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Sohail Afridi says he will convene a jirga if alleged notice on Tirah Valley evacuation is not withdrawn or apologised Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses party workers at the Baizai Bypass in Malakand. SCREENGRAB PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday warned that a federal notification regarding Tirah Valley could lead to confrontation … Read more
Police said protesters defied orders, blocked staff access, threatened officers, breached prison area Footage shared on social media showed demonstrators chanting outside the prison, with some holding signs. PHOTO: BBC British police arrested 86 people on suspicion of aggravated trespass after protesters breached the grounds of a prison in west London during a demonstration in … Read more
Augsburg defender Cedric Zesiger celebrates victory over Bayern with goalkeeper Finn Dahmen. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Augsburg stunned Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to end a 27-match unbeaten league run for their Bavarian rivals dating back to March. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund made the most of the slip with a 3-0 win at Union Berlin … Read more
KARACHI: In view of the prevailing cold weather, the Sindh School Education Department has extended the decision to start schools at 9am until February 4. According to notification issued by Secretary School Education Sindh Zahid Ali Abbasi, stated that all public and private schools across the province would continue to open at 9am until February 4. … Read more
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her fourth round match against Canada’s Victoria Mboko. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka extended her reign as tiebreak queen to book a fourth successive appearance in the Australian Open quarter-finals before Carlos Alcaraz reached the last eight with a Tommy Paul takedown on Sunday. Third seed Coco Gauff also advanced … Read more
President, PM praise security forces, say nation stands firmly with armed forces in fight against terrorism RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement on Sunday. According to ISPR, the operation was launched following reports … Read more
EU eyes India as future market; India sees EU as source of tech, investment for jobs, infrastructure EC head Ursula von der Leyen (L) will be a chief guest at Republic Day celebrations ahead of an EU-India summit at which the two sides seek to seal a free trade pact. PHOTO: AFP European Council president … Read more
Iva Jovic of the U.S. reacts during her fourth round match against Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: American 18-year-old Iva Jovic dished out a dominant 6-0 6-1 win over Yulia Putintseva in just 53 minutes at the Australian Open on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time. Fans … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe scores their second goal from the penalty spot. Photo: REUTERS VILLARREAL: Kylian Mbappe struck twice in the second half as Real Madrid secured a 2-0 victory at Villarreal on Saturday, climbing above Barcelona to take provisional pole position in LaLiga. The win moved Alvaro Arbeloa’s side to 51 points, two clear … Read more
Jackie Gaddie and Craig Pietruszewski had been anticipating the trip of a lifetime, to Antarctica of all places. Then, a storm got in the way.