Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran
President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.
Sufi story takes Pakistan to Locarno
KARACHI: Pakistan’s growing presence on the international festival circuit has received another boost as filmmaker Umair Bilal’s debut feature documentary, ‘As Light as Air’, has been selected for the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, where it will have its world premiere in August. The selection marks another milestone for Pakistani cinema, which has increasingly … Read more
Sameer Minhas reflects on cricketing journey
Pakistan’s emerging batter Sameer Minhas has credited street cricket, family support, structured age-group programmes and a fearless mindset for shaping his development as a cricketer. “My journey began with street cricket and playing at home with my brother. My father later enrolled us at an academy and that is where my serious cricketing journey started,” Sameer recalled in the … Read more
'This is Kashmir, not Kashmore'
Former prime minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Friday advised PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari not to take political remarks personally, emphasising healthy political rivalry over bitterness. Nawaz Sharif, accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, addressed an election rally in Mirpur, about 258 kilometres from Muzaffarabad. They criticised rival parties for making lofty … Read more
Rare Pompeii Ceiling Is Restored From Fragments, Depicting Scene From Myth
By collecting about 1,000 fragments and painstakingly assembling the pieces, archaeologists restored a scene depicting the popular love story of Dionysus and Ariadne.
Let’s Try This Again: A Do-Over Dinner for White House Correspondents
[President Trump remains the evening’s keynote speaker, as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.
Who is Karim Khan, the barrister at the centre of the ICC’s internal crisis?
Khan announced arrest warrants in May 2024 for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025. Photo: Reuters Karim Khan became one of the best-known international prosecutors in May 2024 when he … Read more
Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum
President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”
Junior tennis stars in the making shine at Peshawar camp
International coach trains 15 young talents as K-P Tennis Association aims to nurture future champions PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Tennis Association has launched a comprehensive junior tennis camp at the Peshawar Sports Complex, hiring international coach Inam Gul to impart advanced techniques to budding players. Around 15 youngsters aged five to 14 are undergoing rigorous training … Read more
Sleuths’ performance remains abysmal
Department submits charge sheets in only 5,258 of 15,157 cases in first half of 2026 RAWALPINDI: Investigation teams of the district’s 31 police stations showed poor performance in submitting complete challans to courts during the first six months of 2026. Between Jan 1 and June 30, a total of 15,157 cases were registered across the … Read more