Leicester City have been relegated to League One. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Former Premier League champions Leicester were relegated to the third tier for only the second time in their history after a 2-2 draw against Hull on Tuesday.Gary Rowett’s side needed a victory at the King Power Stadium to keep alive their slender hopes of…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to set a GDP growth target of 5.1 per cent and a tax collection goal exceeding Rs15.5 trillion in the budget for the next fiscal year (202627), even as global lenders expect the economy to expand at a slower pace. Finance ministry sources said preparations for the upcoming budget…
SANTA CLARA: Qatar’s Boualem Khoukhi stunned Switzerland with a late equaliser as the sides played out a 1-1 draw in their opening Group B match at the World Cup on Saturday. A Breel Embolo penalty had broken the deadlock for Switzerland early in the first half in the San Francisco Bay Area, before the wasteful…
Amjad Aziz Malik has become the first Pakistani sports journalist to receive this honour PESHAWAR: President of the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation, Amjad Aziz Malik, has been elected as a Lifetime Honorary Member of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS).The prestigious honour was conferred on him during the 88th AIPS Congress held in Lausanne, Switzerland,…
Says the latest group takes the total number of Iranians repatriated through Pakistan to over 70 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced the safe arrival of 22 Iranian crew members of the vessel Lenore/Davina in Karachi, who had recently been interdicted…
Inter Miami’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi leaves the field after suffering an injury scare in his team’s win over Philadelphia, less than three weeks before the start of the World Cup. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Lionel Messi was at the center of an injury scare just weeks before the start of the World Cup on Sunday…
HOUSTON: Oil prices fell nearly 4% on Monday, as supply concerns eased after US Vice President JD Vance said progress has been made in talks with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz was open. Brent crude was down $3.11 or 3.86%, at $77.46 a barrel by 1757 GMT. In early trading, prices had climbed to…
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant admitted that a lack of clarity around roles and constant chopping and changing within the batting order has hurt the team badly during their disappointing IPL 2026 campaign. Speaking at the toss before LSG’s crucial clash against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on Thursday, Pant said the…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkiye signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at promoting institutional cooperation, strengthening technical collaboration and enhancing the exchange of knowledge between their energy sector institutions. The agreements were signed during high-level consultations held in Istanbul between Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar….
. Electoral moment: A woman casts her vote in by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of the PML-N from Gilgit-Baltistan met with Federal Ministers Rana Sanaullah Khan and Engr Amir Muqam on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the upcoming general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan. The meeting held detailed consultations on the overall political…