ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik on Tuesday called for a new international legal framework to protect transboundary water resources, saying disputes over shared rivers have become issues of justice, food security and global stability rather than solely environmental concerns. Addressing a seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-powered Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the controversial One Constitution Avenue case following the recommendations of a special committee formed to review the matter. According to sources, the committee headed by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar submitted its findings to the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved plans to develop a 350-acre wildlife safari park in Islamabad, aiming to create an international-standard ecotourism destination in the federal capital. According to the CDA, the safari park will be established in the Malpur Forestry Park area along Murree Road near Bhara […]
RAWALPINDI: At least 14 under-trial prisoners escaped from a police transit van near Sihala on Monday after allegedly throwing chilli powder into the eyes of police personnel during their transfer back to Adiala Jail. According to the Rawalpindi police spokesperson, the prisoners were being transported from a court in Kahuta […]
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday said the Indus Waters Treaty cannot be unilaterally suspended or altered, asserting that Pakistan’s rights over the Indus river system remain protected under the legally binding agreement. Addressing a joint press conference with Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik in Islamabad, Tarar said the […]
INGLEWOOD: Canada men’s national soccer team booked their place in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 after Stephen Eustaquio scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to secure a 1-0 victory over South Africa national soccer team on Sunday. Eustaquio struck in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, collecting a […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Board of Governors on Monday unanimously approved a surplus budget for the 2026-27 financial year during its 84th meeting, chaired by Mohsin Naqvi at Gaddafi Stadium. The board also approved the budget for the 12th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and decided […]
DHAKA: Ousted former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to Bangladesh this year despite being sentenced to death in absentia, dismissing the verdict as politically motivated and declaring she will overcome “every obstacle and every conspiracy.” Speaking in an interview with Indian broadcaster NDTV, the 78-year-old leader […]
CARACAS: Rescue teams in Venezuela are racing against time to search for survivors after twin powerful earthquakes devastated large parts of the country, with the death toll approaching 1,450 and tens of thousands of people still believed to be trapped beneath collapsed buildings. International rescue operations have intensified in the […]
WEB DESK: Iran and Oman have held the inaugural meeting of a joint committee on the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, marking an early step towards implementing provisions of a recent interim agreement between Tehran and Washington. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, announced the […]