A devastating fire broke out at a dyeing factory in the Shershah Site area of Karachi on Thursday, engulfing 80 per cent of the building. However, two firefighters sustained minor injuries while combating the blaze. The fire prompted a major rescue operation involving fire brigades and emergency services. “Two firefighters sustained minor injuries while working to […]
Security forces have given “an immediate and effective response” to “unprovoked action” from Afghan Taliban along the Pak–Afghan border on Thursday. “The Afghan Taliban miscalculated and opened unprovoked fire on multiple locations across Pakistan-Afghanistan border in K-P which is being met with immediate and effective response by Pakistan’s security forces,” the federal information ministry stated […]
Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he had acquired a 25 per cent stake in Saudi-owned Spanish second-division club Almeria. “This strategic investment in UD Almeria reflects Ronaldo’s long-term commitment to professional football ownership,” said a statement from his new sports holding company CR7 Sports Investments which gave no financial details of the deal. “It […]
At least seven children lost their lives, and two dozen others were injured on Thursday in a tragic gas cylinder explosion inside a residential house in the Torpal area of Chaman, Balochistan. According to hospital and local administration sources, the explosion occurred shortly before Iftar, when a group of children had gathered at the house […]
South Africa captain Aiden Markram led from the front with an unbeaten 82 as South Africa all but secured a T20 World Cup semi-final berth with a brutal nine-wicket thrashing of the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday. After the West Indies fought back from deep trouble at 83-7 to post 176-8, Markram and Quinton […]
India will soon finalise a mutually beneficial free trade agreement with Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The two countries will also pursue joint development, production and transfer of technology in defence, Modi said at the end of his two-day trip to Israel. On Thursday, Modi said that India and Israel agree there […]
Security forces killed ten terrorists belonging to the Indian-backed proxy group Fitna al Khawarij during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Zhob district of Balochistan, the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), following an intelligence-based operation in Zhob on February 24, in which eight Indian-sponsored khawarij were successfully […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered that petitions seeking suspension of sentences of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case be fixed for hearing on March 11. Lawyers for Imran have requested the court to suspend his sentence on medical grounds and grant him bail. […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) exhibited a strong recovery session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 4,267 points to close at 168,893. The trading session began on a negative note, as persistent selling pressure pushed the index to an intraday low of 162,954 points. However, the decline attracted aggressive value buying, triggering a sharp rebound […]
A special Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday indicted Armaghan and Shiraz in the Mustafa Amir murder case. Both accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. During a hearing at the Karachi Central Jail Anti-Terrorism Complex, the accused were presented before Special Court Number 15, where they were formally charged. Upon their denial of the charges, the court […]