LAHORE: Hussain and Hassan, sons of PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, returned to the country on Tuesday, six years after they left for London to avoid arrest in corruption cases in the Panama Papers scandal. Their return was made possible after an accountability court had last week suspended their arrest warrants in three corruption cases related to Panama Papers. Like their father, both had …

TOKYO: Locals in a city in western Japan have been told not to approach or touch a missing cat that fell into a vat of dangerous chemicals and then scampered off into the night. An employee at a metal plating plant in Fukuyama arrived for work on Monday morning to find feline paw prints leading away from the container, the …

COPENHAGEN: Four humanitarian organisations on Tuesday said they were suing Denmark to get it to stop its weapons exports to Israel. The lawsuit was filed against the national police and the foreign ministry. “Denmark should not be sending weapons to Israel when there is a reasonable suspicion that it is committing war crimes in Gaza,” Tim Whyte, the secretary general …

ISLAMABAD: The government declared its intention on Tuesday to negotiate a “longer and larger” ec­o­­nomic bailout package with the International Mo­n­­e­tary Fund (IMF), targeting to sustain the nasc­ent macroeconomic stability. In his first formal media interaction after having a series of briefings, including on external account needs and fiscal situation, Finance Minister Auran­gzeb Khan, a professional banker, also hinted at …

KARACHI: Remaining bodies of four missing fishermen were recovered in a joint search and rescue operation conducted by the Pakistan Navy (PN) in coordination with the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Tuesday. A fishing boat, Al-Assad, with an onboard crew of 45 had capsized in open sea off Hajmbro Creek on March 5 due to bad weather. As many as 31 …

As the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday resumed hearing the Sunni Ittehad Council’s petition pertaining to the allocation of reserved seats, Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan said a political party could get reserved seats only if it won a general one. The SIC — joined by PTI-backed independents who won the elections sans their electoral symbol — has challenged the …

KARACHI: West Indies have assembled a “dangerous” batting line-up and just need to assign specific roles for their bowlers to be fully prepared for this year’s T20 World Cup at home in June, head coach Daren Sammy said. Cricket’s shortest format remains a strong suit for West Indies, who won both their T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016 …

CHITTAGONG: Sri Lanka are fired up to fight against rivals Bangladesh in their strongest format when their One-day International series begins this week, coach Chris Silverwood said on Tuesday. The current tour has seen both teams needling each other over the first timed-out dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket during their World Cup clash in India last year. …

MADRID: Struggling Atle­tico Madrid will look to overturn a 1-0 deficit when they host Champions League runners-up Inter Milan in the second leg on Wednesday boosted by key player Antoine Griezmann’s likely return from injury. In the other last-16 second-leg clash on Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund host PSV Eindhoven with the tie evenly poised after a 1-1 draw in the Netherlands. …