Leeds beat Burnley to virtually secure EPL survival

Leeds United’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin in action with Burnley’s Florentino Luis. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Leeds all but secured their place in the Premier League next season with a 3-1 win over already-relegated Burnley on Friday. Goals from Anton Stach, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin took Daniel Farke’s side nine points clear of the relegation zone with…

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PM holds meeting with industrialists ahead of the budget 2026–27

Discussion centred on overall direction of economic growth, export-led development, strengthening investment Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds a consultative meeting with leading industrialists and business figures to seek input on the upcoming budget. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a consultative meeting with leading industrialists and business figures to seek input on…

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Foreign reserves rise by $23m

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported a $23 million increase in its foreign exchange reserves during the week ended April 30, 2026, which reached $15.85 billion. The country’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at $21.29 billion, of which commercial banks held net reserves of $5.44 billion. Furthermore, the rupee saw a marginal gain…

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Women’s justice system faces backlog

Delays in appointing the female ombudsperson have slowed down justice in harassment and property dispute cases LAHORE: In Punjab, thousands of workplace harassment and women’s inheritance cases have been delayed due to the non-appointment of the Provincial Ombudsperson for the past nine months, leaving many women awaiting justice. The office has remained vacant since May…

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SC bars third-party property in dower

Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that property owned by a third person cannot be included as part of dower without the owner’s clear consent. The judgment came in a civil petition for leave to appeal against a…

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India climbers face obstacles

A young climber scales a rock wall in India. Photo: AFP PUNE: Blink and you might miss Indian speed climber Deepu Mallesh scaling a wall five buses high in five seconds.India, a country obsessed with cricket, has seen a surge in popularity in climbing but those who want to compete internationally have had to crowdfund…

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Country can’t withstand another crisis: Nawaz

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif addresses a party convention in Murree on Saturday. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has reportedly warned that the country cannot afford to become embroiled in another constitutional or political crisis, as he discussed the prevailing political situation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Jati Umrah on Sunday. The reported remarks…

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