As the province recovers from the devastating calamity, production and supply of seafood faces a dead-end LAHORE: Where the recent rains and flooding in the rivers of Punjab have displaced millions across the plain areas, they have also severely damaged fish farms, causing a crisis in both fish production and its market supply in the…
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Punjab food department has seized more than 10,000 sacks of illegally hoarded wheat in various parts of Dera Ghazi Khan district, while over 6,000 sacks were allegedly sold without permission by mill and warehouse owners. Authorities have registered four separate FIRs against the accused under the Punjab Foodstuffs Con-trol Act 1958…
23 FIRs lodged, dozens of machines seized; govt to regularise placer gold reserves MIANWALI: Illegal gold extraction from the River Indus has surged at a point known as Peer Pahai, where the river narrows as it enters Mianwali from Attock, a site once earmarked for the Kalabagh Dam. The area has recently become the centre…
A man sits next to trucks parked at the Torkham border crossing, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries, in Torkham, Pakistan, October 12, 2025 Photo: Reuters Sunday morning, for the second time this year, we woke to the news that Pakistan was at…
He will open his 18th season in Miami, the league’s longest coaching spell with one team MIAMI: Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the US men’s team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday by USA Basketball. American teams of NBA stars have won the past five Olympic gold…
The trio will join Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia at next year’s tournament JOHANNESBURG: South Africa, Ivory Coast and Senegal all won convincingly on Tuesday to fill the last three automatic places reserved for Africa at the 2026 World Cup. Senegal were the most impressive winners, hammering Mauritania 4-0, while Ivory Coast beat…
MIAMI: Jamaica beat Bermuda 4-0 on Tuesday to seize the lead in Group B of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying as Curacao slipped to second after a 1-1 home draw against Trinidad and Tobago. Jamaica have nine points with two matches remaining, a point clear of Curacao, while Bermuda are out after four straight defeats Trinidad…
LONDON: Harry Kane scored twice as England secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup after a 5-0 thrashing of Latvia on Tuesday. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in Riga before Kane took his tally for club and country this season to 21 goals in 13 games. A Maksims Tonisevs own-goal and Eberechi Eze’s strike rounded…
ISLAMABAD (Muhammad Saleem ) — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday rejected calls for immediate dialogue with Afghanistan, asking rhetorically how Islamabad could negotiate “with those whose hands are stained with our blood,” in remarks reflecting deep public anger after recent deadly border clashes. Asif’s comments came amid one of the sharpest escalations…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has announced a countrywide protest in response to the Muridke incident, calling for the establishment of a judicial commission to investigate the matter. In a statement issued from jail through his legal team, Khan demanded that Islamabad’s Inspector General of Police…
