Shan “Parchi”
Shan Masood celebrated getting to three figures with three digits. Photo: AFP KARACHI: His father…
Shan “Parchi”
Shan Masood celebrated getting to three figures with three digits. Photo: AFP KARACHI: His father holds a high position in a bank, so he made it into the national team. His uncle is a senior government official, so he made it into the national team. He’s an English-speaking boy from a wealthy family, so he…
Fritz takes 250th hardcourt win, Draper pulls out
World number 10 Taylor Fritz of the United States returns a shot during a victory over Zizou Bergs of Belgium to reach the second round of the ATP Washington Open. Photo: AFP LONDON: World number 10 Taylor Fritz captured his 250th hardcourt victory on Monday by defeating Belgium’s Zizou Bergs in the first round of the ATP…
AJK says banned JAAC sought to disrupt election process, warns against misinformation
AJK Information Secretary Mohammad Rashid Hanif and DIG Irfan Masood Kashfi address a press conference in Muzaffarabad on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday accused the banned Awami Action Committee (JAAC) of attempting to sabotage the election process by violence and vowed that law enforcement agencies would maintain the writ of…
Fox welcomed home by thousands
Crowds in Auckland give British Open champion Ryan Fox a hero’s welcome home. Photo: AFP LONDON: Ryan Fox received a hero’s welcome in Auckland on Tuesday as thousands flocked to see the new British Open champion and the famous Claret Jug after “a whirlwind few days” since the New Zealander won his maiden major. Fox…
De Zerbi is the right coach for his game: Maddison
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison is excited by the new season under coach Roberto De Zerbi. Photo: AFP LONDON: Tottenham midfielder James Maddison on Tuesday praised Roberto De Zerbi as the type of attacking coach that suited his game and said he was “excited” by what lay ahead. Italy’s De Zerbi took over from sacked interim boss Igor Tudor in…
Maryam urges PPP to accept AJK poll defeat, rejects rigging claims
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif reacts to AJK election results in a televised address on Tuesday. SCREENGRAB Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday hailed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s victory in the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections and criticised the Pakistan Peoples Party for alleging rigging, urging it to accept…
Death toll from rains, flash floods rises to 110 across Pakistan
Urban flooding in Karachi. Photo: AA The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday that the death toll from rains, flash floods and landslides across the country has risen to 110 during the ongoing monsoon season. The NDMA, in a briefing to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said that some 360 people were injured in rain-triggered incidents across…
J&J reaches sweeping talc deal that could end decade of litigation
Settlement covers about 76,000 ovarian cancer claims, 95% of claimants must accept deal before it becomes final A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of…
HRCP calls for impartial, independent probe into reports of deaths in Rawalakot clashes
AJK prime minister says ‘blood of innocent Kashmiris’ is spilt, blames JAAC for escalation Protesters place obstacles on a road during a strike in the AJK capital, as government negotiators move to defuse tensions. PHOTO: REUTERS The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday called for an impartial and independent investigation into reports of…
Powerful quake hits southern Japan, deaths feared in shopping mall explosion
Around 300,000 residents told to evacuate as government deploys 3,600 soldiers for disaster recovery An aerial view shows a collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries’ Yatsushiro Mill after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s…
