The schedule for the Champions Trophy 2025 was scheduled to be released earlier this week but was delayed as the Indian government refused to send its team to Pakistan for the event. The broadcasting rights, awarded to broadcasters until 2027 for a record $3 billion, hinge largely on the popularity of marquee matches, particularly between […]
The bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan began hearing a petition on environmental pollution on Thursday. The bench also included Justices Jamal Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Musarrat Hilali. This is the first case on environmental pollution before the constitutional bench, which aims to address all related environmental issues. […]
Baghdadi Police officials said that a case of 20 tola gold jewelry theft was registered at the police station on October 27. “The police arrested accused Imran on intelligence information, who said that his wife Shehnaz had committed the gold theft,” an official said. “Police arrested the accused woman and recovered three tola gold from […]
The greenback climbed above 156 yen for the first time since July. The euro slumped to its weakest since Nov. 2023 at $1.0546 and sterling hit its lowest on the dollar in three months at $1.2683. Higher trade tariffs and tighter immigration under the incoming Trump administration are projected to fuel inflation, potentially slowing the […]
Brent crude futures were down 6 cents, or 0.08%, at $72.22 a barrel by 0133 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures were down 13 cents, or 0.19%, at $68.30. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has slightly raised its expectation of U.S. oil output to an average of 13.23 million barrels per day this […]
The Met Office in a report has forecast likely rainfall in most of the districts of Punjab from today till November 16. In an early morning Air Quality Index report smog engulfed 10 districts of Punjab with a maximum AQI reading of 1038 in Lahore. The AQI reading in Bahawalpur remained 451, Multan 425, and […]
According to details, 75 shops and several wedding halls have been sealed across Lahore for violating closing hours, while 14 restaurants were shut down for defying the ban on outdoor dining. In Shalimar Tehsil, 9 shops and 3 restaurants were sealed for violations, while City Tehsil saw 4 shops sealed for staying open past designated […]
Major General Guardado succeeds Rear Admiral Guillermo Rios of Argentina, to whom the Secretary-General is “grateful for his contribution to United Nations peacekeeping efforts”, the announcement said. The general has had a long and distinguished career in the Mexican Army, currently serving as Commissioner of the National Guard in Yucatan. Before this, he served as […]
The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
“Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are… committing the war crime of forcible transfer,” the report said. “Israel’s actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing” in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added. Nadia Hardman, an HRW researcher, noted the 172-page report’s findings are […]
