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COLOMBO: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the toss of Sunday’s Women’s World Cup cricket match, mirroring the actions of their men’s teams. Sana won the toss and chose to field at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, where there were also no formal greetings between the players of both teams before the national anthems. The neighbours faced off three times at the recent men’s Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and did not shake hands before or after. The Asia Cup, which concluded last Sunday with India beating their rivals, was…

A tourist tries cliff climbing in Gonglang Town in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Oct. 4, 2025. Tourist destinations across China are witnessing a surge in visitors as the country’s eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday began on Wednesday. (Photo by Shi Zhihong/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 5, 2025 shows people visiting a seashore park in Lianyungang City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Tourist destinations across China are witnessing a surge in visitors as the country’s eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday began on Wednesday. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)Tourists visit the city wall museum…

Panic and tension gripped Gilgit on Sunday after unidentified gunmen launched two separate attacks targeting prominent cleric Maulana Qazi Nisar Ahmed and senior judge Malik Inayatur Rehman. The assaults left five people injured and forced businesses across the city to shut down. According to Gilgit-Baltistan’s Interior Minister Shams Lone, unidentified attackers opened fire near the Police Headquarters, injuring Maulana Qazi Nisar Ahmed, the Ameer of Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, along with his driver and two security guards. All those injured were reported to be in stable condition. The second attack occurred near City Hospital, where gunmen fired at the vehicle of…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that war in Gaza has not yet ended despite Israel and Hamas both agreeing to parts of President Donald Trump’s plan for the strip, as Gazans called for its quick implementation to end their suffering. He said the release of the hostages held by Hamas as the first phase, while details on what happens after that still need to be worked out. “We will know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not by how these technical talks go in terms of the logistics,” Rubio told NBC News’ “Meet the Press”…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms, strong winds and snowfall in northern parts of the country over the next 24 hours, warning of flash flooding and damage to weak installations. According to the PMD, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad and Punjab are expected to be hit by gusty winds, dust storms, thunderstorms and rain, while mountainous areas may receive snowfall. Officials cautioned that heavy downpours could trigger flash flooding in rain-fed streams and nullahs in districts including Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Murree, Galiyat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and parts of Kashmir.…

Muslim countries, backing the Gaza peace proposal, have welcomed steps taken by Hamas in response to US President Donald Trump’s plan. They have called the move a genuine opportunity to secure a ceasefire and end the crisis in the region, the Foreign Office said. The statement came as Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls Gaza, on Friday accepted certain key points of US president’s plan — including ending the war, Israel’s withdrawal, and the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian captives. According to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, Israel is preparing for the ‘immediate implementation’ of the first stage of Trump’s…

Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari have exchanged a fresh round of accusations, further intensifying the ongoing war of words between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has accused the Punjab government of carrying out a campaign against the Pakistan Peoples Party. He said, while the Punjab government targets PPP for criticism, the real target is the federal government. “Whatever has been happening over the past few days, Punjab is indirectly targeting the PPP, but the real target is the federal government. They have internal…

RAWALPINDI: Voicing strong concern over highly incendiary statements by India’s defence minister and military leadership, Pakistan Army on Saturday warned that in the event of renewed hostilities, Pakistan “shall not hold back but will respond resolutely, without any qualms or restraint”. Indian leaders have been issuing provocative statements since their military’s humiliating setback in the brief conflict with Pakistan in May, which saw the loss of several Indian warplanes, including prized Rafale jets, during the aerial engagements. “We have noted with grave concern the delusional, provocative and jingoistic statements coming from the highest levels of the Indian security establishment,” the…

President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities.But the same day, a similar mobilization of 200 National Guard troops in Oregon was temporarily blocked after a federal judge found President Donald Trump was likely overstepping his legal authority in responding to relatively small protests near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.Trump voiced his frustration on Sunday morning about the ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who he appointed during…

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to publicly disclose $11 billion worth of discrepancies in trade data reported by two government entities over the last two fiscal years, raising questions about the credibility of the country’s external sector indicators. Government sources told The Express Tribune that imports reported by Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) were $5.1 billion lower than those reported by Pakistan Single Window (PSW) for fiscal year 2023-24. The difference widened further to $5.7 billion in the following fiscal year, they added. PSW’s import figures, which are considered more comprehensive and include all import entries,…