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Oil extended gains on Friday amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran, working with Oman, ​suggested banning vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those that violated the proposed ‌rules. Brent crude futures rose 80 cents, or 0.97%, to $83.29 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate futures rose … Read more

The Hampshire pacer stepped away from professional cricket after spending more than a year sidelined by injury John Turner retired at 25 due to injury concerns and a long-term back stress fracture. Photo: AFP  England fast bowler John Turner has announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 25, bringing an early end … Read more

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will launch its safeguarding programme for District Football Championship safeguarding focal persons with the first online workshop on August 11, marking an important step in strengthening player welfare and embedding safeguarding standards across football in Pakistan. With the District Football Championship set to feature under-18 players as well, the federation … Read more

Says Pakistan stays engaged in diplomacy Lauds Oman’s role in promoting peace, stability Rejects India’s criti Foreign Office. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it was part of regional diplomatic efforts to resolve standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, describing the crisis as key to easing wider tensions between Iran and the US. The … Read more

. LONDON: Hundreds of members of the British Kashmiri diaspora and political activists gathered outside the Indian High Commission to mark the seventh anniversary of India’s decision to revoke the special constitutional status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), with speakers describing the move as a violation of the Kashmiri people’s right to … Read more

Day-long search along four kilometres stretch of Nullah Leh ends without leads; locals stage protest RAWALPINDI: Following a day-long search for a six-year-old girl who went missing near Committee Chowk which bore no fruit, the police have registered a kidnapping case and officially launched an investigation. Earlier in the day, when the girl’s father reported … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s general elections will enter their third and final phase on August 10 as polling is set to take place in Poonch Division on 11 general seats in what is expected to be the decisive contest for government formation in the new Legislative Assembly. The outcome of the final phase will … Read more

. Rescue personnel carry the bodies of deceased climbers upon arrival at a military base in Skardu ISLAMABAD’: The bodies of five international climbers, including renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, were flown to Skardu by a Pakistan Army helicopter on Thursday after one of the most challenging recovery operations on Broad Peak, as rescuers continued … Read more

Energy (Power Division) Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Iranian Ambassador Dr Reza Amiri Moghaddam in Islamabad. Photo APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed to strengthen energy cooperation, with work on a second cross-border transmission line expected to begin soon and discussions underway to expand the current 100 MW electricity supply arrangement, officials said … Read more

David Ellison makes allegation ahead of case hearing, rubbishes litigants’ concerns about market share WASHINGTON: Paramount CEO David Ellison said Tuesday that the legal battle over his proposed multibillion-dollar takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery was fueled by politics rather than concerns over market share. His remarks in an opinion piece published in The New York … Read more