Austrian headscarf ban for under-14s faces first test as schools reopen
The legislation proposing the ban was passed in parliament last year, in December A child…
Austrian headscarf ban for under-14s faces first test as schools reopen
The legislation proposing the ban was passed in parliament last year, in December A child wearing a headscarf in Doha, Qatar. Photo: Reuters/file Austria’s ban on headscarves for under-14s faces an initial test on Monday as schools reopen in Vienna and other states, with groups including the country’s main Muslim organisation denouncing it as discriminatory…
Gold price declines further in Pakistan amid global market slump
The price of gold fell to $4,406 after recording a dip of $24 in the international bullion market The decline in gold and silver prices continued on Monday in both international and local markets, with the international bullion market reporting a decline of $24 per ounce. In the international bullion market, the price of gold…
Fatima fined for Asia Cup conduct breach
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct during her team’s Women’s Asia Cup defeat by India. Fatima was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, relating…
Pietersen makes England return as white-ball mentor
Former England star rejoins the national set-up as a specialist mentor ahead of the 2027 World Cup Kevin Pietersen is set to make a remarkable return to the England set-up as a specialist mentor for their white-ball teams. Photo: AFP Kevin Pietersen has joined England’s white-ball coaching team as a “specialist mentor” in the build-up…
Boxing fades, four fight on
Pakistan sends two men, two women to Japan Asian Games as funding, exposure remain hurdles Sumama Rahman, Pakistan’s solid boxer, fights against Jadumani Singh of India in the 55 kilogramme bout at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Sumama loses 5-0. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Once regarded as one of Pakistan’s strongest prospects for medals at the…
Inam opts against B-sample
Ace wrestler cites approved acetazolamide treatment after adverse doping finding; keeps CAS challenge option open Pakistan’s seasoned wrestler and Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) secretary Mohammad Inam Butt finds himself in hot water over doping scandal. Photo: AFP LAHORE: Pakistan ace-wrestler Muhammad Inam Butt has decided not to have his B sample tested after returning a…
ATC grants Mushtaq Ahmad, 95 others post arrest bail in protest Islamabad ATC grants bail to Mushtaq Ahmad, 95 others over AJK protest
Former senator faces charges under provisions of PPC, Peaceful Assembly, Public Order Act, Anti-Terrorism Act Former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) senator Mushtaq Ahmad holds press conference in Islamabad. Photo: X ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted post-arrest bail to former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and 95 others in a case registered over a protest…
PSG go for three in a row as UCL returns
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique celebrates with players and staff after their UEFA Champions League final victory over Arsenal in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: Reuters PARIS: Another UEFA Champions League season gets going this week with the beginning of the league phase as Paris Saint-Germain bid to join the tiny band of clubs to have won…
REINVENTING WIDOWHOOD
PUBLISHED September 07, 2026 My first encounter with The Story of a Widow was in 2023. It had left me sitting with a sense of looming loneliness. Reading it this time around, that melancholy metamorphosed into an unfamiliar feeling of autonomy. The novel has drawn praise across three continents from The Edmonton Journal and The…
provinces’ issue revolves around NFC
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman speaks at a party convention in Peshawar. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said that the issue concerning the provinces was essentially an issue of the National Finance Commission (NFC), arguing that the Constitution allows the NFC share to be increased but not reduced. “When…
