Senegal’s 17-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye has emerged as a potential future star for African football, and his role as a super substitute at the Africa Cup of Nations could yet prove decisive for his team. One of a number of exciting new players on display over the last three weeks at the tournament in Morocco, Mbaye […]
World number one Aryna Sabalenka enters the Australian Open in her familiar role as the hot favourite but unlike in the past two years the powerful Belarusian arrives without a title to defend or the momentum of a winning run in Melbourne. The twice champion’s 20-match winning streak at the season’s opening major was snapped […]
President Asif Ali Zardari will embark on an official visit to Bahrain from January 13 to 16, accompanied by a high-level delegation. According to the Foreign Office post on X, the president is scheduled to hold talks with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. […]
An Indian rocket carrying 16 payloads, including an earth observation satellite, went off course shortly after liftoff on Monday, marking a fresh setback for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The incident involved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C62), a workhorse of India’s space programme, which has maintained a more than 90% success rate over […]
At least six police officers, including an additional station house officer, and a civilian were martyred on Monday when a police armoured personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device while travelling from Gomal to Tank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said. The martyred include Station House Officer (SHO) Ishaq Marwat, Constable Sher Aslam, driver Abdul […]
Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with an entertaining 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in the final here on Sunday. Raphinha struck twice for the Catalans with Robert Lewandowski also on target as they beat Xabi Alonso’s team for a record-extending 16th triumph, despite Frenkie de Jong’s late red card for a foul on […]
Cold weather has intensified across most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the Met Office forecasting rain and light snowfall in several upper districts. Peshawar and the surrounding areas remain under dense cloud cover, further increasing the severity of the cold. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, most districts of the province are expected to experience […]
At least 25 people have been killed and more than 240 others injured, including women and children, in LPG cylinder explosions and fire incidents across Punjab between January 1, 2022, and December 10, 2025, according to data shared by the LPG Distributors Association. Figures obtained by Express News show that a total of 488 LPG-related […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to respond this week to a formal request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to shift their T20 World Cup 2026 matches from India to Sri Lanka due to security concerns. The request came after Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released by IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders […]
Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology has reviewed allegations of embezzlement linked to money collected from illegal call centres during a meeting chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan. Officials told the committee the case relates to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) and concerns an alleged monthly amount of Rs15 million taken from illegal […]