Carlos Alcaraz wins Wimbledon opening as Murray seeks ‘closure’

Carlos Alcaraz overcame 269th-ranked qualifier Mark Lajal to begin his Wimbledon championship defence on Monday, as Andy Murray pondered whether to end his All England Club singles career. As the play began, Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka was returning home after withdrawing from the competition due to a shoulder issue.Continue Reading

Rahul Gandhi recited Darood Sharif in Lok Sabha.

INDIA – Rahul Gandhi, the Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha, invoked the Holy Quran and recited Darood Sharif on Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) at an assembly session. “It is written in the [Holy] Quran the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said, ‘God said have no fearContinue Reading

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrives in Ukraine.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)— Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighbouring country since Russia’s full-fledged invasion in February 2022, as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of the European Union and leaned towardsContinue Reading

Judge Aalia Neelum has becaame the first woman chief judge of the LHC.

Justice Aalia Neelum, the first woman judge in history, has been named chief justice of the Lahore High Court. In a meeting presided over by Pakistan’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) unanimously accepted her appointment. The council also examined the names of Justice Shujaat AliContinue Reading

In a 190 million pound lawsuit, Bushra Bibi is granted bail.

In the 190 million pounds reference case, the Accountability Court of Islamabad granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of Imran Khan. Judge Muhammad Ali Waraich of the Accountability Court oversaw the trial of Bushra Bibi, the wife of founder of the PTI, in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Bushra Bibi’sContinue Reading

PM leaves for Tajikistan to attend two summits of the SCO

ISLAMABAD: In preparation for the dual summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) and SCO Plus, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif left for Tajikstan on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, along with other top cabinet members and government officials,Continue Reading

Daily hearings of cases against Imran Khan and others will be held by ATC

ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court in Islamabad said that it will hold daily hearings in charges filed with the Sangjani and I-9 police stations, against Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and other defendants. The superintendent of Adiala Jail has been asked to respond in writing to the ATC judge,Continue Reading

PTI forms committee to hold negotiations with JUI-F

ISLAMABAD: A five-member committee was formed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday in order to start negotiations with the Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F). The reports claim that Barrister Gohar, the PTI chairman, will head the committee. The group will also include former NA speaker Asad Qaiser, opposition leader in the SenateContinue Reading

A gas supply pipeline bursts close to Bolan

QUETTA: On Sunday night, a 12-inch pipeline that supplied gas to Quetta and the surrounding regions burst. The gas pipeline ruptured on Sunday night close to the Koh Bash region of the Bolan district, according to the Sui Southern Gas Pipelines Company (SSGC). Repairs for the broken gas pipeline willContinue Reading

Increase in POL prices challenged in LHC

Lahore – The government on Sunday raised the price of petrol by Rs7.45 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs9.56 per litre for the next two weeks. The petitioner, Azhar Siddique of the Judicial Activism Panel, argued that while POL prices had significantly decreased in the internationalContinue Reading