WorldIran said Israeli strikes were coordinated with the US as renewed exchanges between Tehran and Tel Aviv strained efforts to preserve diplomacy. Tehran said Pakistan’s mediation efforts were continuing despite the escalation.
NATIONALMaritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has discussed with Ishaq Dar efforts to secure the release of Pakistani seamen held by Somali pirates. The ministry said 11 Pakistanis remain among the crew of MT Honour 25, hijacked on April 21.
NATIONALKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa has allocated 8.7pc of its provincial budget to police, the highest in the country, according to adviser Muzzammil Aslam. He said the province has set aside Rs170 billion for security this fiscal year despite financial constraints.
NATIONALPeshawar’s public hospitals are facing a serious ICU bed shortage, with around 400 beds serving more than 40 million people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Doctors say the shortfall is costing lives, while the provincial government says it plans to increase capacity.
WorldOpec+ has approved a fourth consecutive monthly increase in oil output targets, raising July quotas by 188,000 barrels per day. The move comes despite continued disruption to Gulf exports through the Strait of Hormuz.
SportsBrazil, Argentina, Germany, England and Portugal all won World Cup warm-up matches on Saturday. Argentina also confirmed defender Leonardo Balerdi will miss the tournament through injury.
SportsEngland completed a dominant win over New Zealand at Lord’s after dismissing the visitors quickly on the fourth morning. Gus Atkinson took a five-wicket haul as a difficult pitch continued to dictate the match.
SportsIndia took firm control of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh after piling up a big total and then striking regularly with the ball. Debutant spinner Manav Suthar led the way with 3-20.
SportsMirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory over Maja Chwalinska in the French Open final. The 19-year-old became the youngest Roland Garros women's champion since Monica Seles in 1992.
SportsKimi Antonelli took pole for the Monaco Grand Prix after edging Max Verstappen by 0.043 seconds in qualifying. The Mercedes driver claimed his fourth pole of the season and kept his strong run going.
NATIONALJI leader Liaquat Baloch said in Hyderabad that the PML-N and PPP depend on the hybrid system for political survival. He also criticised PPP's rule in Sindh and described the country's political and economic situation as alarming.
WorldRussia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine, killing at least five people and damaging a spent fuel storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said. The IAEA said it was sending a team to inspect the site.
