ISLAMABAD: YouTube has hit pause on a dating show that whisked eight men and women from Pakistan to a sun-soaked Istanbul villa, where the strangers mingled, flirted and searched for chemistry. What was meant to be a glittering escape into modern-day romance sparked a storm back home, turning the rose-petal drama into a cultural, traditional and religious flashpoint. The show …
The women’s softball event at the 35th National Games 2025 concluded with a gripping final in Karachi, where Pakistan Army defeated WAPDA 9–6 to secure the gold medal after an intense seven-inning contest. Both sides displayed exceptional skill and competitiveness, but Army’s early dominance and sustained pressure proved decisive. Pakistan Army began aggressively, keeping WAPDA under constant pressure with consistent …
Centuries by Ahmed Hussain and Sameer Minhas led Pakistan U19 to a dominant start to their ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 campaign, registering a comprehensive 297-run victory over Malaysia at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Friday. Seven players – Ali Hassan Baloch, Daniyal Ali Khan, Hamza Zahoor, Huzaifa Ahsan, Mohammad Sayyam, Niqab Shafiq and Sameer made their maiden …
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday sentenced top International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and its chief prosecutor to jail terms, in a retaliatory move after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war. In 2023, prosecutor Karim Khan charged Putin with illegally deporting children from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. Moscow responded by opening a case against …
KARACHI: Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with crypto exchange Binance to explore the “tokenisation” of up to $2 billion in sovereign bonds, T-bills and commodity reserves to boost liquidity and attract investors, the finance ministry said on Friday. Separately, Pakistan also gave initial clearance for Binance and HTX, a digital-asset platform, to register with regulators to set up …
