Reserves hit record highs but grocery bills keep climbing too; the numbers don’t add up KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic debate is often polarised between two sharply contrasting narratives. One presents a picture of stability and improvement – rising gross national product (GNP), record high foreign exchange reserves, and controlled inflation. The other paints a bleaker reality…
. LONDON: Australia crushed England by seven wickets in a one-sided final to land their seventh T20 women’s World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s on Sunday. A sparkling second-wicket century partnership between Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield helped Australia chase down a victory ?target of 151 with 17 balls to spare. Having beaten England 16-0…
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday said personal attacks by India against him would not solve the issues confronting New Delhi or restore Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “pitiably crumbling” reputation at home and abroad, particularly after what he described as Pakistan’s victory over India last year. Responding to Indian propaganda in a post on social…
. CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a series of nearly 2,000-year-old tombs on the Mediterranean coast and the remains of a planned Byzantine-era city in the western desert, the tourism and antiquities ministry said. The coastal discovery was made at Marina El-Alamein, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Alexandria, where recent excavations uncovered 18…
. ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Sunday issued the final list of candidates for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, with 852 candidates set to contest 45 constituencies after more than 320 aspirants withdrew from the race. The commission also allotted election symbols to 24 registered political parties, while symbols for…
Interior Minister Momeni expected to arrive in federal capital after Khamenei funeral ISLAMABAD: A high-level Iranian delegation led by Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is expected to undertake a crucial visit to Pakistan in the coming days, a trip that diplomatic sources believe could eventually pave the way for the next round of indirect talks between…
. LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday replaced struggling Test captain Shan Masood with star batsman Babar Azam, who will begin a third stint as skipper on the tours of the West Indies and England starting later this month. Masood, 36, took over from Azam in December 2023 and led the side to…
The Australian players celebrate winning a record seventh T20 World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: Australia thrashed England by seven wickets to win a record-extending seventh women’s T20 World Cup title in a sold-out final at Lord’s on Sunday. Beth Mooney (64) and Phoebe Litchfield (48) did the damage in a second-wicket partnership of exactly 100…
Capital city holds funeral of late supreme leader Sea of mourners floods Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque Mujtaba Iranians attend the funeral of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Photo: Reuters TEHRAN: Millions of weeping mourners thronged the capital city on Sunday as Iran held a mass public funeral prayer for…
Erling Haaland celebrate his second goal against Brazil. Photo: AFP EAST RUTHERFORD: Erling Haaland scored two late goals to send Norway through to a first World Cup quarter-final with a stunning 2-1 win over Brazil that condemned the five-time champions to their earliest exit since 1990. Norway goalkeeper Orlan Nyland produced a sensational display and…