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He has silenced his critics by bringing pace, energy and passion

Turkish military chief presents 'Turkish Armed Forces Distinguished Service Medal' to the field marshal

Former Pakistan captain will lead the league’s cricket operations and technical affairs

On Monday, gold price fell by Rs3,800 per tola in local market

Rapper explodes back onto stage after years away for three concerts, last of which was blighted by delays

Video is old, shows March 2022 Houthi attack on Saudi Aramco facility

Big Tech companies, including Apple, Meta and Google, have “significant gaps” in tackling child sexual abuse and the growing threat of online sexual extortion, Australia’s internet regulator said on Tuesday. Online platforms are failing to use available technologies that can identify well-known coercion scripts used by sexual extortion offenders, eSafety said in a transparency report. “In several cases, we have provided these platforms with evidence of how their services are being colonised by criminals to devastating impact, with clear guidance on how to stem the abuse,” said eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. “Even when we’ve laid this out, we haven’t seen adequate responses, despite the technology being readily available.” Google, Meta, Snap, Microsoft and Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Top 10 services with highest number of sexual extortion reports to eSafety. A report for sexual extortion received by eSafety can include multiple services. — via eSafety The latest...

Iran demands end to Israeli aggression in Lebanon as part of its interim deal with Washington signed last month

Cradling an Asian koel in his hands, wildlife officer Zaheer Ahmed gently stretched its wings as part of a health checkup to rehabilitate birds hit with dehydration or heatstroke in Islamabad. Pakistan, which is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change, experienced its second-warmest year since 1960 in 2025, according to government data. Temperatures in Islamabad this summer have pushed past 40°C. This photograph taken on July 10, 2026 shows a pigeon drinking from a bowl of water in Islamabad. —AFP “In the past, because of kite flying, the string used to damage their wings,” said Sakhawat Ali, director of the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board, which oversees the Margallah Wildlife Rescue Centre in Islamabad. “But for the last one or two years, most of the cases we have been receiving involve birds that are dehydrated and suffering from heat stress.” The wildlife rescue centre, located at the foot of the Margallah Hills, was once the site of the Islamabad Zoo, where neglected ele...

Spain built their run to the ‌last 4 around their ability to dominate the ball, control the rhythm of matches

WASHINGTON: Pakistan on Monday backed Saudi Arabia at an emergency UN Security Council briefing on Yemen, reaffirming Islamabad’s support for the kingdom’s security and territorial integrity and calling for all parties concerned to resolve differences through dialogue and diplomacy. Yemen has been gripped by conflict since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the beleaguered government the following year. The UN Security Council briefing came after an attack by the Yemeni government on an international airport in Sanaa on Monday. The Yemeni government said it wanted to prevent an Iranian plane from landing in Sanaa after it failed to convince a Houthi delegation, which went to Tehran for assassinated Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral, to board a Yemen flag carrier’s flight instead. Hours after the airport attack, Saudi Arabia said it intercepted ballistic missiles fired at the country’s south by Houthis. Monday’s flare-up ...

The United States launched another wave of strikes on Iran for the third consecutive day early on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced the reimposition of a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 per cent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz. Trump said a deal with Iran was still possible even as attacks were carried out, with Tehran striking two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and killing one crew member, according to the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said two “offending supertankers” were hit and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. It said the tankers ignored warnings, turned off navigation systems and tried to pass through a “mined route”. The statement did not name the vessels or say whether it was referring to the same tankers cited by the UAE’s Ministry of Defence. The Guards said the US was “inciting vessels to use an illegal route” and warned that cooperation with the “aggressor enemy” would result in damage, delays in reopening the strait an...

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark index continued in the red for a second day on Tuesday, losing more than 3,000 points during early trade. The KSE-100 index had lost 3,464.89 points, dropping to 176,462.15 points from the previous close of 179,927.04. The decline came as global oil prices rose nearly three per cent on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the US reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures were last up $1.50, or 1.8pc, to $84.80 per barrel at 0330 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.70, or 2.2pc, to $79.84 a barrel. Oil prices are now at their highest since the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war on June 17. Awais Ashraf, director of research at AKD Securities, said the market declined after the US reinstated its naval blockade of Iran. “The decline is broad-based, with cyclical sectors witnessing the sharpe...

Security sources say another Rangers personnel was injured as attackers also targeted police with automatic weapons

Says a cashless economy will boost transparency and sustainable growth, urging wider adoption of digital payments

Kash Patel, the director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hosted Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, describing ties between Pakistan and the US as “critical”. Patel, in a post on X, said it was an “honour” to host Naqvi at the FBI headquarters and thanked Pakistan for its support in protecting US interests in the region. “The FBI deeply appreciates their support as we protect US interests in the region,” he said. He added that the two sides held “important discussions surrounding facilitating resources and specialised training to combat counterterrorism financing and cyber investigations, both at home and abroad.” “Our partnership is critical and we look forward to more success ahead,” Patel said. The interior minister had arrived in Washington last week after representing Pakistan at the Fifth United Nations Chiefs of Pol­ice Summit in New York. On the sidelines of the summit, he had met with several regional and international officials. Naqvi had last ...

Islamabad assumes chairmanship of OIC Ministerial Conference on Women Dar says Pakistan investing in girls’ education Gilani urges OIC to take concrete steps for women’s empowerment.

Islamabad - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif undertook a day-long visit to Doha on Monday to personally convey condolences on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan to the leadership and people of Qatar on the passing away of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday called for collective action through the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to advance women’s empowerment, saying empowering women was not the success of one segment but the progress of the entire nation.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the right of pre-emption is a weak and fragile legal right, and its enforcement requires strict compliance with all mandatory requirements under the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1991, including Talab-e-Muwathibat (immediate demand) and Talab-e-Ishhad (demand before witnesses).