[ad_1] LONDON/STUTTGART: Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina was dumped out of the Queen’s Club Championships on Friday by qualifier Tatjana Maria, who will face Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the semi-finals. Chinese top seed Zheng Qinwen saw off the challenge of Britain’s Emma Raducanu in straight sets and will meet US eighth seed Amanda … Read more
[ad_1] MIAMI: Inter Miami will have to rely heavily on Lionel Messi’s firepower as they prepare for Saturday’s Club World Cup opener against Al-Ahly, with coach Javier Mascherano forced to re-shuffle his backline due to a string of injuries. Fullback Jordi Alba, fellow defender Gonzalo Lujan and defensive midfielder Yannick Bright have all been ruled … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article TEHRAN: Iran activated its air defences in several regions on Saturday and Israel told its citizens to take shelter ahead of a fresh barrage of missiles, as the arch-foes exchanged massive strikes in their fiercest direct confrontation in history. The fresh attacks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to hit “every … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: India’s efforts to push Pakistan back onto the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list have once again failed, as the money laundering watchdog opted instead to keep the country under a “reporting” mechanism rather than downgrading its status, informed sources have revealed. Pakistan was placed on the FATF’s increased monitoring list … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in the National Assembly on Saturday delivered a detailed and constructive review of the federal budget for FY2025-26 and called for providing more relief to the common man. While participating in the general discussion on the budget, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan suffered huge losses due to tax evasion, especially … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Unknown miscreants on Saturday launched a rocket attack on the house of the minister of state on tribal affairs, Mubarak Zeb Khan, in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). DPO Bajaur Waqas Rafiq confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred at 1am, after which the police immediately launched an investigation. “The projectile … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held telephonic conversations with Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian and Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan and discussed with them the Israeli aggression. The prime minister said Pakistan stood resolutely in solidarity with the brotherly people and the government of Iran in the face of Israel’s unprovoked … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: The Madina Colony police have registered an FIR over a firing incident at the residence of Baldia Town Organiser of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Faizan Jafri. The incident occurred in the late hours on Friday, when unidentified gunmen opened fire at Jafri’s residence. The police found bullet marks on the wall of … Read more
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: The National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested a man accused of blackmailing a woman using a compromising video and extorting over Rs700,000 in cash from her, officials said on Friday. According to an official statement, a case was registered on the complaint of the victim, who alleged that the accused, identified as … Read more
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: The Sindh government is going to inject more than Rs20 billion on an array of development schemes in Hyderabad in fiscal 2025-26. However, some of the most needed development projects pertaining to water filtration plants, sewage treatment plants and public parks do not find a mention in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). … Read more