Olympian Sadaf Siddique grabs bronze medal at World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship

Hawaldar Maqbool Ahmed and Inamullah also took bronze medals in masters and seniors event, respectively Pakistani athletes with their bronze medals at World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship. PHOTO COURTESY: YOUSAF ANJUM LAHORE: Pakistan won three bronze medals in the World Fitness Challenge and Bodybuilding Championship held in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Pakistan … Read more

Bureaucracy in the Amazon

PUBLISHED November 30, 2025 KARACHI: President Lula of Brazil had a vision of hosting the 30th conference of the parties in the Amazon, in Belem, in part to raise awareness, allegedly, about the dying state of the Amazon and deforestation more generally. He declared that this COP must be the “COP of implementation.” All this … Read more

Four killed, 14 injured in shooting at child’s birthday party in California

Law enforcement personnel respond at the scene of a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, Texas, US on Tuesday. Photo: REUTERS A child’s birthday party in Stockton, California, turned tragic on Saturday evening after a shooting incident left four people dead and 14 others injured. The shooting occurred around … Read more

Pakistan rejects UN rights chief’s concerns over 27th Amendment

‘It is regrettable that Pakistan’s views, ground realities were not reflected in the statement issued’ Pakistan urges the United Nations High Commissioner to avoid commentary on the 27th Constitutional Amendment “that reflects political bias and misinformation”. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Saturday, cautioned that Pakistan’s hurried constitutional amendments “seriously undermine … Read more

New cinematic voice rises in Doha

a scene from yom el juma photo doha film festival

Women filmmakers push boundaries of storytelling as ‘Made in Qatar’ slate define landmark first edition A scene from ‘Yom El Juma’. Photo: Doha Film Festival The Doha Film Festival’s first edition has offered a clear signal of Qatar’s ambitions to nurture a robust film culture, with its Made in Qatar slate placing a fresh generation … Read more

Afghan cleanup aborted after Qatar stepped in, reveals Dar

Says Pakistan possesses ‘ample kinetic capabilities’; Rules out anti-Hamas mandate in Gaza stabilisation DPM Ishaq Dar speaking during a news briefing session in Islamabad on Saturday. Photo: Foreign Office ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar revealed on Saturday that Islamabad held back from striking terrorist sanctuaries inside Afghanistan during a planned cleanup operation after a direct … Read more

Palestinian teens showcase AI ‘Agribot’

palestinian participants razan shawar jehad abudayyah and mustafa assi pose with their robot design at the world robot olympiad in singapore photo afp

Palestinian participants Razan Shawar, Jehad Abudayyah, and Mustafa Assi pose with their robot design at the World Robot Olympiad in Singapore. Photo: AFP SINGAPORE: Palestinian student Razan Shawar endured a 24-hour journey to Singapore to display her team’s AI-powered invention at the World Robot Olympiad, saying innovation rather than war should shape global perceptions of … Read more

Military calls Afghan Taliban a global threat

He cited abandonment of $7.2 billion worth of American military equipment during US withdrawal DG ISPR Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry speaks during an interview. Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said the Afghan Taliban regime has become a threat not only to Pakistan but to … Read more