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Pakistan won the toss and skipper Salman Ali Agha chose to field first as the Greenshirts fight for their place in the Asia Cup 2025 final. They are taking on Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening in their first Super Four match. Agha believes that fielding first would benefit his side as he … Read more
QUETTA: An explosion struck a railway track in the Dasht area of Mastung district in Balochistan on Tuesday, targeting the Jaffar Express traveling from Peshawar to Quetta and wounding a dozen passengers. Officials said the device was an improvised explosive planted near the track, which detonated as the train passed. The blast caused four bogies … Read more
[As the U.N. General Assembly met in New York, the Trump administration forbade the Iranian delegation from shopping at discount wholesalers, an apparent bid to inflame Iranian public opinion.
Filling stations have become must-stop spots for soldiers traveling to and from the front, helping them win a place in Ukrainians’ hearts.
[ Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that between 2001 and 2015, a wave of urbanisation helped reduce the national poverty rate from 64% to 22% by 2019, as rural workers … Read more
ROME: Tens of thousands of people protested on Monday across Italy as part of a day of action to “denounce the genocide in Gaza”, with blockades, strikes and marches that descended into clashes with police in Milan. The demonstrations came on the same day as France and other countries prepared to recognise a Palestinian state … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange edged higher, recovering some ground after a quiet start to the week a day earlier. Buying interest in banking and cement stocks provided the upward push, helping the index stay in positive territory, although losses in fertiliser and energy sectors trimmed some of the gains on Tuesday. The benchmark … Read more
In Antwerp, Belgium, a couple steeped in contemporary art and design have left a unique imprint on a very old building.
KARACHI: Pakistan are set to face Sri Lanka in a do-or-die Asia Cup clash, with both teams needing a win today to stay in contention for direct qualification to the final. One of the main reasons for Pakistan’s downfall in recent years has been the inclusion of “bits and pieces” players. Those who bat in … Read more
Dozens of Western nations called on Monday for the reopening of the medical corridor between Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, offering to provide financial aid, medical staff and equipment to treat Gaza’s patients in the West Bank. “We strongly appeal to Israel to restore the medical corridor to the occupied West Bank, including East … Read more
