Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton, left, celebrates his fifty runs with Rohit Sharma. (AP Photo) MUMBAI: If someone had said before IPL 2026 that Ryan Rickelton would emerge as Mumbai Indians’ standout performer in a team packed with superstars, it might have sounded far-fetched.Yet, in a season where MI have largely faltered, its big guns misfired,…
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company has approved the establishment of an industrial estate instead of an economic zone alongside the Rawalpindi Ring Road project. Following formal approval through legislation by the Punjab Assembly, the land acquisition process for the industrial estate is expected to begin. The 38.6-kilometre-long Rawalpindi Ring Road, stretching…
Frank Lampard celebrates as Coventry City secure Premier League promotion after 25 years, completing a remarkable managerial turnaround. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Frank Lampard has silenced his critics by leading Coventry into the Premier League for the first time in 25 years, masterminding a promotion-winning campaign that rehabilitated the former Chelsea star’s managerial reputation. Lampard’s Championship…
Says PPP’s new generation will fight for Gilgit-Baltistan’s right to govern, ownership of resources and jobs for youth PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speaks at a public gathering in Skardu on Tuesday ahead of the Gilgit-Baltistan elections. SCREENGRAB Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday said Gilgit-Baltistan should be granted the same constitutional protections,…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batting juggernaut against Punjab Kings continues to rewrite the record books in the Indian Premier League, with their latest 200-plus total adding another chapter to a growing one-sided rivalry with the bat.With this effort, SRH now have eight 200-plus totals against PBKS,…
Algeria players celebrate after the match. Photo: REUTERS MIAMI: Algeria stormed back to beat Jordan 2-1 and eliminate the World Cup debutants with a match to spare on Monday thanks to second-half goals from substitute Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri. Benbouali’s header cancelled out Nizar Al-Rashdan’s first-half opener and Gouiri poked home in a goalmouth scramble eight minutes from time to revive Algeria’s…
Massive public support saves citizen-run library, with donations exceeding target and securing its future In a remarkable turn of events, Karachi’s citizen-run library Kitab Ghar has been saved from imminent closure after an overwhelming wave of public support enabled it to meet—and significantly exceed—its fundraising target in record time. Earlier this week, the library’s management…
Security forces killed four terrorists affiliated with the Indian-sponsored Fitna al-Khawarij in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an IBO in Dera Ismail Khan district following reports of terrorist presence. “After an…
KARACHI: The current fiscal year has been marked by significant strain on the external account, driven in large part by the US-Iran conflict and its spillovers into capital flows and sovereign spreads. With peace now expected to return to the region, policymakers’ attention should turn to the domestic constraints that continue to hold exports back….
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Monday temporarily suspended previously imposed closing-time restrictions under austerity measures on businesses nationwide, exempting a wide range of commercial establishments until May 31, according to an official notification. In the notification issued by the Cabinet Division, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the immediate exemption from the earlier order dated April…