Pope meets first woman Archbishop of Canterbury
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter in Rome in which the leaders of the long-separated Catholic Church and Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed together. Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans, […]
Britain’s King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties
Britain’s King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House early Tuesday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president. Behind the warm welcome for Charles and Queen Camilla in front of the cameras lay a deepening rift in the so-called “special relationship” between […]
Lahore court grants interim bail to PM’s daughter, son-in-law in money laundering case
LAHORE: A special court (central) on Tuesday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter, Rabia Imran and her husband Imran Yousaf in a money laundering case. The couple personally appeared before the court along with their counsel. Judge Ashfaq Ahmed heard and allowed the bail petitions of the couple, subject to submission […]
Unicef warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers
Afghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country’s restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment are not lifted, according to a new Unicef report released on Monday. The Taliban has banned women from most public sector jobs and limited girls to receiving an […]
In meeting with Iranian FM Araghchi, Russian President Putin pledges support for Tehran
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in St. Petersburg on Monday and told him he hoped the Iranian people would weather what he described as a “difficult period” and that peace would soon prevail. Russia has offered to mediate to try to help restore calm to the Middle East […]
PM Shehbaz allows spectators at PSL 11 playoffs as well: Naqvi
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on Monday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif granted approval for public attendance in all three playoff matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11. “Just had a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and I’m pleased to share that we have secured his approval for public attendance […]
Pakistan flags Hormuz crisis as threat to global trade, stability at Security Council
Global maritime security and rising risks to key sea lanes dominated a UN Security Council debate, where Pakistan warned that disruptions to waterways are increasingly threatening global trade, energy flows and economic stability. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, expressed the country’s stance while addressing the High-Level Open Debate on […]
Punjab Assembly passes bill banning under-18 marriage; offenders to face jail, fine
Trump not happy with latest Iran proposal to end war, says US official
US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a US official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation, and killed thousands. Iran’s latest proposal would set aside discussion of Iran’s nuclear programme until the war is ended and […]
Imran Khan administered fourth eye injection during follow-up at Pims
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was administered a fourth intravitreal eye injection at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Tuesday as part of his ongoing follow-up treatment, with hospital authorities saying he remained clinically stable throughout the procedure. According to a medical update issued by Pims, Khan, currently incarcerated at Rawalpindi’s […]