KARACHI: After reports regarding Pakistanis being denied visa for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) surfaced, Consul General Dr Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi has refuted any such restrictions on visa issuance. The clarification by the Emirati envoy came after reports regarding the residents of Sindh facing difficulty in acquiring UAE visa surfaced. In a video interview on Monday, the diplomat said that Pakistani businessmen, real workers, and those travelling for medical treatment to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and other cities are being provided all facilities The envoy added that the Gulf nation has strong cultural, religious, and trade relations with Pakistan…
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BEIJING: Various cities across China have been hit by an ongoing heat spell which has seen the temperature exceeding the 40℃ mark. The prevailing heat spell likely to continue for 10 more days in the coastal cities in the highly industrialised provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The country’s east and northwest regions including Shanghai, Anhui, Xinjiang along with Jiangsu and Zhejiang have experienced temperatures of up to 43.9℃, reported state broadcaster CCTV. In nearby Shanghai, the maximum load, or demand, on its power grid exceeded 40 million kilowatts for the first time on Friday as 40℃ temperatures boosted electricity consumption in the…
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said the elements involved in “digital terrorism” and spreading propaganda to drive a wedge between armed forces and masses will face the law. He stated this while addressing a press conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to brief the media about the country’s security situation. “First of all, the first line of defence against digital terrorism is the law. Unfortunately, falsehood and propaganda are very high on social media such as fake news and doctored images are posted to create confusion created in the minds…
DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stepped down from her position, confirmed country’s army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, prompted by overwhelming protests over quota system. Speaking during a presser after Hasina, 76, fled the country, General Zaman said the army will meet Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin to deliberate on formation of interim government. Media reports said she had flown in a military helicopter with her sister and was headed to the eastern Indian state of West Bengal just across the border. Another report said she was headed to India’s northeastern state of Tripura. Reuters could not immediately verify the reports. Television visuals showed…
The Balochistan government has termed the ongoing protests and sit-ins by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) as “India’s unsuccessful attempt” of using Pakistanis against their own country. Balochistan Home Minister Zia Ullah Langau, in a video statement on Monday, said: “Some people are unknowingly fulfilling the Indian agenda […] India is trying unsuccessfully to use our people against us.” Langau’s statement comes against the backdrop of ongoing protests by the BYC across Balochistan despite reaching an accord with the government on Thursday to call of the sit-ins. The BYC supporters have called on the administration to completely remove obstacles and re-open the…
LONDON: England opener Zak Crawley has been ruled out of the forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to a broken finger. Crawley has been ruled out after he fractured the little finger on his right hand while attempting to take a catch during the recent third Test victory over the West Indies. The 26-year-old will switch his attention to being fit for England’s tour of Pakistan in October. With Crawley sidelined, Dan Lawrence is set to open alongside Ben Duckett. Lawrence has been included in several England squads but has not played a Test since 2022. The 27-year-old moved…
Son of Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose 15-year rulership came to an end on Monday following deadly anti-government protests, Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that she left the country for her own safety and was not willing for a political comeback. Hasina resigned and fled the country earlier today, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago. “My mother had been considering resigning since yesterday,” said Sajeeb — an official adviser of the ex-Bangladesh PM until today — while speaking to Newshour on the…
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that whatever China was doing for Pakistan, no other country could do, and reiterated that relations with Washington should be repaired, but not at the cost of ties with Beijing. The prime minister, who had a busy weekend, met with a group of journalists at his Model Town residence in Lahore. The journalists had recently returned from an official visit to China, undertaken on the invitation of the China Public Diplomacy Association. Speaking on the occasion, PM Shehbaz said that work was progressing fast on the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic…
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday handed Rs500,000 to German tourist days after he was robbed of his valuables in Lahore near the Allama Iqbal International Airport. Berg Florian, 27, is a German citizen, visiting Pakistan these days. Florian travelled to Pakistan on a bicycle after visiting Central Asia and China. He had a 30-day visit visa for Pakistan which will expire on September 11. The robbery occurred last week while he was sleeping on a roadside near the airport where he was camping. cry Video Player is loading. Pause Unmute Current Time 0:05 / Duration 0:16 Loaded: 35.77% Quality Levels Fullscreen Punjab…
WASHINGTON: Two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka struggled after a three-and-a-half hour rain delay and was upset by Marie Bouzkova in Saturday’s WTA and ATP Washington Open semi-finals. World number three Sabalenka, seeking her 15th career WTA crown, was ousted by the 26-year-old Czech 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the hardcourt tuneup for the US Open, which begins on August 26. “A lot of things happened with the rain delay,” Bouzkova said. “Happy I was able to start really well in the third set and then just close it out. Playing quite well,” she added. “I’m very pleased.” After Sabalenka,…
