A trio of Pakistan stars have been rewarded for their recent triumph in the West Indies by making big gains on the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings. Pakistan broke a drought of more than three years without a Test victory away from home when they defeated the West indies by eight wickets in the…
Says Pakistan is making all-out efforts to bring the two parties to the negotiating table Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing in Islamabad. SCREENGRAB Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Tehran was focused on promoting “peace, stability and constructive engagement” among the parties in the region, Foreign Office…
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended losses for the second straight session on Tuesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index dipped 1,464 points, or 0.81%, in the backdrop of a sharp rise in oil prices and fading hopes of a US-Iran deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Selling pressure dragged the index below the 180,000…
DARWIN: Australia on Wednesday opted for Josh Hazlewood ahead of fellow quick Scott Boland for the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, while veteran spinner Nathan Lyon returned after a long-term injury. An injured Hazlewood missed the entire home Ashes series against England in 2025/26, with warhorse Boland playing all five Tests in his place….
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Romell Glave upstaged two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs to win European men’s 100m gold in Birmingham on Tuesday. Jacobs, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, had been favourite going into the race, but had a terrible start, handing Glave an advantage he never ceded. The Italian suddenly slowed to a jog at around the…
Says in contact with Saudi authorities, Government of Yemen to ascertain details of the incident, circumstances Deputy Prime Minister and Foreing Minister Ishaq Dar called Somali counterpart for urgent release of Pakistani sailors kidnapped by pirates. PHOTO: FILE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday “strongly condemned” the Houthi attack on a…
Programme targets upscaling digital, AI skills for women-led businesses in 9 major cities ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, in partnership with Meta, has launched the Small Business Growth Academy to accelerate digital transformation of small and medium-sized businesses, the ministry said on Tuesday. The programme aims to reach more than 1,000 SMEs…
Afghanistan will face India in a three-match T20I series in Delhi from September 13 to 17, with all three matches scheduled to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as part of the teams’ Future Tours Programme. The series will further strengthen the growing cricketing relationship between the two nations, with Afghanistan continuing to host…
Individual performances in Dambulla bring notable ranking gains for players from both sides Pakistan’s consolation victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I has helped several of their players move up the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings. Spinner Nashra Sundhu was the biggest mover for Pakistan, climbing one place to eighth in…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court registrar has assured PTI lawyers that five petitions concerning access to former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan will be fixed for hearing next week. The assurance came on Tuesday as PTI lawyers and lawmakers gathered outside the Supreme Court building to protest against the non-fixation of cases relating to…