Shaheen fined Rs1m over security breach

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (R) gestures as UAE’s Alishan Sharafu looks on during the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket match between United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on September 17, 2025. Photo: AFP KARACHI: Lahore Qalandars have imposed a fine of Rs1 million on their captain Shaheen Shah … Read more

With no takers, smart lockdown proposal scrapped

Fuel supply stays steady, reserves adequate Coordinated strategy to tackle economic pressures President, PM to p ISLAMABAD: A high-level consultative session at the Aiwan-e-Sadr decided on Monday not to impose a nationwide smart lockdown, following global fuel supply disruptions caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East. Monday saw a series of high-level meetings … Read more

Three million Indian officials to begin counting world’s largest population

Decade-long population survey to begin April 1; citizens can register online for a short window People cling on to a crowded train as it leaves a railway station during the ongoing Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ghaziabad, India, September 21, 2021. REUTERS More than three million Indian officials are to spend a year counting every … Read more

Dar heads to Beijing amid mediation push

ISLAMABAD: Just two days after hosting foreign ministers from Türkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is heading to Beijing in a move officials say underscores Islamabad’s intensifying diplomatic push to defuse the Middle East crisis. According to a Foreign Office statement issued on Monday, Dar will visit China … Read more