Bangladesh is scrambling to save a six-match cricket tour by neighbour India next month, with the foreign ministers of both nations roped in to try to salvage the series. Comprising three one-day internationals and three T20 matches, the white-ball series was originally planned for August last year but postponed after political relations soured between Dhaka…
BANNU/SWAT: A terrorist attack on the Chatkekal police post near Jarogo Waterfall in Upper Swat was foiled after police personnel mounted a strong counterattack late on Sunday night, District Police Officer (DPO) Mushtaq Ahmad said. According to police, more than 12 terrorists surrounded the post and opened fire from all sides. The police personnel deployed…
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the defence pact signed last week between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye was “a sign of a change in the perception” of regional countries towards the United States. The joint defence agreement, signed in Makkah on Friday, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empowers its signatory states to…
The military’s media affairs wing said on Saturday that a captain was martyred while seven terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district. In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces conducted an IBO in Hangu on Friday following reports about the presence of terrorists belonging to Fitna…
The largest energy provider in Nevada, NV Energy, is suing data center developer Tract Capital Management, accusing the company of trying to pass costs onto consumers. At issue is who pays to expand energy infrastructure when a data center needs as much electricity as a midsize city. Tract’s two planned campuses near Reno would together…
Fewer U.S. children may have access to free school meals this academic year amid changes ushered in by the Republicans’ tax-and-spending law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” according to food and public policy experts. The impact on school meal programs stems from the OBBBA’s overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the formal name…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening for a three-day visit. Apart from CDF Munir, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi are also accompanying the premier on the…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed for Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit, the government said on Thursday. In a post on X, the government said that the premier has left for the visit at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He will be accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces and Chief…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, alongside Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, will undertake a visit to Saudi Arabia from August 6 to 8, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. In a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the two will be accompanied by Deputy…
Windows were smashed and petrol bombs hurled at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s residence after he joined ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s first public media interaction since her 2024 removal from power, in which she vowed to return in December. Police said a group of people attacked Shakib’s ancestral home in Magura town,…
