled back ambitions for a comprehensive peace deal and are instead seeking a temporary memorandum to prevent a return to conflict, two Iranian sources told Reuters. The shift follows last weekend’s inconclusive talks in Islamabad, where big differences over Iran’s nuclear programme, including the fate of its enriched uranium stockpiles […]
The U.S. government has released all funds allocated for security at the soccer World Cup, but the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has affected planning and coordination, a department official told a Senate hearing on Wednesday. “A lot of the planning efforts underway for the World Cup have been slowed down, have […]
World number two Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open after damaging his right wrist, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. The Spaniard picked up the injury during a 6-4 6-2 first-round win over Otto Virtanen. Alcaraz, the top seed, was scheduled to face Czech Tomas Machac in the second round. “After the tests, we’ve […]
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a man allegedly working as an agent for India’s intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). Addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad, AJK Inspector General of Police (IGP) Liaqat Ali Malik said the suspect, identified as Irfan, was taken into custody in […]