England open door to Flower return

Zimbabwe great Andy Flower guided England to three Ashes series wins. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: England have left the door ajar for Andy Flower to return as their Test coach after announcing Sunday that Brendon McCullum had been sacked from his red-ball role. McCullum, who remains England’s limited overs coach, paid the price for a run…

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Pakistan urges OIC nations to translate commitments into action for women’s socio-economic empowerment

A panel of the 9th session of the Islamic Conference on Women in Islamabad on Monday. — OIC ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday urged the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to move beyond declarations and translate their commitments into concrete action for women’s socio-economic empowerment, as Pakistan…

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OIC women’s forum highlights empowerment

ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women kicked off in Islamabad on Sunday, bringing together delegates from across the Muslim world to discuss women’s socio-economic and political empowerment even as international data highlight uneven progress across member states in education, employment and political representation. Organised by the Ministry of Human…

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Nobel laureates among more than 200 experts urging action on AI’s economic impact

AI could transform economies faster than the Industrial Revolution, experts warn of job losses An AI sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS More than 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates and researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic and ​Google, have called for governments and technology…

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335 Pakistanis perish chasing Europe dream

ISLAMABAD: At least 335 Pakistanis have lost their lives while attempting to reach Europe through illegal migration routes since June 2023, with seven deadly migrant boat disasters claiming hundreds of lives. According to documents obtained by The Express Tribune from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), 467 Pakistanis were aboard the seven boats involved in the…

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