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ISLAMABAD: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has formally requested the Afghan ambassador to facilitate talks with the banned TTP, a source within the provincial government informed The Express Tribune Peshawar office. Following repeated directives from PTI’s jailed leader Imran Khan, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, accompanied by senior grand jirga member Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, visited the Afghan High Commission in Islamabad on Friday evening. At the outset, the chief minister offered condolences to Afghan Ambassador Ahmad Shukab and assured further assistance for the bereaved families in Kunar after the recent earthquake deaths. The two sides also discussed the repatriation of Afghan…
MISANO ADRIATICO: Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi won Saturday’s sprint at the San Marino Grand Prix after championship leader Marc Marquez crashed out of the lead on Ducati’s home turf as the Spaniard failed to finish on the podium for the first time in sprints this season. An aggressive Marquez had elbowed his way through from fourth on the grid before overtaking polesitter Bezzecchi halfway through the sprint to take the lead. But six-time champion Marquez, who had won 14 sprints this season, made a rare mistake in the final sector to crash out of the lead, gifting Bezzecchi his first sprint…
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced a major relief measure for flood-hit people, directing electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to immediately stop collecting August 2025 electricity bills in flood-affected areas. Chairing a high-level meeting on the issue, the prime minister said a comprehensive relief package regarding electricity bills for the affected regions would be finalized and announced after the conclusion of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He further instructed DISCOs to adjust bills already paid by flood-affected consumers for August 2025 in the upcoming month’s bills. Highlighting the scale of devastation, Shehbaz said floods had displaced and…
KARACHI: Salman Ali Agha didn’t flinch. He knew exactly what to say. “There’s no such message to the players,” he responded when asked at the Asia Cup captains’ press conference if he had instructed his men to keep their cool against India on Sunday — their first meeting since the brief armed conflict between the two countries in May. “My players are more than welcome to show aggression whenever they want,” Salman went on. “As far as it remains within the field.” It was a breath of fresh air for Pakistan cricket fans — both casuals and diehards. Honesty, assertiveness…
Artists perform during the 2025 Tianjin Theatre Festival at the Tianjin Grand Hall in Tianjin, north China, on Sept. 13, 2025.The 2025 Tianjin Theatre Festival kicked off here on Saturday. A total of 98 plays and 417 performances will be staged and multiple immersive activities will be held during the event, which will last until January 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Artists perform during the 2025 Tianjin Theatre Festival at the Tianjin Grand Hall in Tianjin, north China, on Sept. 13, 2025.The 2025 Tianjin Theatre Festival kicked off here on Saturday. A total of 98 plays and 417 performances will be staged and…
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday reaffirmed Pakistan’s readiness to work with China and other nations to expand cultural exchanges, strengthen creative industries and promote understanding and a culture of tolerance. He said culture remained a vital bridge to peace, prosperity and a shared future for humanity. The president addressed the Second Golden Panda Awards International Culture Forum in Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, and highlighting the power of art and culture in uniting people and connecting civilizations. The forum was attended by senior Chinese leaders, cultural representatives, artists and international delegates, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a…
DUBAI: An India-Pakistan cricket match is always a blockbuster but emotions will run even higher in Sunday’s Asia Cup clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who engaged in a four-day military conflict earlier this year. Even before the clashes in May, which nearly escalated into a full-blown war, bilateral cricket ties had been suspended. The arch-rivals now play each other only in multi-team tournaments. Political relations have deteriorated further since the clashes, with several former Indian players urging the Board of Control for Cricket in India to boycott what will be the first meeting between the teams since the recent hostilities.…
RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: At least 45 terrorists were killed in counterterrorism operations in different tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in which 19 servicemen were also martyred, the military confirmed on Saturday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that the entire nation stands united against the menace of terrorism and foreign-sponsored proxies. “From September 10-13, 35 Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij were sent to hell in two separate engagements,” the military’s media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement. The government has officially designated the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates as “Fitna al Khwarij”, who use their sanctuaries across…
The Indian team sheet will not bear the names of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja while Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, the architects of arguably Pakistan’s most famous win over India in a T20 match, will be watching the match as mere spectators. It usually doesn’t take much for a Pak-India cricket match to be a fiery affair. Even in times of relative calm, just the dormant history of decades ago used to be enough to get the blood boiling and shape the on-field narrative. So with the two nations set to meet each other in the Asia…
At least 101 people have died in Punjab due to widespread flooding, officials said, as more than 4,700 villages and around 4.57 million residents have been affected across the province. Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed of the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Saturday that about 2.51 million people had been relocated to safer areas. According to a PDMA report on flood damages, the Chenab River inundated 2,489 villages, while the Sutlej and Ravi rivers affected 701 and 1,458 villages respectively. In Rajanpur, Deputy Commissioner Shafqatullah Mushtaq confirmed that the Head Panjnad flood surge had merged into the Indus…