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India clinch series in rain-hit T20 after Sri Lanka collapse

KANDY: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal powered India to a seven-wicket win in the rain-hit second T20...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 11:46pm

Israeli forces advance in south Gaza, more people displaced, residents say

CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into areas in the Gaza Strip’s south on Sunday as fighting with Hamas-led...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:03pm

USA

Kamala Harris says she is ‘underdog,’ Trump goes on offense

Vice President Kamala Harris cast herself as the “underdog” in the presidential race and called her Republican...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 10:44pm

Sri Lanka crush India for maiden Women’s Asia Cup T20 title

Sri Lanka Women created history as they defeated the defending champions, India, by 8 wickets to claim their...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 10:42pm

Europe

Vladimir Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Paris Olympics 2024: Pakistan swimmers fail to qualify for next round

Pakistani Olympians’ disappointing show continued on the second day as swimmers Ahmed Durrani and Jehanara Nabi...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:28pm

Hezbollah evacuates positions ahead of expected Israel raids: source close to group

BEIRUT: Hezbollah has evacuated positions in south and east Lebanon after Israeli threats of reprisals for a deadly...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:28pm

Middle East

Israel forces advance in south Gaza, more people displaced, residents say

CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into areas in the Gaza Strip’s south on Sunday as fighting with Hamas raged,...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:51pm

3 Discos to be privatised in 1st phase: PC board

The Privatisation Commission Board approves hiring financial advisors for these Discos

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:43pm

Suspects in consulate attack not handed over to Pakistan: FO

The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday dismissed reports circulating on social media that Germany had handed over...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:31pm

Pakistan initiates talks on reprofiling Chinese power sector debt in country

Finance Minister says government is taking robust decisions to improve the country’s economy

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:21pm

South Asia

Iran warns of ‘consequences’ of Israeli attacks on Lebanon after Golan strike

Hezbollah denies responsibility for the rocket fire that Israeli authorities say killed 12 people including children in the Druze town of Majdal Shams

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:19pm

JI to continue Islamabad sit-in after first round talks with govt: Baloch

First round of negotiations on JI's 10-point demands concludes at Rawalpindi commissioner’s office

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:17pm

KP govt asks PHC to form judicial commission on May 9

Law Minister Aftab Alam confirmed that a letter has been sent to the Chief Justice

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 08:40pm

South Asia

Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 08:38pm

Whirlwind Stokes seals England’s 10-wicket rout of the West Indies

BIRMINGHAM: Ben Stokes hit the fastest Test fifty by an England batsman, breaking a record that had stood for over...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 08:16pm

Stocks

Saudi bourse gains on US inflation data; Egypt falls

Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended higher on Sunday, snapping a four-session losing streak, after US economic data...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 07:11pm

Middle East

Blinken says ‘every indication’ Golan rocket fired by Hezbollah

TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that there was “every indication” that Lebanese group...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:39pm

Europe

Russia claims two new villages in Donetsk region

MOSCOW: Russia said on Sunday its forces had captured two villages in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, as they...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 05:56pm

Nadal ‘ready to play’ Olympic singles with Djokovic in sight

PARIS: Rafael Nadal “is ready to play” Olympic singles on Sunday despite concerns over a thigh injury with a...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 05:22pm

AC Milan edge Man City 3-2 and Celtic rip Chelsea in US matches

NEW YORK: Lorenzo Colombo scored two first-half goals and Marco Nasti netted the game-winner to give AC Milan a 3-2...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 12:39pm

Simone Biles makes Paris Olympics entrance as Peaty eyes swimming landmark

PARIS: Simone Biles will make her eagerly anticipated first appearance at the Paris Olympics on Sunday while British...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 12:30pm

Aussie Thompson to face Japan’s Nishioka in ATP Atlanta final

WASHINGTON: Australia’s Jordan Thompson, seeking his second ATP title of the year, and Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 12:11pm

Ukraine fencing icon Kharlan hopes fighting spirit delivers Olympic gold

PARIS: Ukrainian fencing great Olga Kharlan says winning an Olympic gold medal will be an achievement against all...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 12:07pm

Lionel Messi -less defending champ Miami wins Leagues Cup opener

MIAMI: Defending champion Inter Miami, playing without injured star Lionel Messi, blanked Mexico’s Puebla 2-0 at...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 12:03pm

Asia

Eleven killed in central China landslide

SHANGHAI: A landslide caused by flooding in central China’s Hunan province destroyed a local guesthouse and killed...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:55am

Asia

US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says

TOKYO: The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:31am

Mitsubishi Motors to join Honda-Nissan alliance, Nikkei reports

TOKYO: Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors is set to join an alliance between Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, creating an auto...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:11am

Asia

Remnants of Typhoon Gaemi trigger flash floods in northeast China

BEIJING: Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered flash floods in northeast China on the border...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:07am

Middle East

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:57am

Australia prime minister rejigs cabinet ahead of election expected in 2025

SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday announced a cabinet reshuffle after two senior...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:40am

Europe

Oil depot in Russia’s Kursk region on fire after Ukraine drone attack, local governor says

Three tanks at an oil storage depot in Russia’s Kursk region caught fire as a result of a Ukraine-launched drone...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:35am

Saudi envoy, Dar discuss bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nawaf al Maliki held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:53am

Passport printing: Customs asked to clear ink cartridges

ISLAMABAD: A crisis of passport printing would take place in the country in case the Islamabad Customs department...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:52am

Negligent sales tax withholding agents to face huge penalties

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose huge penalties as well as default surcharge on sales tax...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:52am

SECP registers 27,542 new cos in FY24

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 27,542 new companies during FY...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:49am

PTI files complaint against CEC before SJC

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a complaint against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:46am

JIT formed to probe anti-state social media drive

ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the organised anti-state...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:46am

Recycled copper: Exporters allowed cut in value of input goods

ISLAMABAD: The exporters of the recycled copper sector have been allowed a reduction in the value of input goods to...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:45am

Energy-efficient fans: Govt asks PEFMA to share its business plan

ISLAMABAD: The government has asked Pakistan Electric Fan Manufacturers Association (PEFMA) to share its own...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:45am

Pak PWD dissolution: Govt decides to hand over ongoing projects to provinces

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to hand over ongoing projects of provincial nature to concerned...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:39am

Govt to sustain gas tariff at current level: Musadik

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik Saturday said the federal government has decided to sustain the gas...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:37am

Learning from China

Most of us learn proverbs at the primary school stage and many of us would have written essays upon essays on these...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 07:32am

JVs with Chinese companies

EDITORIAL: The fruits of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s “special visit” to China last month are beginning to...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 07:23am

Industry

FPCCI calls for promotion of tourism

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organized a seminar on “Unlocking...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 07:15am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (July 27, 2024) and the forecast for Sunday (July 28, 2024)....