LONDON: England captain Joe Root urged his side to celebrate in a “grown-up way” after a 194-run success in the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday sealed a series win over Pakistan. Root returned for a second spell as Test captain following Ben Stokes’s shock international retirement and back-to-back thrashings of Pakistan mean that England…
Index moved between intraday high of 178,138.68 and low of 176,991.70, reflecting a trading range of over 1,100 points KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the week under pressure on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 569.66 points, or 0.32%, within minutes of trading to reach 177,126.84 by 9:34am. The index then recovered…
Khawaja Asif meets Turkish counterpart ahead of inaugural meeting of Strategic Political and Defence Committee today Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in a meeting with Turkish National Defence Minister Yaşar Güler in Istanbul, Turkiye on August 31, 2026. Photo: Radio Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday agreed to enhance joint defence cooperation in the region…
Bruno Fernandes turns away to celebrate after scoring his side’s fourth goal to complete his hat-trick against Ipswich. Photo: AFP MANCHESTER: Bruno Fernandes’s hat-trick inspired a Manchester United fightback from a goal down to thrash Ipswich 5-2 and get their Premier League season up and running on Sunday. After a nightmare 2-0 defeat to Hull…
PARIS: Monaco stormed to the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Marseille on Sunday as former Chelsea boss Lionel Rosenior led his new charges Paris FC to a 3-0 home thumping of Nice. German Paris Brunner scored both goals as Monaco maintained the only remaining perfect record in Ligue 1 after two…
Barrister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani meets thanked Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz for new buses. — PHOTO COURTESY NUKTA LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday shared a “100-day reform plan” to improve healthcare, education, sanitation, infrastructure and other sectors in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) during a meeting with the newly appointed AJK prime…
Novak Djokovic fell to Mariano Navone of Argentina in the first round of the US Open on Sunday night in New York. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Ailing Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years on Sunday, falling in five brutal sets to Mariano Navone in the first round of the US…
The country’s seasoned pacer Mohammad Abbas has called for patience and support for Pakistan’s Test side after their 194-run defeat to England at Lord’s, admitting that the team is ‘not playing good cricket’ but insisting that there are signs of improvement. The pacer pointed to dropped catches, batting failures and the inexperience of several players…
Premier to participate in SCO summit, hold bilateral discussions with President Zhaparov Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departs for Bishkek, Kygyzstan for a three-day official visit, August 31, 2026. Photo: Government of Pakistan/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday departed for a three-day official visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he will address the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
India opened their Women’s T20 Asia Cup campaign with a 94-run victory over Thailand on Sunday, despite a late batting collapse after Shafali Verma’s explosive half-century. Third-ranked India raced to 159-9 after being 113-1, with opener Shafali anchoring the innings with a blistering 64 off 36 balls, including eight fours and three sixes. Thailand fought…