By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s top javelin thrower, on Tuesday qualified for the Olympic final with a season-best 86.59 meters, ranking fourth and keeping the country’s medal aspirations intact.
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Two Japanese climbers fall from 7,500 meters on K2
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two Japanese climbers fell from a height of 7,500 metres on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, on Saturday, with their chances of survival slim, officials said.
Pakistan’s Ahmadis face ‘alarming’ surge in violence: UN experts
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A group of independent United Nations experts expressed alarm on Wednesday over a reported upsurge in violence and discrimination against Pakistan’s Ahmadis, including killings, arrests, and attacks on places of worship.
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Sharif, Zardari condemn assassination attempt on Trump at campaign rally
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former US President Donald Trump was shot in the ear on Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, sparking widespread condemnation from world leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Pakistan’s T20 hopes sink in Florida rain
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s bid for T20 World Cup glory was left in tatters on Friday after a rain-soaked outfield forced the abandonment of the match between the United States and Ireland.
Watchdog calls out beauty industry players for ugly marketing practices
The Competition Commission of Pakistan has called out a dozen companies marketing beauty products for deceptive marketing practices including greenwashing. By Nusrat Shaheen.
Pakistan’s ICUBE-Q enters moon’s orbit
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first lunar satellite, ICUBE-Q, successfully entered the moon’s orbit on Wednesday, a senior official at the country’s Institute of Space Technology (IST) said, hailing the development as a crucial step towards bigger space missions in the future.
iCube Qamar: Pakistan’s maiden voyage to the moon begins
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s iCube Qamar satellite will orbit the moon as part of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission, marking a historic first for the South Asian nation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday.
Military probes into ex-spy chief’s alleged misuse of power
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military has reportedly formed an inquiry committee, headed by a serving major general, to investigate allegations of misuse of authority against former spymaster, retired Lt Gen Faiz Hamid, media reports on Wednesday.
Pakistan intensifies probe into judiciary-targeted ‘toxic letters’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities are intensifying their investigation into a series of ‘toxic letters’ sent to judges, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif personally committing to solving the mystery that has rattled the nation’s judiciary.