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…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

Pakistan down Chinese Taipei in Junior Asia Cup

Pakistan secured a 2-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the Challenger Pool of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 on Monday. Lareeb Abid put Pakistan ahead in the 30th minute before Chen Xiao-Qing equalised for Chinese Taipei four minutes later. Pakistan restored their lead in the 50th minute when Sharqa Sarwar scored a field goal,…

Read More

Coles named Zimbabwe women’s coach

Zimbabwe Cricket has appointed Mark Coles as the substantive head coach of the Zimbabwe women’s national cricket team following a rigorous recruitment process. Coles brings extensive international coaching and high-performance experience to the role, having previously served as head coach of the Pakistan and Scotland women’s teams. He has also worked with Scotland’s men’s side,…

Read More