Saadi targets karate revival
Saadi Abbas looks to rebuild Pakistan’s karate programme with focused training, international exposure and stronger…
Saadi targets karate revival
Saadi Abbas looks to rebuild Pakistan’s karate programme with focused training, international exposure and stronger preparation. Photo: Instagram KARACHI: Former Asian champion Saadi Abbas has been appointed head coach of Pakistan’s karate team for next year’s South Asian Games and he plans to overhaul the national side’s preparation for the biennial event. Canada-based Saadi said…
Govt sets Jun’27 target for petrol deregulation
Committee also okays diesel price intervention rules for emergencies, IFEM overhaul ISLAMABAD: The Committee on Petroleum Pricing on Thursday recommended setting a target of June 2027 for petrol price deregulation, as it finalised recommendations for a more transparent and predictable fuel pricing framework. The meeting, chaired by Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, reviewed…
Kyrgios serves one-month doping ban
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios tested positive for cocaine during an ATP event in Mallorca in June. Photo: AFP SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios has accepted and served a one-month ban for taking cocaine, the tennis anti-doping agency said Friday, clearing his return to the court after completing a treatment programme. The temperamental Australian, who reached the…
After heatwaves, will EU pivot back to the climate fight?
Climate concerns took backseat to defence, industry goals after years as leading EU cause A person cools off at a water mister on a street in Paris as temperatures rise during a heatwave affecting a large part of France, June 22, 2026. REUTERS Is climate change set for a comeback as a top European Union priority,…
PM Shehbaz, ADB vice-president discuss early groundbreaking of ML-1
PM says administrative bottlenecks are being actively dismantled through dedicated execution task forces Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosts a breakfast in honour of Asian Development Bank Vice President Yingming Yang in Islamabad. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the need for the early groundbreaking of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, saying…
Arsenal brace for Chelsea test
LONDON: Something has to give when Arsenal host Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend, with both teams putting their 100 percent records on the line, while Tottenham are desperate to stop the rot. Defending champions Arsenal and Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are among four sides to have won their first two league games this season,…
12 terrorists killed in Balochistan’s Kalat intelligence-based operation: ISPR
ISPR says cache of ammunitions and improvised explosive devices were also destroyed on-site Security forces killed 12 terrorists belonging to the Indian proxy, Fitna al-Hindustan, in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Kalat district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted on…
PM approves Trade Facilitation Board
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the establishment of a Trade Facilitation Board, to be chaired by him, aimed at streamlining trade processes and addressing non-tariff barriers to cross-border commerce. Chairing a meeting on trade facilitation in Islamabad, the prime minister said the board would take decisions to improve the entire trade supply…
Bourse ends flat despite Eurobond success
Weeks of stress fades away as bourse gains 4.5% week-on-week. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The KSE-100 index closed merely around 150 points higher at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday after a volatile session in which early gains of more than 1,000 points faded on profit-taking. Investors remained cautious as rising international oil prices, linked…
Ueda fires Lille top of Ligue 1 on debut
Ayase Ueda scored 25 goals for Feyenoord in 31 games in the Dutch league last season before signing a deal with Lille. Photo: AFP PARIS: Ayase Ueda’s debut goal gave Lille a 1-0 away win at Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Thursday sending them provisionally top, three days after the Japanese international joined them In…
