Intelligence and law enforcement agencies have uncovered a large quantity of urea fertiliser, which is used to make bombs, along with more than 2,000 kilograms of highly destructive explosive material in a foiled terror plot in Karachi. Urea fertiliser has been used in the past to make bombs, with major evidence of this emerging during […]
An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unbeaten 91. Root’s superb innings, his 41st ton to match Ricky Ponting, was only ended courtesy of a brilliant […]
A Paris court on Monday found 10 people guilty of the cyber-harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron. The convicts reportedly spread false claims that Brigitte is a transgender woman who was born male, French media reported. Brigitte and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, have long faced such falsehoods, including allegations that she was […]
Goals either side of half-time by Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane took Cameroon through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals at South Africa’s expense on Sunday as the Indomitable Lions edged their last-16 clash 2-1. Tchamadeu opened the scoring in the 34th minute at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat and teenage Bayer Leverkusen forward […]
A recent Gallup Pakistan survey reveals that while awareness of vaping and chewing tobacco products is growing, it remains relatively low among the general population, with urban areas exhibiting more knowledge compared to rural regions. According to the report, there are 1.2 million vape users across the country, though only 17% of Pakistanis have heard […]
Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele marked their returns to the Paris Saint-Germain starting XI by securing a 2-1 win over Paris FC on Sunday as the French capital enjoyed its first top-flight derby since 1990. Victory for Luis Enrique’s second-placed PSG, thanks to goals either side of half-time by Doue and Dembele, took them back […]
An unusual fish brought from a dhund, or shallow pond, near Sukkur to the Karachi Fish Harbour on January 4, 2026, has been identified as an Amazon sailfin catfish, officials and experts said. The foreign species, which is not native to Pakistan, is believed to have accidentally entered natural water bodies and has now spread […]
The Lahore High Court on Monday deferred until January 6 the hearing on a petition challenging the suspension of advocate Mian Ali Ashfaq’s licence by the Punjab Bar Council. The petition was heard by Justice Malik Awais Khalid, during which counsel for the petitioner, including Shahzaib Mirza, appeared before the court. The court issued a […]
Following Pakistan’s successful participation in the Freedom Asian Chess Initiatives (FACI) 2025, applications have now officially opened for the FACI Project 2026, offering renewed opportunities for Asian chess federations to benefit from international-level training, grants and institutional support. The Kazakhstan Chess Federation has announced the opening of the application process for FACI 2026. FACI is […]
Pakistan and China agreed to align their development strategies and build an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, known as CPEC 2.0, during wide-ranging talks in Beijing that also covered political ties, security cooperation and regional and international issues. The Seventh Round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was co-chaired in Beijing on […]