The former England star brings fresh energy as the team prepares for Sri Lanka and next year’s World Cup England coach Brendon McCullum wants to be “challenged” by white-ball mentor Kevin Pietersen. Photo: AFP LONDON: England’s white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum said he wants newly-appointed mentor Kevin Pietersen to shake things up and has encouraged…
Cricketers urge Australia’s foreign minister to address concerns over Khan’s detention Former captain Imran Khan with ICC ODI World Cup trophy. Photo: AFP/File As many as seven former Australia cricket captains have written to Foreign Minister Penny Wong to raise humanitarian concerns over the detention of former Pakistan prime minister and captain Imran Khan. Allan…
Concludes criminal responsibility of an individual would have to be determined separately Javeria, mother of a newborn victim, is consoled following a deadly fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee constituted by the prime minister to investigate the August 26…
Wall Street’s elite tech index, the Nasdaq 100, slid 1.2% to a six-week low in early trading as chip stocks Reuters September 15, 2026 Less than a minute read A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China July 26, 2025. REUTERS BENGALURU: AI-linked stocks plunged worldwide on Monday after leaders of the…
NA committee tells PFF to implement FIFA reforms; wants PCB to return to IPC oversight Group photo of members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee. Photo: ZULFIQAR BAIG ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) has recommended sweeping reforms to the country’s football administration and urged the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to fully…
Bilal Chughtai joins Anthropic researchers echoing fears over AI’s ‘default trajectory’ A former Google DeepMind employee on Monday became the latest AI researcher to warn that the technology could “kill all humans”, saying time could be running out to avoid the outcome. Public alarm about the potential danger posed by AI is growing, after Anthropic researcher Jacob…
MQM-P in bid to change opposition leader in Sindh Assembly. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the federal government to reduce petroleum prices and abolish the petroleum levy, amid growing concern over the burden of fuel costs on consumers. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed lawmaker Mohammad Owais moved the…
Centre sees need for council’s approval only for formulating policies, making amendments In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The federal government is working on a plan to bypass the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in administrative matters relating to day-to-day operations…
Runners compete during the women’s 5000 meters run at IAAF World Athletics Championships national trials at the Nyayo national stadium Nairobi. Photo: REUTERS NAIROBI: Nairobi will host the 2029 world outdoor athletics championships, beating off competition from London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics announced Tuesday. The 2031 championships will…
Release joint statement, say impeachment efforts should follow extensive congressional investigation US President Donald Trump in his Oval office. PHOTO: REUTERS United States House Democratic leaders said Monday they will vote “present” on a motion to table an impeachment resolution targeting President Donald Trump, arguing that a formal impeachment effort should follow a more extensive…