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The tournament features over 200 teams from the West Bank, Gaza and refugee camps in Lebanon The Palestinian Football Association resumed activity after a nearly three-year pause due to the Gaza war. Photo: AFP PALESTINE: Palestinian sports commentator Khalil Jadallah has spent the past three years mourning the athletes killed in the Gaza war. As … Read more
Spain’s forward Lamine Yamal during the Spanish league football match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Mestalla Stadium in Valencia on September 6, 2026. Photo: AFP BARCELONA: Lamine Yamal struck twice for Barcelona as they demolished Valencia 5-0 on Sunday to maintain their 100 percent start in La Liga. The reigning champions moved two … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan wrestler Inam Butt has tested positive for doping following a test conducted during the Asian Beach Games in China in April. The two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist could face a ban if the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is not satisfied with his explanation regarding the positive test. Sources close to Inam said the … Read more
Spokesperson says India’s maps, unilateral claims of sovereignty have no bearing on status of disputed territory Pakistan on Monday rejected India’s position on the disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir, saying India’s claims had “no bearing on the status of the disputed territory,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement on X, Foreign … Read more
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 6, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsin Rezaei said on Sunday that a restricted zone will be announced around the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, Iranian state media reported. Rezaei added that the zone would would include … Read more
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to purchase 50 additional buses at a cost of Rs4.989 billion to expand the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system to areas currently located away from the existing route. According to officials, the 12-metre-long battery-electric buses will be deployed on five proposed BRT extension routes. These include Mall of Hayatabad … Read more
[ Twin deficit is merely an indicator, not the root cause, of structural economic fragility ISLAMABAD: The recent Asian Development Bank (ADB) dialogue on fiscal sustainability brought together experts and policymakers to deliberate on Pakistan’s macroeconomic trajectory. While the narrative surrounding Pakistan’s fiscal and external imbalances remains dominated by overcoming the “twin deficit,” I would … Read more
[ Haq also expressed concern at the immense level of double taxation in the system and called for major sales tax reforms. CREATIVE COMMONS LAHORE: Sales tax is supposed to be borne by the final consumer. Pakistan makes importers, manufacturers, exporters and service providers finance it before consumption. A levy presented as value-added tax has … Read more
Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s air and rain. Sui-Lee Wee, our Asia business correspondent, traveled to Jakarta, the capital, to find out why.
. JF-17 Thunder is an advanced, light-weight, all weather, day / night multi-role fighter aircraft; developed as a joint venture between Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra and Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC) of China. PHOTO: Pakistan Aeronautical Complex website PAKISTAN: There are moments in a nation’s life when history does not whisper. It roars. It … Read more