Medvedev reaches Australian Open final
MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev admitted he was fortunate to battle into a third Australian Open final Friday with a gritty come-from-behind five-set defeat of Alexander Zverev, who revealed he was not well. The never-say-die Russian third seed was in a precarious position on Rod Laver Arena but fought back to win 5-7, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 […]
Over 1.07m polling staff ready for action
ISLAMABAD: As the electoral clock ticks down, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday catapulted preparations into their final phase, revealing the polling scheme for constituencies for the Feb 8 polls. Putting final touches to the much-anticipated polls, the electoral body said that over 1.07 million polling staff members were primed and ready to […]
Pakistan asks China for $2b debt rollover
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, in a letter, has requested his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang to roll over a debt of $2 billion for a year. Finance ministry sources said China was expected to extend the loan payment period soon. The deposit time for the $2 billion loan from China will complete on […]
‘Left for pre-committed media engagement’: Shoaib Malik responds to reports of BPL contract termination – Sport
Cricketer Shoaib Malik on Friday responded to reports regarding the termination of his contract with Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Fortune Barishal, saying he had left the country due to a “pre-committed media engagement in Dubai”. The statement came after several media outlets, without citing a clear source, reported that Shoaib’s BPL contract was terminated […]
Shares at PSX lose nearly 500 points on profit-taking – Business
Bears continued to dominate the trading floor of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday as shares traded in the red and lost nearly 500 points. According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index closed at 63,813.06 points, down 484.94 or 0.75 per cent from the previous close of 64,298.00. After rallying for three consecutive […]
Pakistan to take up ‘target killings’ issue with US, Canada
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to reach out to the United States and Canada to brief them about India’s campaign to carry out target assassinations in sheer violation of international law and principles of the UN charter. Islamabad on Thursday accused India of orchestrating “extra-territorial and extra-judicial” killings in the country. Canada and the United States […]
Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at end of the season – Sport
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp announced in a shock decision on Friday that he will leave the club at the end of the season. Klopp, who led Liverpool into the final of the League Cup on Wednesday, had informed the club’s hierarchy that he would end his eight-and-a-half years at Anfield at the end of the […]
‘Left for pre-committed media engagement’: Shoaib Malik responds to reports of BPL contract being terminated – Sport
Cricketer Shoaib Malik on Friday responded to reports regarding the termination of his contract with Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Fortune Barishal, saying he had left the country due to a “pre-committed media engagement in Dubai”. The statement came after several media outlets reported that Shoaib’s BPL contract was terminated over suspicions of match-fixing. According […]
‘Match not fixed yet’, Bilawal tells PML-N
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and former foreign minister, while using cricketing jargon, said on Friday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders believe they have “fixed the match” but that is not true. He warned that the current state of Pakistan is “dangerous” due to the division caused by traditional politicians […]
Fact check: Former National Assembly speaker Illahi Bux Soomro is alive – Pakistan
Several media outlets on Thursday ran reports about the death of former National Assembly speaker Illahi Bux Soomro. According to a member of Soomro’s family, the reports are false. Soomro is a prominent political figure who served as the National Assembly speaker from 1997 to 2001. According to fact-checking platform iVerify Pakistan, state-run APP published […]