RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi have submitted their statements under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in a case related to alleged violation of state gift repository rules by the couple during Imran’s term as the PM. In his statement, Imran has questioned whether mere failure to…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Friday informed the National Assembly that the government has formally established the Pakistan Crypto Council to develop a regulatory and operational framework for cryptocurrency in the country. Responding to questions during the Question Hour, the minister clarified that the government neither intends to promote…
MILAN: Tadej Pogacar is red-hot favourite to match a feat only ever achieved by cycling icon Eddy Merckx as the Slovenian superstar bids to win the Tour of Lombardy for the fifth consecutive year. No-one but Merckx has ever won three Monument races in the same season but world champion Pogacar is on course to…
GLASGOW: Scotland stepped up their bid to qualify for the World Cup as Lewis Ferguson’s first international goal paved the way for a vital 3-1 win against Greece in Glasgow on Thursday. Steve Clarke’s side trailed to Kostas Tsimikas’s 62nd-minute goal at Hampden Park. But Ryan Christie levelled within two minutes and Ferguson marked his…
LONDON: Bukayo Saka’s stunning strike and a first international goal for Morgan Rogers inspired England in a 3-0 win over Wales, but Thomas Tuchel slammed “silent” fans at Thursday’s friendly. Tuchel’s side delivered their second successive dominant display to maintain the feelgood factor after their 5-0 rout of Serbia in a World Cup qualifier last…
JOHANNESBURG: Mohamed Amoura scored twice as Algeria beat Somalia 3-0 on Thursday to become the fourth qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup from Africa after Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. The Wolfsburg striker volleyed a Riyad Mahrez cross into the net on six minutes, then the former Manchester City winger slammed a loose ball into the…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Thursday that Pakistan would continue its fight against terrorism until the last terrorist was eliminated. Speaking in the National Assembly, he expressed solidarity with the Armed Forces and paid tribute to the officers and soldiers who laid down their lives in recent operations….
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday held a discussion on the composition of the bench competent to hear petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, as a counsel for the petitioners urged that the case be referred to a bench comprising all 16 SC judges, who formed the full court before the amendment. On Thursday, an…
ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) leaders on Thursday accused the government of misleading the public over the country’s economic condition, alleging manipulation of growth data, underreporting of trade deficits, and a worsening business climate that has driven major international firms out of Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in the federal capital, former Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair…
PESHAWAR: The resignation of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has become a political mystery with conflicting claims emerging from the CM’s Secretariat and the Governor’s House. Sources at the CM’s Secretariat said the resignation had been sent to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on October 8, adding that it was now the Governor’s House’s…
