ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan has announced a 20-member squad for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026, set to be held in the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) made the announcement regarding the squad combining experienced internationals with a number of emerging players as Pakistan prepares for […]
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MADRID (Kashmir English): A total solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2026, sweeping across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Portugal, and northern Spain. It would be the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999, with totality lasting up to about two minutes and eighteen seconds. Total eclipse path would cross Greenland,
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government increased petrol price and reduced diesel price late Wednesday, a day after the reduction in prices of both petroleum products. According to the notification issued by the Petroleum Division, the price of petrol was hiked by Rs 4.45 per liter, and high-speed diesel (HSD) was reduced by Rs 2
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has auctioned various commercial plots and constructed shops in Islamabad worth Rs2.63 billion on the second day of its three-day auction, raising a total of Rs 16.43 billion in the first two days. According to CDA officials, commercial properties worth Rs13.806 billion were sold on the first
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LONDON (Kashmir English): The United Kingdom (UK) has opened applications for fully-funded Chevening Scholarships and the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship programmes with an aim to support emerging Pakistani leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs through educational and professional development opportunities, the British High Commission said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the BHC, applications are
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FAISALABAD (Kashmir English): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Limited (PPCBL) cashier and a jeweller for allegedly replacing gold jewellery with fake and underweight jewellery pledged under the bank’s Gold Finance Scheme. According to the FIA Faisalabad, the suspects were identified as Abdul Razzaq, a cashier at the
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KARACHI (Karachi English): Pakistan boxer Qudratullah Khan went missing away in Glasgow after competing at the Commonwealth Games. The Quetta-born boxer did not join the national squad that was scheduled to return home on Sunday following the conclusion of the Games. “Yes, he has gone missing,” a Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) source told media.
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced that Pakistani medical students currently studying in Afghanistan will not be eligible to practice in Pakistan. In an official statement, the PMDC said that Pakistani medical and dental graduates from Afghanistan will not be granted registration with the council. In a clarification,
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday rejected reports circulating on social media about the postponement of elections in a few constituencies of Poonch division. In a statement, the Election Commission spokesperson confirmed that polling in all constituencies will be held on August 10 according to the schedule already
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast monsoon rain accompanied by wind and thunderstorms in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, upper and central Punjab, and northeastern Balochistan on Tuesday (today). The department has warned that isolated heavy to very heavy falls could trigger urban flooding, flash floods and landslides in vulnerable areas.
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