Several people were killed or injured in a blast at a hotel in a heavily guarded part of central Kabul on Monday, Afghan officials said. “According to preliminary reports, a number of people were killed and injured,” Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani told Reuters. Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the blast targeted a […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that calm discussion between allies was needed on Greenland and that a trade war was not in anyone’s interest, after United States President Donald Trump threatened tariffs to secure the territory. Starmer told an emergency press conference on Monday that the alliance with the US had provided […]
The HBL Pakistan Super League has announced a series of landmark developments ahead of its 11th edition, reinforcing the League’s continued growth, competitiveness, and commitment to innovation. In a historic move after a decade of success, the HBL Pakistan Super League (HBL PSL 11) will transition to a Player Auction Model, replacing the traditional Player […]
Australia’s Pat Cummins will be kept on ice until a few games into the Twenty20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka as selectors take a cautious approach with the pace veteran’s recovery from a lower back injury. Cummins returned to action during the third Ashes test in Adelaide but missed the last two matches […]
The Lahore High Court on Monday disposed of petitions filed by the National Accountability Bureau against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz after declaring them infructuous. A two-member bench headed by Justice Amjad Rafiq heard the petitions. During the hearing of NAB’s petition against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, NAB Prosecutor Waris […]
The prices of gold and silver reached new record highs both globally and locally, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and economic factors, including further cuts in the US Federal Reserve’s interest rates. On Monday, the price of gold per ounce surged by $75 to a new record high of $4,670 in the international bullion market. […]
US President Donald Trump has invited India to join his proposed “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, with an initial focus on Gaza, according to a White House statement shared on X by Washington’s ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor. It remains unclear whether India will accept the invitation. The Indian foreign […]
The Islamabad Police’s Robbery and Dacoity Unit (RDU) has arrested 16 members of an organised criminal gang involved in snatching high-end mobile phones, altering their IMEI numbers and selling them in Afghanistan, police said on Monday. The arrested suspects include the gang’s ringleader. Police said dozens of snatched mobile phones worth millions of rupees, along […]
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday vowed that the provincial government would not abandon families displaced from Tirah due to military operations, saying tribal people had made immense sacrifices for the country. Addressing a jirga of elders and notables from Khyber district in Peshawar, Afridi said there was an organised mindset that did not […]
A Pakistan Air Force contingent comprising F-16 Block-52 fighter aircraft, alongside air and ground crew, has arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the multinational aerial combat exercise “Spears of Victory-2026”, the military said on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exercise will include […]