Pakistan’s women’s futsal team recorded their first-ever victory at the international level on Tuesday, defeating Sri Lanka 3–2 at the SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship in Thailand, officials said. The win marked a historic moment for Pakistan in international women’s futsal. Forward Aizwa Chaudhry led the scoring with a hat-trick, playing a decisive role in a […]
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has officially set May 2026 as the final deadline for the completion of the Malir River Bridge. The Chief Minister’s directive came following an evaluation of the project’s progress by a specialised team from the Planning and Development (P&D) Department, which also inspected the N-5 Murghi Khana bridge […]
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has been formally appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Pakistan’s National Assembly, ending a vacancy that had persisted since August 7. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf representatives Barrister Gohar and Chief Whip of the Opposition Aamir Dogar to his chamber to collect […]
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, has issued a stern warning that any military or political aggression against Tehran will be met with a full and decisive response, while condemning international sanctions as a violation of international law. Speaking at the UN Security Council, Darzi criticised the United […]
An Islamabad district and sessions court has ordered the arrest of Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha within 24 hours on Friday in a case related to alleged controversial social media posts. Additional District and Sessions Judge Afzal Mujoka issued the order after expressing strong displeasure over the failure to execute arrest warrants after the […]
A research project of Mohammad Sarfraz, a student from the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, has received global recognition. The young researcher from Quetta has won the Discover Natural Fibre Initiative (DNFI) Award for producing fibre from banana stems. The award, which celebrates efforts to promote eco-friendly fibres, was presented at […]
Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab’s history. A video feed from NASA showed the capsule carrying American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui land off the […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out Thursday at world leaders who he said were seeking to “put international cooperation on deathwatch” amid brazen violations of international law, but held off naming offending countries. He also reiterated that he was “deeply concerned about the violent repression in Iran,” ahead of an emergency Security Council meeting on […]
A European military mission was taking shape in Greenland on Thursday, drawing a sharp rebuke from Russia, as Denmark said Washington still aimed to take control of the mineral-rich Arctic island. Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen insisted meanwhile that “dialogue and diplomacy are the right way forward”, hailing in a Facebook post the fact that […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence for jobs, saying that the UK capital risks “an era of mass unemployment”. The Labour mayor’s comments are to be included in a London speech late Thursday outlining the opportunities and risks posed by AI. With the UK […]