DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addressing a press conference. — Screengrab/ YouTube/@ISPR/File Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry will hold a crucial press conference today (Friday) at 3:30pm regarding the Jaffar Express attack in Balochistan’s Bolan. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti will also be present at…
Nikada Asia-Pacific markets surged on Friday as U.S. futures rebounded following an overnight slump on Wall Street due to President Trump’s threat of more tariffs. Investor sentiment was rattled after renewed tariff threats from President Donald Trump reignited trade war concerns.
In a shocking incident of violence, a citizen came under attack on Lahore’s Canal Road near Beijing Underpass when private security guards, assigned to foreign guests, opened fire at his car for not giving way. The victim, identified as Imran, was also physically assaulted by the guards before they attempted to flee. However, Imran showed…
‘LUMINARA’, the PSL’s 10th edition’s trophy.—courtesy PCB LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is hoping to expand from six to eight teams after the 2025 season, PSL CEO Salman Naseer said on Thursday. First staged in 2016 in the United Arab Emirates due to security concerns, the PSL is now hosted in Pakistan, where it…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court will resume on Friday (today) hearing of a petition challenging arbitrary powers of the government to promote or supersede officers on the basis of vague rules. The matter related to the government’s arbitrary powers to promote blue-eyed bureaucrats was brought before the IHC by BS-21 officer of the Federal Board…
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that its crews had exhumed 48 bodies on Thursday from the courtyard of Al-Shifa Hospital, once Gaza’s biggest medical facility but now largely in ruins following multiple Israeli assaults during the conflict. The agency has carried out similar work in the past to return remains to their families…
San Francisco: A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six US agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal workforce. The ruling by US District Judge William Alsup during a hearing in San Francisco is the most significant blow yet to the…
TOBA TEK SINGH: The young girl whose body was found two days ago in Mian Channu was identified on Thursday. Police identified her as Maimoona, a resident of Karachi who was murdered by her Facebook friend, Amjad, at Chak 126/15-L. Police said the blind murder of the girl was traced through geofencing and other modern…
LAHORE: In a rare incident, a PIA’s domestic flight from Karachi landed here with a missing wheel on Wednesday evening. The PIA flight PK-306 left from Karachi for Lahore and upon reaching the Allama Iqbal International Airport it transpired that one of the six rear wheels of the aircraft was missing. According to a PIA…
KARACHI: Sino Sindh Resources Pvt Ltd (SSRL) Chief Executive Officer Li Jigen has stated that the power generation cost from Block-1 of the Thar region is Rs5.52 per unit, significantly cheaper than the energy produced from hydro sources. This he said while speaking at a public hearing called by the Thar Coal and Energy Board…