How Iran will choose a new supreme leader after Khamenei

The assassination of Supreme Leader triggered a swift constitutional process to select a new leader Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS The assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike has plunged the … Read more

Inter continue Scudetto march

Federico Dimarco (3th R) celebrates his seventh goal of the season in all competitions for Inter Milan. Photo: AFP MILAN: Inter Milan bounced back from Champions League elimination with Saturday’s 2-0 win over Genoa which continued their march towards the Serie A title. Federico Dimarco’s brilliant volley just after the half-hour mark and Hakan Calhanoglu’s … Read more

Climate change disrupted academic year

Schools remained closed for an additional 20 to 25 days due to harsh weather during the past year LAHORE: Climate change continued to disrupt educational activities across Punjab in 2025, with rising smog levels, harsher winters and extreme summer heat forcing repeated school closures and reducing effective teaching days. According to education officials, schools remained … Read more

Yamal nets hat-trick in Villarreal romp

Lamine Yamal scored a sensational hat-trick as Barcelona downed Villarreal at Camp Nou to extend their La Liga lead on Real Madrid. Photo: AFP BARCELONA: Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday that took the Catalan giants four points clear at the … Read more

PM Shehbaz chairs meeting on regional, national security as tensions rise in Middle East

FO briefs evacuation of citizens being facilitated through Azerbaijan to ensure their safe return Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high‑level meeting on Sunday to review regional and national security issues, including the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Iran amid escalating tensions following the United States (US) and Israel’s attack on Iran. The meeting was … Read more

Iran says it targeted US aircraft carrier, state media reports

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E Petersen Jr (DDG 121) in the Arabian Sea. Photo: AFP The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was targeted with four ballistic missiles on Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp said in a statement reported by state media. … Read more