The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a rally from Peshawar to Mardan for Saturday as part of its ongoing street movement, with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi set to lead the procession. According to sources within the party, the rally will begin on GT Road from Jhagra Stop in Peshawar and proceed towards Mardan. PTI’s […]
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised the government on Friday for “seriously” embracing reforms under its programme requirements, saying it was already yielding results. Speaking to Pakistan TV on the sidelines of the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Georgieva said: “Pakistani government has seriously embraced reforms and […]
Ten judges were sworn in as permanent members of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday. The oath was administered by SHC Chief Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput. The newly confirmed permanent judges include Justice Miran Muhammad Shah, Justice Tasneem Sultana, Justice Riazat Ali Sahar, Justice Muhammad Hassan Akbar, Justice Abdul Hameed Bhurgari, Justice Jan Ali […]
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced on Friday that strict penalties would be enforced during the upcoming three-day Basant festival from February 6 to 8, warning that anyone caught flying kites outside the designated dates or violating safety rules could face fines, imprisonment or other legal action. Speaking at a high-level meeting on the festival, the chief […]
Rusted nails hold used infusion tubes on the wall of a clinic run by one among hundreds of thousands of unqualified doctors operating across Pakistan. Dozens of patients visit the small roadside shop each day in Sindh, where a few chairs are arranged around wooden tables used to lay patients down. “These patients have faith […]
Europe may have rallied to see off President Donald Trump over Greenland, but its leaders recognise the confrontation is unlikely to be the last in dealings with his increasingly strident version of the United States. The stakes could hardly be higher, given the $2 trillion trading relationship between the European Union and the US and […]
McLaren Racing on Friday won part of its lawsuit against four-times IndyCar champion Alex Palou over his aborted move to the team, with London’s High Court ruling the reigning Formula One world champions were owed around $12 million. McLaren Racing, which runs the reigning Formula One world champions and the Arrow McLaren team in U.S.-based […]
The International Cricket Council’s Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) has declined to hear Bangladesh’s appeal against the decision to stage the national men’s team’s T20 World Cup 2026 matches in India, leaving the door open for Scotland to replace them if the standoff persists. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had approached the ICC’s DRC in a […]
TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance said on Thursday it has finalized a deal to establish a majority Ameri can-owned joint venture to secure US user data, avoiding a potential ban of the short-video app used by more than 200 million Americans. The agreement marks a milestone for TikTok after years of political and legal battles that […]
Pakistan’s stock market achieved a remarkable milestone on the final day of the trading week as the Karachi Stock Exchange crossed 189,000 mark on Friday. PSX notched another all-time high close, with the KSE-100 Index settling at 189,167, up 1,479 points (+0.79%). “During the AM session, the market remained range-bound between 187–188k,” said Ali Najib, […]