Simran Siraj

Pakistan&#39;s new budget proposes removing taxes on sanitary pads, tampons, and contraceptives, aiming to make menstrual and reproductive health products more affordable. The measure still needs parliamentary approval.

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Pakistan's new budget proposes removing taxes on sanitary pads, tampons, and contraceptives, aiming to make menstrual and reproductive health products more affordable. The measure still needs parliamentary approval.

Pakistan budget proposes ending taxes on sanitary pads, tampons

EVIAN-LES-BAINS: Allies from the <a href="https://pakistantv.com/article/midadle-east-live-june-15-2026-1#" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">G7 group</a> of leading powers will on Monday seek common ground with President Donald Trump at a summit in France, which gets underway hours after the US and Iran agreed a deal to end the Middle East war. With Trump arriving in the Lake Geneva resort of Evian-les-Bains flush from celebrating his 80th birthday the day earlier, allies will want details on the deal and the planned reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. But Iran will be far from the only explosive issue at the three-day meeting, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due to attend from Tuesday. Host President Emmanuel Macron wants to advance a packed agenda of sensitive topics ranging from limiting global economic imbalances to increasing control in the digital sphere, notably <a href="https://pakistantv.com/article/anthropic-cuts-access-to-powerful-ai-models-over-government-national-security-order" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">AI</a>. Macron said in a post on Instagram overnight that the summit will examine the &quot;consequences&quot; of the accord with Iran &ndash; which is due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday &ndash; in terms of the&nbsp;&nbsp;implications for Lebanon, the lasting reopening of Hormuz and Iran&#39;s ballistic activities. He later added in a post on X that a UK-France mission to aid the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz had its assets &quot;in place&quot; and was &quot;ready to be deployed.&quot; European leaders are impatient to see the Strait reopened after the limiting of shipping traffic during the war caused a spike in global energy prices. Parade of guests A parade of world leaders will take place over the next three days. France is keen to expand the reach of the G7 beyond its membership of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Arab leaders including Egypt&#39;s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the emir of Qatar and president of the UAE will be there to discuss Iran. The leaders of Brazil, Egypt, Kenya and South Korea are also attending. Beyond politics, Sam Altman, the head of artificial intelligence giant <a href="https://pakistantv.com/article/chatgptmaker-openai-files-to-take-company-public" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">OpenAI</a>, Anthropic chief Dario Amodei and Arthur Mensch of their European rival Mistral AI will attend a lunch on Wednesday on protecting minors in the digital sphere. &quot;The aim is to have new agreements, convergences between the G7 countries and its partners... to find common solutions, reduce tensions in the world and improve the state of our economies,&quot; said Macron in his Instagram video. A vast security lockdown is in place, mobilizing thousands of police and troops, an operation that extends to neighboring Switzerland on the other side of the lake. On Sunday, police and people protesting the G7 summit clashed in the Swiss city of Geneva. Protesters threw bottles, stones, pieces of cement and firecrackers near the United Nations headquarters at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. Russo-Ukrainian war The European leaders and Canada will also be keen to remind Trump of the importance of pushing Russia to accept a peace on Ukraine&#39;s terms, more than four years after the <a href="https://pakistantv.com/article/midadle-east-live-june-15-2026-1#" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">war </a>started. Zelensky on Monday called for G7 leaders to up their pressure on Moscow after the latest wave of Russian strikes that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a historic cathedral in Kyiv. &quot;It is very important that there be a response from the G7 countries,&quot; Zelensky said. Trump&#39;s G7 stay will begin with talks with Macron on Monday from 1500 GMT, followed by a working dinner with all the participants. He is to extend his stay in France by dining with Macron at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris on Wednesday after the G7 finishes. Leaders will also discuss matters related to Beijing, including rare earth minerals used in everyday electronic appliances.

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The G7 members will want details on the deal and the planned reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, with talks expected to focus on other pressing issues including Russo-Ukrainian war, global economy and artificial intelligence.

G7 allies seek common ground with Trump after US-Iran deal announcement

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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft on a routine training sortie crashed near Mardan on Monday, said a statement issued by Pakistan military&rsquo;s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Resultantly, both pilots, Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Qasim Abdullah (Pakistan Air Force) and Lieutenant Taha Abbasi (Pakistan Navy) embraced martyrdom. A board of inquiry has been constituted by Air Headquarters to ascertain the cause of accident. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, services chiefs and all ranks of Pakistan armed forces expressed deep grief over the tragic loss of precious lives and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.&nbsp;Minister pays tribute&nbsp;Pakistan&rsquo;s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed grief over the aircraft crash and paid tribute to the martyred pilots. The interior minister expressed heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the martyred pilots.

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PAF trainer aircraft on a routine training sortie crashed near Mardan on Monday, said a statement issued by Pakistan military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Two pilots embrace martyrdom as Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashes near Mardan

ISLAMABAD: World leaders, including the UN chief, prime minister of UK, president of T&uuml;rkiye and others, praised Pakistan&rsquo;s mediation efforts after the announcement of a US-Iran peace deal.&nbsp;UN secretary general appreciates Pakistan&nbsp;UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, while welcoming the US-Iran peace deal, stated, &ldquo;My deep appreciation goes to Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, T&uuml;rkiye, and other regional countries, for the constructive role played in supporting the negotiations that led to the peace deal.&rdquo;<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2066295830143774788&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=2e35eb87fe02553561080b2d5a41db38e657a2f3&theme=light&widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&width=550px" style="position: static; 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Global leaders, including the UN chief and heads and ministers of the UK, Türkiye, Qatar and Australia, praise Pakistan’s mediation efforts after the announcement of the US-Iran peace deal.

World leaders praise Pakistan’s efforts in US-Iran peace deal

MONTERRAY: Sweden crushed Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday to leave the North African nation&#39;s defensive reputation in tatters and take early control of World Cup Group F. Yasin Ayari opened the scoring early in the Mexican city of Guadalupe with a thunderbolt from distance and Alexander Isak doubled Sweden&#39;s lead in the 30th minute. Omar Rekik pulled a goal back shortly before half-time but Viktor Gyokeres restored Sweden&#39;s two-goal cushion. Mattias Svanberg made it 4-1 before another stunner from Ayari.

Sweden's goalkeeper #23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt celebrates with a temamate after winning the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe on June 14, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

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Sweden crush Tunisia 5-1 in World Cup Group F

PHILADELPHIA: Amad Diallo struck a 90th-minute winner as Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 on Sunday in their opening game of the World Cup in Philadelphia. Ecuador hit the bar twice in the first half and the woodwork also denied Ivory Coast after the break, but Diallo stroked in a fine finish to win it for the West Africans in their first World Cup game since 2014. The Ivorians will meet Germany in their next Group E match on June 20. Germany thrashed debutants Curacao 7-1 earlier in the day.

Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 on Sunday in their opening game of the World Cup in Philadelphia.

Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 in World Cup group game

ARILINGTON: Japan scored an 89th-minute equaliser as they twice fought back to rescue a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday to open their World Cup campaigns. A match in front of 69,285 spectators that had bubbled away in the first period sparked into life in the second half. Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk scored with a fine header, only for Keito Nakamura to quickly level, before winger Crysencio Summerville&#39;s delicious curled finish into the bottom corner just after the hour. The Dutch looked like they would hold on, but Japan levelled at the death with Crystal Palace midfielder Daichi Kamada credited with the goal after a deflection. &quot;We are not completely satisfied with the draw,&quot; said Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu, whose side face Tunisia on Saturday in a competitive-looking Group F. &quot;But the Netherlands are a top-class team and we tried to compete at the same level. &quot;We were tenacious but patient and kept calm.&quot; Japan and the Netherlands are missing key players through injury, but on paper this was still one of the more attractive fixtures in the group stage. Both have been touted as dark horses capable of going far at the tournament -- the Dutch have been runners-up three times whereas Japan have never gone beyond the last 16. Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman, the former defender charged with finally delivering World Cup glory, was given a grilling by Dutch media afterwards especially for his substitutions. &quot;I am disappointed that we did not win,&quot; said Koeman, who pointed the finger at his side&#39;s defending. &quot;But I am not that negative,&quot; he said to one line of questioning that he took exception to. &quot;I saw a team that has made great progress,&quot; he added of his men. &quot;Of course we can perform better and need to grow during the tournament.&quot; Game sparks to life&nbsp;The Netherlands made a confident start and nearly took the lead after three minutes, Donyell Malen swivelling and forcing a smart save from Zion Suzuki. The impressive air-conditioned arena is usually home to the Dallas Cowboys, and at the hydration break the NFL team&#39;s cheerleaders were shown on the massive screen hanging over the pitch performing one of their routines. The stoppage seemed to help the Dutch and Roma forward Malen again worked Suzuki with a header from a corner. Japan&#39;s fans, who had hardly stopped singing and outnumbered the Dutch contingent, were briefly silenced. The first real chance for Moriyasu&#39;s team came a few minutes before the break when a cross evaded the backtracking Summerville but Nakamura pulled his effort wide. The Dutch had looked most threatening in the air, so it was no surprise when Liverpool talisman Van Dijk rose to plant a well-placed header into the bottom corner after a pinpoint cross from his club team-mate Ryan Gravenberch on 51 minutes. The lead lasted just six minutes, Nakamura wriggling free and firing low past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, the ball taking a small deflection off Jan Paul van Hecke. In a madcap period of play, the Dutch forged ahead once more on 64 minutes when West Ham&#39;s Summerville beat his man on the right wing and curled into Suzuki&#39;s bottom-right corner with his left foot. Both teams rang the changes and had chances to score again, before Kamada&#39;s chaotic leveller from a corner. Sweden face Tunisia later Sunday in the other Group F game of the day.

Japan scores a late equaliser to earn a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in their World Cup opener, with Daichi Kamada’s 89th-minute goal rescuing a point after the Dutch twice take the lead.

Japan fight back in 2-2 Dutch thriller at World Cup

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WASHINGTON: A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in the central US state of Missouri, killing 12 people on board, emergency responders told AFP. The crash occurred near Butler Memorial Airport, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Kansas City, said Dennis Jacobs, director of Bates County Emergency Management Agency. The private plane, carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot, turned around for an unknown reason after taking off around 11:30 am and crashed near a highway, prompting authorities to close the road, local media reports said. TV images showed charred debris in a field near the highway. With nearby Kansas City hosting several World Cup matches, Sheriff Chad Anderson told a press conference that authorities saw nothing terrorism- or crime-related in the crash. &quot;For all intents and purposes, (this) appears to be an accident,&quot; he said. Anderson said he did not know who owned the airplane or the name of the skydiving company or organization involved. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are starting an investigation, he said. Clergy were on hand to offer support for family members of the victims, he said.

A skydiving plane crash kills 12 people in the central US state of Missouri.

Skydiving plane crash kills 12 in Missouri: emergency responders

HOUSTON: Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to a 7-1 win against debutants Curacao in their opening Group E match in Houston on Sunday.&nbsp;The Germans will face stiffer tests against group rivals Ecuador and Ivory Coast but the win against the tiny Caribbean nation puts them in a good position to progress to the knockout stages for the first time since 2014.&nbsp;An early German goal by Felix Nmecha was cancelled out by a deflected strike from Livano Comenencia which had the Curacao fans, known as the Blue Wave, out of their seats in Houston.&nbsp;However, Nico Schlotterbeck, Kai Havertz with a double, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav scored to put to bed any possibility of one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.&nbsp;Germany settled early, Nmecha scoring a beauty in the sixth minute, receiving the ball from Florian Wirtz and curling the ball round a Curacao defender and past goalkeeper Eloy Room.&nbsp;The goal had coach Julian Nagelsmann letting out a huge roar.&nbsp;Nmecha, who like Musiala played for England at junior level before choosing Germany, went close minutes later with a rasping effort from outside the box.&nbsp;German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who at 40 is the oldest German player ever to appear at a World Cup and is playing in his fifth global tournament, had had little to do until Comenencia struck with a shot which took a deflection.&nbsp;While Germany&#39;s senior citizen shook his head ruefully, the oldest coach to ever appear at the finals, 78-year-old Dick Advocaat, was up out of his seat arms raised.&nbsp;The drinks break allowed the Germans to regroup.&nbsp;Soon after the restart Schlotterbeck&#39;s header was brilliantly turned over the bar by Room.&nbsp;The four-time world champions huffed and puffed round the Curacao goal, but time and again desperate defending frustrated their Germans.&nbsp;However, the Curacao defence cracked in the 38th minute when an unmarked Schlotterbeck headed home from a corner for his first goal for his country.&nbsp;The Germans went into the break with a two-goal advantage as Havertz stroked home a penalty after Nmecha had been brought down by Riechedly Bazoer.&nbsp;Germany struck 69 seconds into the second half, Musiala running on to Joshua Kimmich&#39;s pass and scoring from a tight angle.&nbsp;It should have been 5-1 just after the hour mark but Leroy Sane sent his effort wide with only Room to beat.&nbsp;Where Sane came up short Brown did not as the fullback fired home just before the second hydration break.&nbsp;Substitute Undav made it six with his seventh goal in his last seven international appearances.&nbsp;Havertz rounded it off with his 24th goal for Germany to replicate the same scoreline as they famously recorded against hosts Brazil in the 2014 semi-finals.

Germany began their World Cup campaign in dominant fashion, thrashing debutants Curacao 7-1 in Houston, after an early scare from Curacao’s equalizer. Germany responded with goals to secure a convincing Group E victory.

Germany hammer World Cup debutants Curacao after early scare

GENEVA: Clashes broke out Sunday between protesters and police in Geneva, including near the United Nations headquarters, a day before the G7 summit opens in nearby Evian in France, AFP journalists saw. Small groups of protesters, many dressed in black and wearing masks, threw bottles, stones, pieces of cement and firecrackers at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. Several buildings were targeted, including the offices of the UN&#39;s International Telecommunications Union and a nearby premises of multinational accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Protesters were not able to get close to the UN&#39;s European headquarters, located across the square, which had been heavily secured with large water cannon trucks parked in front. AFP journalists inside the building heard explosions, numerous police sirens and the continuous drone of helicopters circling overhead. The protesters later marched back to the demonstration&#39;s starting point, in a park on the shores of Lake Geneva, where clashes with police continued. The protest against the Group of Seven leaders, who kick off their three-day annual gathering on Monday, had started out peacefully at around 3:30 pm (1330 GMT), with demonstrators Waving banners bearing messages such as: &quot;No to the G7 and all imperialist alliances!&quot; and &quot;Abort the G7.&quot; Geneva authorities had deployed a significant police presence, wary of a repeat of the violence seen in the city when a similar summit was held in Evian in 2003. Chanting slogans with a range of messages, supporting Palestinians, climate action, feminism and anti-capitalist activism, the protesters made their way through a barricaded city, as helicopters hovered above. But shortly after the march began, groups of black-clad protesters in masks began breaking through barriers protecting some of the up-scale apartment buildings along the route, and set cars alight. AFP journalists also saw a Tesla car set alight, tagged with the words: &quot;Eat the Rich.&quot; Clashes with police followed, amid chants of &quot;Down with the police state&quot; and other anti-police slogans. At around 7:00 pm (1700 GMT), police estimated the number of demonstrators at 20,000, including around 600 so-called &quot;Black Bloc&quot; radical protesters.

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Small groups of protesters, many dressed in black and wearing masks, threw bottles, stones, pieces of cement and firecrackers at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.