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Bar assures legal aid for individuals involved in violence if they surrender before law enforcement The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday warned individuals involved in disturbing peace, violence, damaging government property and causing loss of human lives to immediately surrender and present themselves before the law, while assuring … Read more
Punjab on alert as PDMA warns of thunderstorms, strong winds and possible hail amid widespread rain Residents wade through a flooded road, following monsoon rains and rising water levels in Qadirabad village near the Chenab River in Punjab province, Pakistan August 28, 2025. Photo: Reuters LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued a province-wide … Read more
‘We know that Prime Minister Modi is quite ambitious about the role he sees for India,’ official says US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2026. REUTERS US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel to India the week after the G7 leaders summit, a … Read more
Says technical talks due for next week; Khawaja Asif says deal will be presented as ‘Islamabad Pact’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. PHOTO: FILE Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran have agreed to a framework for a peace deal that would end the months-long conflict in the Middle East, … Read more
The centre opened in 1971 as a memorial to President John F Kennedy, a Democrat assassinated eight years ago Workers renaming the Kennedy centre. Photo File:Reuters US: Workers stripped United States President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Centre early on Saturday, less than six months after it went up, complying with a judge’s ruling … Read more
The factory is the second-biggest supplier to Apple in South Asia after Taiwan’s Foxconn India’s Tata Electronics. Photo File: Reuters An Indian pollution regulator has alleged that wastewater discharged from a Tata components factory for Apple’s iPhone has contaminated the groundwater for nearby farms and warned of a forced shutdown unless Tata gives a satisfactory … Read more
LONDON: After organizers “lost the course” and desperately watered greens between groups in the past two US Opens at Shinnecock, there’s hope for improvement when the 126th US Open begins Thursday. Shinnecock Hills will play host to the US Open for the sixth time and try to learn from stumbles in 2004 and 2018, the … Read more
Pakistan will open their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against arch-rivals India on Sunday, 14 June at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The 10th edition of the tournament, hosted by the England and Wales Cricket Board from 12 June to 5 July, marks the biggest Women’s T20 World Cup in history, with … Read more
LONDON: The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel on October 4 will be held behind closed doors at a neutral venue overseas, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) announced on Friday. The FAI said that European football governing body UEFA had approved its request to hold the fixture abroad. Several pro-Palestinian Irish politicians … Read more
Word of UAE move to seek de-escalation coincides with the final stages of broader negotiations A woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a rally in support of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. West Asia News Agency via REUTERS The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars … Read more