At least 14 civilians were injured after a suicide attack at a checkpost in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan on Friday, according to officials. The police said the attack targeted the Chashma Sarbandi checkpost on the Miranshah-Bannu Road and left 14 injured. “Four of the injured are in critical condition,” said Miranshah District Headquarters Hospital Medical Superintendent […]
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved a series of technical supplementary grants (TSGs), including Rs3 billion for gas supply schemes in villages near production fields, relief measures for the education sector, disaster response funding and a reform package for the power sector. According to Ministry of Finance statement on X, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb […]
LeBron James broke the record for most field goals made in NBA history Thursday, though the latest milestone in his glittering career did not to stop the Los Angeles Lakers from crashing 120-113 to the Denver Nuggets. James, who already held the NBA all-time points record, sailed past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 15,837 field goals with a […]
Troubled Tottenham plunged deeper into relegation danger as Micky van de Ven’s moment of madness triggered a damaging 3-1 defeat against Crystal Palace on Thursday. Igor Tudor’s side squandered the first half lead given to them by Dominic Solanke as Palace struck three times in 12 minutes before the interval in north London. Tottenham defender […]
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri powered to the quickest time ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli in second practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday as drivers grappled with sweeping new engine changes. The Australian sent his home crowd into a frenzy by blasting round the Albert Park circuit in one minute 19.729secs on soft tyres, […]
Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will face stiff competition from teenage French sensation Paul Seixas when he begins his 2026 season bidding for a record fourth Strade Bianche title on Saturday. Pogacar’s long-range attacks in his three victories at Strade Bianche have become the stuff of legend, and he has been imperious on the […]
Morocco coach Walid Regragui quit his job on Thursday, only three months ahead of the World Cup finals and ending weeks of speculation around his future as he said the team needed fresh guidance. The decision had been expected for weeks but was confirmed at a late night press conference where Regragui said the team […]
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep concern over the deadly toll the ongoing military escalation in Iran is taking on children, saying around 180 children have reportedly been killed and many more injured. In a statement, UNICEF said 168 girls were killed when a strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ Elementary School […]
The federal government on Friday announced spring holidays for all federal educational institutions in Islamabad from March 24 to March 27, and they are scheduled to reopen on March 30, according to an official notification. {{pdf}} Authorities confirmed that the spring holidays have been aligned with the Eid al-Fitr holidays to provide an extended break […]