Sindhu targets medal at world championships
MUMBAI: Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said Wednesday that “everybody is beatable” as she targets a medal…
Sindhu targets medal at world championships
MUMBAI: Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said Wednesday that “everybody is beatable” as she targets a medal at the world championships on home soil in New Delhi next month. Sindhu won the world title in 2019 and also captured Olympic silver in Rio in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo five years later. The 31-year-old is a massive…
India-UK trade pact takes effect, cutting tariffs and boosting services trade
Trade pact cuts tariffs on thousands of goods and expands market access for services firms and professionals Garment workers stitch clothes at a textile factory in Noida, India, July 31, 2025—REUTERS India and Britain’s trade pact took effect on Wednesday, cutting tariffs on thousands of goods and expanding market access for services firms and professionals…
FATA, PATA won’t pay taxes until given NFC share, says Kundi
Warns against tax collection from tribal areas, challenges authorities to visit the region, witness ground realities Governor K-P Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday made it clear that the people of the erstwhile tribal areas would not pay taxes until they were granted their rightful share under the National…
Broad says England need extra ODI seamer after India defeat
LONDON: Stuart Broad believes England must add an extra fast bowler to their attack if they are to be competitive at next year’s 50-over World Cup in southern Africa. Three days on from on leapfrogging India at the top of the T20 world rankings, England’s poor form in one-day international cricket continued with a decisive…
‘Germany World Cup exit reveals structural failures’
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann with defender David Raumafter their defeat to Paraguay at the 2026 World Cup. BERLIN: Germany’s continued World Cup failures are a result of structural, political and cultural problems in German society, Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro said in on Tuesday. Four-time winners Germany were eliminated by minnows Paraguay in the last-32 of the…
Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to SCO ahead of chairmanship
DPM tells SCO chief Pakistan ready to work closely with member states before assuming bloc’s chairmanship in September Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar holds meeting with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Islamabad. PHOTO: FO/X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to advancing…
Gill stars as India beat England in 1st ODI
Shubman Gill got to fifty off 51 balls. Photo: BCCI LONDON: India captain Shubman Gill continued his Edgbaston love-affair as his side beat England by six wickets in the first one-day international on Tuesday. Set 259 to win, India cruised home with 28 balls to spare to go 1-0 up in a three-match series. It was their first triumph…
Iran says more than 30 civilians killed in recent attacks on south
Military vows ‘decisive response’ after US missile strike kills 7 soldiers, injures 13 others Smoke rises in Chabahar, Iran, in this screengrab taken from a social media video, released July 15, 2026. Photo: Reuters More than 30 civilians have been killed in recent attacks on southern Iran, government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday. “In…
Karachi police arrests three suspects allegedly involved in young doctor’s murder during robbery
South DIG Asad Raza accompanied by CIA Karachi DIG Muqaddas Haider during a press conference on robbery-homicide case involving a young doctor. Photo: Express The Karachi police said on Wednesday that the force had apprehended three out of the five suspects allegedly involved in the robbery and killing of a young doctor at Teen Talwar earlier…
PIA buyers get Rs14.2b properties
ISLAMABAD: The government has transferred 11 properties worth Rs14.2 billion, including seven situated abroad, to the new buyers of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), who also want to make Islamabad their new business hub, said the Privatisation Commission on Tuesday. The Rs14.2 billion sum is Rs4 billion more than the Rs10 billion cash that the new…
