KP’s Peace jirga set to begin today
PESHAWAR: The Peace jirga arranged by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will be held today in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Hall. The event will be organized by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, Babar Salim Swati. A PTI parliamentary delegation, linking with a peace jirga met with
Weightlifting beats running in fight against obesity, diabetes
ISLAMABAD: Weightlifting could very well be the most potent single activity to reduce body fat and to shield the organism from scary chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, a new study by Virginia Tech reports, recently. The research involved lab rats and studied in detail the effects of resistance training
Top 10 most popular smartphones of last week released
ISLAMABAD: The top 10 list of most popular smartphones of the last week is out, with OnePlus 15 5G leading the way for another week. Based on the ranking, OnePlus 15 5G – is still the most attractive choice of the users to be the number one of the list.
Australia gears up for 150th anniversary of Ashes series
MELBOURNE: The showcase cricket series between England and Australia will be celebrated by Cricket Australia with the 150th anniversary of the Ashes match to be held at Melbourne from the 11th to the 17th of March 2027. The local authorities running the show have revealed a lottery system for tickets
Atta Tarar: India using proxy war to weaken Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Atta Tarar, while talking to the media, said that India, after its defeat in the previous wars, is resorting to proxy wars to weaken Pakistan. He asserted that Pakistan had already handed over the irrefutable evidence of terrorism activities to Afghanistan. The minister remembered that the ghosts
ICC rejects proposal to split Test cricket into two tiers
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC), after its in-depth discussions in the recent meeting, has decided against the move of dividing Test cricket into two tiers. The main reason for the rejection of the proposal as per the news of the leading cricket portals was that it would have encountered
CM Afridi: ‘We are not afraid,’ vows to continue fight against terrorism
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi, denounced the suicide attack in Islamabad. The explosion, which was the cause of the death of 12 people and injury of over 30 individuals, the blast took place outside the Islamabad District Court. CM Afridi was speaking to the public in
UN Chief condemns suicide attack in Islamabad, expresses sympathy for victims
NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his condemnation of the suicide bombing that took place on Tuesday in Islamabad and called for justice for the criminals involved in the attack. “The Secretary-General has conveyed his sadness at the reported bombing and his sympathy for the families of
Khawaja Asif vows tough response to terror attacks
ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif while explaining the terrorist attack in Islamabad, said that the terrorists should be seen as sending a message to the state, terrorizing Pakistan by their words. When questioned by the media about the Islamabad court blast, he said that so far terrorist incidents had
Peshawar Police Lines, Meena Bazaar blasts mastermind Qari Hidayatullah killed in Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: The commander of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Qari Hidayatullah, has died after a bomb exploded in Afghanistan. Security sources have said that Qari Hidayatullah, who was severely injured in an earlier blast in Afghanistan, is no longer alive, as today he met his demise because of the severity of the wounds. He
