Reg-e-Rawan is off limits to women and girls, who are banned by the Taliban authorities from recreational spots such as parks. Photo: AFP KABUL: Backflipping down a steep and sandy mountainside, Afghan teenager Imran Saeedi wows the crowds of men who gather each springtime to unwind beside breathtaking views. Hundreds of visitors travel each weekend…
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama throws down a dunk in the Spurs victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in game four of their NBA playoff series. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: The Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs as San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant…
BARA: The Bara Political Alliance has escalated its protest movement against the worsening displacement crisis in the Tirah Valley and rising insecurity in Bara Akakhel, Khyber tribal district. The alliance has summoned a grand Afridi jirga on May 2 to finalise a future course of action, including a possible protest in Peshawar. Alliance President Hasham…
STOXX 600 flat as oil and gas index jumps 8%; ECB and Bank of England meetings in focus this week European shares were muted on Monday, as investors prepared for a week packed with central bank meetings, while oil prices rose with United States-Iran peace talks stalling again. US President Donald Trump cancelled a trip…
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane has played fewer Bundesliga minutes as his club is chasing Champions League glory. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Having decisively ended his own silverware drought with back-to-back Bundesliga titles, Harry Kane’s team-first approach has been key for a Bayern Munich side now chasing club football’s biggest prize. Whoever makes it through Bayern’s…
TOULOUSE: Clermont stunned Toulouse 27–24 on Sunday to hand the Top 14 leaders their first home defeat in nearly a year. Toulouse still have a 12-point cushion over their closest challengers Pau at the top of the table, but this result showed coach Ugo Mola and his staff have work to do before the end…
Six suspects in KE staff uniform torture watchman, flee with copper wiring, equipment The Abraaj Group in partnership with Al-Jomaih Group of Saudi Arabia and National Industries Group of Kuwait, holds a total shareholding of 66.4% in K-Electric. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: In a unique robbery, six armed robbers, posing as K-Electric employees, looted an apartment…
State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File In a move that defied market expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced a sharp 100 basis point increase in the policy rate, raising it to 11.5%, effective April 28, 2026. The decision, revealed after the MPC meeting held earlier today, caught analysts off…
Nikola Vlasic gave Torino a point from the penalty spot against Inter Milan on Sunday. Photo: AFP MILAN: Inter Milan’s charge to the Serie A title was held up on Sunday after they threw away a two-goal lead to only draw 2-2 at Torino, while a goalless draw between AC Milan and Juventus left the…
PARIS: Marseille saw the prospect of Champions League football slip further away as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nice at the Velodrome on Sunday. The Marseille hierarchy hoped a verbal blast from sporting director Medhi Benatia following a pitiful 2-0 defeat to Lorient last weekend would fire the players to a desperately-needed…