Bayern Munich on Monday announced the signing of striker Nicolas Jackson on a season-long loan from Chelsea, days after it appeared that the Premier League club had cancelled the move. Initially a season-long loan with an option to buy, Bayern reportedly agreed to include a purchase obligation into the deal on Monday, having previously ruled […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday used his presence at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State summit to deliver a wide-ranging address, raising the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) issue and calling for a dialogue on all outstanding disputes. Shehbaz told the leaders from the 10-member Eurasian bloc, including India, that Pakistan […]
An MI-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation Corp on Monday crashed in mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) region, killing all five crew members including two pilots. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the helicopter was on a routine training flight when it developed a technical fault and crashed near Hudor village, about 12 kilometers from […]
Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people, spent the night in the open on Monday, as rescuers continued a massive operation to pull victims from the rubble. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just before midnight Sunday, with the worst of the destruction in Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. […]
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed a new polio case from district Tank in southern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. According to a statement issued by the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) K-P, the latest case involves a 20-month-old girl from Union Council Ping A, district Tank. This is the […]
Authorities in Pakistan issued fresh flood alerts on Monday after India released a large volume of water into the Sutlej and Chenab rivers without prior notice, raising the threat of severe inundation across multiple districts of Punjab. Officials said India bypassed the communication channels laid down in the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and informed Islamabad […]
India is not “profiteering” from Russian oil imports, and its purchases have stabilised markets while keeping prices from rising to as much as $200 a barrel, Hardeep Singh Puri, country’s oil minister, said in the Hindu newspaper on Monday. The US has targeted India for its Russian oil purchases, with President Donald Trump imposing tariffs […]
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider on Monday launched the Directory of Trade & Industry 2025, prepared by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and a publication aimed at strengthening business networking, boosting trade and providing investment opportunities. The Directory of Trade & Industry includes details of 36,500 members, classified into five major categories […]
UBG Patron-in-Chief SM Tanveer has demanded a reduction in interest rate to 6% after a significant drop in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to just 3% in August 2025. “This development has sparked widespread calls for a reduction in interest rate, with business leaders and economists arguing that the current rate is no longer justified,” […]
Euro zone factory activity expanded for the first time since mid-2022 as domestic demand offset the impact from US tariffs, while the Asian manufacturing sector saw shrinkage, private surveys showed on Monday. There were mixed signals over the Chinese economy, however, as one such survey unexpectedly indicated modest expansion, contradicting an official readout the day […]