An undated picture of DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India. — AFP/File DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, dropping Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a host venue. According to a statement issued by the sport’s governing body, the Bengaluru stadium, […]
Javelin star Yasir Sultan clinches bronze at Asian Throwing Championship
Pakistan’s javelin thrower Yasir Sultan in action during the Asian Throwing Championship in South Korea on August 22, 2025. — ScreengrabviaInstagram/yasir__sultan Pakistan’s javelin thrower Muhammad Yasir Sultan claimed the bronze medal at the Asian Throwing Championships on Friday with a season-best throw of 77.43 metres. The 27-year-old athlete delivered his best effort on the sixth […]
ICC unveils revised schedule for Women’s World Cup 2025
An undated picture of DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India. — AFP/File DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, dropping Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a host venue. According to a statement issued by the sport’s governing body, the Bengaluru stadium, […]
Sri Lanka arrests former president Wickremesinghe: local media
Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. — Reuters Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds. Arrest linked to London trip for wife’s graduation. Wickremesinghe was PM a record six times, made president in 2022. COLOMBO: […]
Factbox: How the IPC global hunger monitor determines famine
Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2025. — Reuters A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel launched a military campaign in the tiny Palestinian territory in response to the Hamas attack of […]
PM Shehbaz vows speedy rehabilitation in flood-hit KP
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs federal cabinet in Islamabad on August 22, 2025. — PID PM says will call meeting to discuss illegal constructions on rivers. Premier expresses deep concern over widespread devastation in KP. Says federal govt, NDMA and forces ully engaged relief efforts. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed the federal government’s […]
Imran Khan’s another nephew arrested from Lahore home in May 9 riots case
PTI founder sister Aleema Khan’s son Shershah. — X/@PTIofficial Lawyer seeks evidence the police have against Shahrez Khan. DSP presents case record in court, affirming suspect’s involvement. ATC announces verdict after hearing arguments from both sides. LAHORE: Another son of Aleem Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, was on Friday arrested in connection […]
Journalist Khawar Hussain’s death declared ‘suicide’ as investigation concludes
Journalist Khawar Hussain. — Facebook@k.hussains/File CCTV review shows no one near Khawar Hussain’s vehicle. Medical, post-mortem reports also confirm death as suicide. Family input needed to learn possible reasons: investigators. KARACHI: Investigators from a three-member inquiry committee declared journalist Khawar Hussain’s death “suicide” as they submitted a 30-page report to Sindh Inspector-General Ghulam Nabi Memon, it […]
Top court acquits former PTB official in NAB case after sentence served
A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. — Top court’s official website. Supreme Court sets aside NAB conviction against PTB ex-official. Bench says no financial benefit proved for Hussain or family. PTB cashier confessed to forging cheques, embezzling millions. ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has acquitted former Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) deputy secretary Sardar […]
Flood-hit KP sees sharp rise in diseases
Residents walk alongside a stream a day after flash floods in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 16, 2025. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Diseases have rapidly spread in flood-affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where over 164,000 patients have so far been treated, provincial Health Secretary Shahidullah confirmed on Friday. According to a report […]