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RAWALPINDI: Defence lawyers on Monday cross-examined three witnesses during the hearing of a case filed against former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for allegedly misusing state gift repository rules to obtain a jewellery set presented to them during Imran’s term as PM. A special court heard the caseknown as Toshakhana-IIin a courtroom inside Adiala Jail, where the couple is detained. During the jail hearing, presided over by Special Judge Shahrukh Arjumand, the statement of the former PM’s personal secretary, Inam Shah, was recorded, while cross-examination of three other witnesses was also completed. Imran and Bushra were…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on Monday announced the squad for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, which will be played later this month in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, marking the country’s first-ever appearance in a major international futsal competition. The national team has begun a training camp here at the Liaquat Gymnasium within the Jinnah Sports Complex, led by head coach Sakhawat Ali. Pakistan were drawn into Group ‘D’ of the qualifiers alongside Iraq, Chinese Taipei and host nation Saudi Arabia. The team will begin their campaign against Iraq on Sept 20, followed by a match against Saudi…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro in Beijing on Tuesday.Xi said in recent years, the two countries have achieved fruitful outcomes in cooperation across various fields, setting a model of mutual respect and mutual benefit for countries with different social systems and national conditions.Noting that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Portugal comprehensive strategic partnership, Xi said China…
QUETTA: Police in Quetta and several other districts of Balochistan detained more than 200 opposition party workers and leaders on Monday in a day-long crackdown linked to recent protest demonstrations. In Quetta alone, over 100 people were taken into custody from Sariab, Brewery, Airport Road, Bypass, and other parts of the city. Those detained included senior figures from different parties, such as Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party’s Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal and Qahar Khan Wadan, Balochistan National Party’s Malik Naseer Shahwani and Tahir Shahwani and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Syed Agha. Similar actions were reported across several districts. In Sorab, BNP district president…
Mistral AI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen.Anadolu | Getty ImagesNvidia-backed Mistral AI clinched a 11.7 billion-euro ($13.8 billion) valuation in a in a Series C funding round that saw Dutch chip equipment maker ASML secure a major stake in the French firm.ASML pumped 1.3 billion euros in Mistral AI’s 1.7 billion-euro funding round as lead investor, gaining a 11% shareholding in the French company on a fully diluted basis.The investment round, which was previously reported by Reuters, more than doubles Mistral’s 5.8-billion-euro valuation achieved during a 600-million-euro funding round last year, as swathes of cash continue to…
It was not until the end of July that the Asian Cricket Council announced the schedule for this month’s men’s T20 Asia Cup. The tournament had remained under a cloud of uncertainty following a four-day aerial war between Pakistan and India in May, and it was only after a conclave of the heads of the ACC that the organisation’s president, Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan Cricket Board chairperson, announced that the continental championship would be played. Despite the announcement of a detailed schedule the next day, doubts remained. There had been calls in India to boycott matches against Pakistan…
A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)WENCHANG, Hainan, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday.The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cannot achieve its goal to enhance information technology-based exports to $25 billion in five years if the spectrum auction is delayed by another two years, a regional head of the global mobile phone operators’ body said on Monday while urging the government to remove legal obstacles. Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA), the representative body of mobile phone operators, on Monday briefed the government’s spectrum auction advisory committee about the prospects and challenges of the upcoming auction. Pakistan has quite an admirable digital vision, a cashless society, getting people connected and…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 6: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China’s Premier Li Qiang, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pose for the family photo as part of the Brics Summit 2025 at Museu de Arte Moderna on July 6, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Wagner Meier | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIndia’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on…
A Smart Dragon-3 rocket carrying the Geely-05 constellation satellites blasts off from the sea near the city of Rizhao, east China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 9, 2025. The satellites were launched at 3:48 a.m. (Beijing Time) and they entered the planned orbits. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua)RIZHAO, Shandong, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) — A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Tuesday morning from east China’s Shandong Province, sending the Geely-05 constellation satellites into planned orbits.The rocket blasted off at 3:48 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Rizhao.The Taiyuan Satellite…