Andreeva wins first Grand Slam title

Mirra Andreeva became the youngest women’s French Open champion since 1992. Photo: AFP/FILE PARIS: Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in straight sets in the French Open final. The 19-year-old Russian beat Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to become the youngest Roland Garros women’s singles champion since…

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Another case of police excesses surfaces

The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case HARIPUR: After Peshawar, a case of police excesses has emerged from Haripur where a senior police officer allegedly beat up a clerk at a filling station for refusing service to his son. A report…

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Misgivings stall JUI-F, PTI rapprochement

LAHORE: The JUI-F will not become part of any joint movement with the TTAP till past misgivings between them and the PTI are not addressed, said a party official, as contrasting positions emerge from the Tehreek Tahaffuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) and the JUI-F on joint movement. Two meetings – one informal interaction in parliament and another…

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Salary freeze fuels brain drain fears

Pay packages unchanged for five years as Finance Division remains reluctant to approve proposed increases for universi KARACHI: Scientific researchers working at public universities across Pakistan have seen their salaries remain frozen for the past five years, and the Finance Division is reportedly unwilling to approve salary increases. Sources say that the 2026-27 federal budget…

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