The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced the formation of an adhoc Governance and Management Committee in what it described as a structural shift aimed at modernising administration and raising standards of the national sport. As part of the overhaul, former Olympians Hassan Sardar and Islahuddin will co-chair a newly created Professional Development Committee tasked […]
US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Saturday that President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not “capitulated” in the face of Washington’s military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The United States and Iran this week resumed Oman-mediated talks in Geneva aimed at averting the possibility of military action, after Washington […]
Iran and the United States have differing views over sanctions relief in talks to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding that new talks were planned in early March as fears of a military confrontation grow. Iran and the US renewed negotiations earlier this month to tackle their decades-long dispute over […]
Two terrorists, including a detained commander, were killed on Sunday when the outlaws attacked on Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) vehcile in a bid to free their chief in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). According to officials, the CTD team was transporting a recently arrested high-profile terrorists commander, Usama alias Daniyal alias Baghi, to identify the […]
West Indies coach Daren Sammy said Sunday his side had plans to counter Zimbabwe’s giant quick bowler Blessing Muzarabani, while admitting the 2.03m (6ft 8in) beanpole had the “X-factor”. The West Indies will open their Super Eights campaign at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium on Monday against tournament surprise packages Zimbabwe, who topped a group including Sri […]
The controversy surrounding the coaching setup of the Pakistan hockey team has finally been resolved, with the national team set to depart from Islamabad for Egypt on February 24 under the supervision of newly appointed coaches. Pakistan will compete in the World Cup Qualifiers in Egypt from March 1 to March 7, where they have a […]
US trading partners in Asia were weighing fresh uncertainties this weekend after President Donald Trump announced a new tariff on imports, hours after the Supreme Court struck down many of the sweeping levies he used to launch a global trade war. The court’s ruling invalidated a number of tariffs that the Trump administration had imposed […]
South Korea on Sunday protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over its territory. In a statement, the foreign ministry said it strongly objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan’s Shimane prefecture and to the attendance of […]
Three labourers were abducted in Balochistan’s Barkhan district after armed men launched a major attack on the crush plant of Zargoon Construction Company late Saturday night. The assailants opened fire on the plant before abducting three men from the construction site. The abducted men were identified as daily-wage workers from Musakhel who were working on the […]
Eligible overseas Pakistanis will initially be issued one-year resident cards in Spain, following a high-level meeting on the Spanish resident card scheme for overseas Pakistanis, according to an official statement released on Sunday. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Salik Hussain chaired the session. Officials from the Ministry of Interior […]