Marquez claims pole at Germany MotoGP

BERLIN: Marc Marquez secured pole position for the Germany MotoGP after the Spaniard set the fastest time on his Ducati in qualifying at the Sachsenring on Saturday, but Marco Bezzecchi will miss the rest of the weekend after breaking his collarbone following a heavy fall. Marquez, the reigning world champion, will start from pole for…

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OIC women’s forum highlights empowerment

ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 9th Ministerial Conference on Women kicked off in Islamabad on Sunday, bringing together delegates from across the Muslim world to discuss women’s socio-economic and political empowerment even as international data highlight uneven progress across member states in education, employment and political representation. Organised by the Ministry of Human…

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Imran Khan administered fifth intravitreal injection: PIMS

Hospital says Khan remained vitally stable before, during, and after the procedure, discharged after treatment Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Monday confirmed that the imprisoned founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan underwent a scheduled eye procedure on Sunday, describing the treatment as his fifth intravitreal…

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Hamilton eyes Schumacher’s record

Lewis Hamilton returns to one of his favouritecircuits for the 20th consecutive year this weekend. Photo: AFP LONDON: Lewis Hamilton returns to one of his favourite circuits for the 20th consecutive year this weekend in pursuit of a victory for Ferrari to equal Michael Schumacher’s record six Belgian Grand Prix wins. After finishing third behind triumphant Ferrari…

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Paralympic champion Zanardi dies

ROME: Alex Zanardi, the Italian Formula One driver who became a Paralympic cycling champion after losing both legs in an accident, has died aged 59, his family announced Saturday. Zanardi, one of his country’s most loved and respected sportsmen, who was credited with helping transform the perception of disability in Italy, died on Friday evening….

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AI chip race, taxes hurt mobile output

According to industry projections, sustaining Pakistan’s local mobile industry between 2026 and 2031 could generate foreign exchange savings of more than $2.3 billion while gradually reducing dependence on imports. photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan’s emerging mobile phone manufacturing industry is coming under mounting pressure from a global artificial intelligence (AI)-led technology shift and domestic taxation measures,…

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Shuttle diplomacy

. Pakistan’s mediation efforts to broker perpetual peace between the United States and Iran are now universally acknowledged. It is a marvelous achievement to influence the arch-rivals to get to the table after a destructive onslaught of 40 days that pushed the Middle East to the brink of a disaster, and threatened a global food…

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Salaries pay 127% more tax than realty

ISLAMABAD: Preliminary estimates show that the marginalised salaried class paid roughly Rs630 billion in income tax during the just?ended fiscal year – a sum that is 127% more than taxes paid by the real estate sector, which again received a bonanza of 50% reduction in its already low tax burden in the budget. Compared to…

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