KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui on Friday announced the provision of 1,200 free stalls for traders affected by the Gul Plaza tragedy. The stalls will be set up at the Polo Ground in the Red Zone to provide temporary relief to the affected shopkeepers, particularly during the month of Ramadan. Gul Plaza fire…
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha, on Friday, emphasised that team selection will be determined strictly by merit, with no senior player, including Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, guaranteed a spot in the Playing XI. Speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of Pakistan’s ICC T20 World Cup 2026 against the Netherlands, Agha emphasised that the…
OSLO: Norway’s economic crime police unit, Oekokrim, said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into former prime minister and chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, Thorbjoern Jagland, on suspicion of aggravated corruption. The decision to investigate Jagland, also a former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, was based on information revealed by newly…
Rawalpindi: At least 31 worshippers were martyred and several others injured in a suicide attack on a mosque on the outskirts of Rawalpindi on Friday, Beyond the Time News reported, citing police sources. Six terrorists killed in CTD operation in Mianwali According to police sources, the suicide bomber attempted to enter the mosque but was…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), along with its opposition ally parties, on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Supreme Court for Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi, raising concerns over what it described as disregard for the rule of law and denial of justice to PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan. The…
Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last year by Israel while trying to bring aid to Gaza will try again this year, expecting more than twice as many boats carrying up to 1,000 medics, they said on Thursday. The Israeli military halted the roughly 40 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla last October as…
Iran and the United States (US) are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests progress will be hard won amid the threat of a regional Middle East war. While both sides have signalled readiness to revive diplomacy over Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute…
In yet another fire incident in Karachi, a blaze broke out at a residential building in Karachi’s Baldia area on Friday. As per details, the fire broke out at a residential building in Gulshan-e-Mazdoor area. Residents have claimed that several people are trapped inside the building. Police have reached the scene, while the fire brigade…
Captain Mitchell Marsh insists Australia can put their spin woes behind them at the T20 Cricket World Cup after a morale-sapping series defeat to Pakistan left their preparations in tatters. The 2021 champions are title contenders at the tournament in India and Sri Lanka beginning on Saturday, but it has been a horror build-up. They…
ISLAMABAD: The district administration’s revenue department will acquire land for the Shahdara Dam, as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) moves forward with the project. The dam, to be built in the Shahdara area, is expected to supply 10 million gallons of water daily to Islamabad residents. CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa presided over a meeting…