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‘Selective exceptions diminish credibility of global non-proliferation framework’, MOFA spokesperson Tahir Andrabi Pakistan has expressed concern over the long-term uranium supply agreement between Canada and India and potential cooperation on small modular reactors and advanced reactor technologies between the two sides, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported. In response to media queries, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tahir Andrabi, said Pakistan reiterates that “civil nuclear cooperation must be governed by a non-discriminatory, criteria-based approach applicable equally to states that are not parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.” The spokesperson said selective exceptions diminish the credibility of the global non-proliferation framework…
ISMAILIA: Pakistan captain Ammad Butt in action against Austria during their pool match of the FIH World Cup qualifying event on Wednesday. —Courtesy FIH LAHORE: A brace by Abu Bakr Mahmood helped Pakistan defeat Austria 4-2 on Wednesday as the Green-shirts reached the semi-finals of the FIH Men’s World Cup qualifier in Ismailia, Egypt on Wednesday. Pakistan, by winning this match, also topped Pool ‘B’ of the eight-team contest. Besides Abu Bakr, other two goal scorers for Pakistan were Afraz and Mohammad Sufiyan Khan. For Austria, Kellner Maximilian and Scholz Maximilian scored one apiece. Afraz gave Pakistan an early lead…
Eli Lilly on Thursday launched a new program designed to help more employers cover obesity drugs in the U.S., targeting a major barrier to access for patients. Lilly and its chief rival, Novo Nordisk, have moved to slash the cash prices of their popular obesity injections for those who want to pay entirely out-of-pocket. But employer coverage of obesity drugs remains uneven due to high costs, leaving roughly half of people with commercial insurance unable to start or stay on treatment, Lilly said in a release. List prices for Lilly’s weight loss and diabetes treatments, Zepbound and Mounjaro, top $1,000 per month.Nearly…
Tehran warns US after Iranian frigate IRIS Dena sunk near Sri Lanka with heavy lossesIran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on after he delivered a speech during a session of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, on the sideline of a second round of US-Iranian talks with Washington in Geneva, on February 17, 2026. PHOTO: AFP Iranian Foreign Minister Abas Araghchi accused the United States of committing an atrocity by sinking an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka and warned it would “bitterly regret” the precedent set. “The US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran’s…
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on December 15, 2025.Thomas Coex | Afp | Getty ImagesSpain has pushed back against the White House’s claim that it agreed to cooperate militarily with Washington amid the conflict with Iran, doubling down on its anti-war stance despite the U.S. president’s threat to sever trade ties.White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that Madrid’s position of refusing to allow the country’s military bases to be used in the ongoing Iran war had now changed.”With respect to Spain, I think they heard the president’s…
NANJING, CHINA – MARCH 2, 2026 – New energy vehicles parked outside a BYD store in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on March 2, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBYD lost ground to its domestic competitors over the first two months of the year, as overall demand in China’s electric vehicle market slowed.The world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer’s combined January and February sales volume in 2026 dipped by roughly 36% compared to the year before. This figure was adjusted to account for the seasonal sales slowdown during the two-week Chinese New…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesA group of former defense and intelligence officials and policy experts sent a letter on Thursday to Congress calling for an investigation into the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk.The bipartisan coalition of 30 people said in the letter, shared with CNBC, that the purpose of deeming an entity a supply chain risk is “to protect the United States from infiltration by foreign adversaries.” The…
PM also meets K-P governor to discuss matters relating to rovince, current political climatePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held an in-camera briefing with a Jamat-e-Islami delegation at the Prime Minister’s Office PHOTO: RADIOPAK Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held an in-camera briefing with a Jamat-e-Islami delegation led by Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss the current geopolitical situation, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The delegation included Liaqat Baloch, Mian Muhammad Aslam, and Asif Luqman Qazi. The PMO said the delegation received an in-camera briefing on the current situation in Afghanistan,…
LAHORE: It seems that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) remains extremely confused on where to stage the National T20 Cup as it again shifted the tournament on Wednesday, this time from Multan to Peshawar, the original venue of the event. This is the third time the venue for the 10-team event was changed in recent days. The matches, according to the latest change, will be played at the Imran Khan Stadium, the new name of Peshawar’s Arbab Niaz Stadium. On Tuesday, when four participating teams following their travel plan reached Rawalpindi, where the tournament had been moved from Peshawar, they…
Israeli military launches new wave of attacks in Tehran, Karaj, Beirut as Iran targets Kurdish regionsInterception attempts are made by Israel as missiles are launched from Iran, following Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran, in Jerusalem March 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The Israeli military said it identified a fresh round of missiles launched from Iran on Thursday, the sixth day of a war engulfing the Middle East. “A short while ago, the IDF (military) identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said in a…