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Pakistan’s Hamza Asif finished 30th in the men’s 50m freestyle, clocking 24.04 seconds in the preliminary round at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. He ended at the 30th position out of 47 competitors who featured in the heats. One swimmer did not feature. Hamza had also failed to impress in the 100m freestyle on … Read more
Tajikistan’s Mirzobek Umarov beats Pakistan’s lone MMA fighter 3-0 in Aichi-Nagoya Pakistan’s Asim Khan secured a historic bronze medal at the Asian Games on Monday after losing 3-0 to Tajikistan’s Mirzobek Umarov in the men’s Modern Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) -60kg semi-final.Asim, Pakistan’s lone MMA representative at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, was unable to match Umarov’s … Read more
Inglis’ ton and Ellis’ unbeaten 36 snatch a thrilling one-wicket win over Zimbabwe HARARE: Josh Inglis scored his second One-Day International century and Nathan Ellis his highest score in the format with an unbeaten 36 from 44 balls as Australia claimed a dramatic one-wicket victory over hosts Zimbabwe with a ball to spare in Harare … Read more
[ Rescuers in a small boat hand over a baby as they evacuate residents from the flooded area of Narowal, a city of Punjab, on August 27, 2025. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Every monsoon season, Pakistan produces the same headlines: submerged villages, displaced families, ruined crops. The story is always told as tragedy. It is rarely … Read more
[ Region has limited fiscal space to build infrastructure, productive capacity to expand its economic, revenue base KARACHI: The Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) government presented a delayed full-year budget of Rs218.845 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 on Tuesday. The budget carries a deficit of more than Rs52 billion and the government is seeking additional funds from the … Read more
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a Security Council meeting to discuss ‘ongoing US aggression’ against Venezuela, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., December 23, 2025. Reuters US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said on Sunday that the “door is open” for Iran to return to negotiations … Read more
Party says founder’s family members placed in armoured vehicle, taken to undisclosed location Sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan sit outside Adiala Jail after a meeting was denied on Tuesday. Photo: X/PTI PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) early Monday morning alleged that two more sisters of party founder Imran Khan, along with their children, were arrested … Read more
[ The June deficit of $649 million stood in contrast to the surplus of $500 million in May and reflected a combination of higher import payments and a seasonal softening in remittances. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is receiving more dollars from overseas Pakistanis while earning less at home, slowing momentum from its own productive economy. … Read more
[ KARACHI: China built its economic power by manufacturing things – consumer electronics, machinery, just about everything – and shipping them abroad in huge quantities. For decades, that is what China did, and in doing so it became the factory of the world. Few imagined that within a few decades, it would be the world’s … Read more
. Special Assistant to the KP Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Shafi Jan. Photo: APP (file) PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information and Science and Information Technology Minister Shafi Jan has strongly condemned the arrest of Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, describing it as evidence of the “fear and panic” of … Read more