Sindh hockey teams gear up for National Games in Karachi after 18 years

President Sindh Hockey Association Barrister Murtaza Wahab and Women’s Wing head MNA Shehla Raza observed the trials Sindh Hockey players. PHOTO: PR After 18 years, preparations are in full swing for the Sindh hockey teams ahead of the National Games scheduled in Karachi from December 6 to 13.  International player Azlan Khan has been appointed … Read more

PTA terms retail tariff increase by mobile operators ‘justified’

Cites higher financial costs due to inflation, increase in fuel prices and devaluation of rupee as main reason KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has termed an increase in retail tariffs of mobile companies from 2021 to 2024 justified, citing higher financial costs due to inflation, increase in fuel prices and devaluation of rupee. “Since March … Read more

Southeast Asia floods kill at least 321 as rescues and recovery efforts intensify

Cyclone-driven rains pound Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand; Sri Lanka reports 46 dead Rescuers evacuate an elderly person using a rubber boat during the flood in Medan, North Sumatra on November 28, 2025.PHOTO:AFP The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities racing to rescue … Read more

Spain reports first swine fever case in three decades, jeopardising exports to China

Spain’s first swine fever since 1994 risks China exports, though any ban may stay regional Spain is the European Union’s biggest pork producer, responsible for about a quarter of total output, ahead of Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS African swine fever has returned to Spain for the first time in three decades after two wild boar found … Read more