PGA Tour makes deal worth up to $3 bn to create for-profit entity
MIAMI: The US PGA Tour announced a deal worth up to $3 billion with a group of billionaire sports team owners on Wednesday to create a for-profit entity, PGA Tour Enterprises. The commercial venture partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), under the PGA Tour’s control, offers nearly 200 PGA Tour players the chance to become […]
Sher versus the stealth voter – Pakistan
Nawaz supporters are confident, but the Imran voter is determined — and fantasising about an upset. EARLY on Wednesday morning, the Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib is a picture of tranquillity. Sunlight washes the vast courtyard and arcades, and the smog slowly lifts to reveal the white marble floor. Visitors trickle in from across […]
Jail status of Imran, Qureshi changed after conviction – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: After the special court set up under the Official Secrets Act sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years imprisonment for the breach of state secrets, the status of the two political leaders has been changed from under-trial “accused” to prisoners. According to a senior official, the […]
Dismantling democracy: A hybrid guide for the judiciary – Pakistan
The past year is filled with incidents of judicial orders being flouted, judicial domains being encroached upon, and a general apathy towards what even the highest court in the land had to say about the law. Near the end of last year, the editor of Prism asked me whether I would be interested in writing […]
ECP meeting today as unrest threatens polls in KP, Balochistan – Pakistan
• Commission said to be mulling delayed elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan• Polls on NA-8, PK-22 in Bajaur put off after candidate’s murder• Fatal assault, blasts, attacks on offices mar campaigning in Balochistan• Army brass declares zero tolerance for violence ISLAMABAD / BAJAUR / QUETTA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has convened a high-level […]
At least one killed in Quetta explosion
QUETTA: At least one person was killed and another injured in an explosion in the Sabzal Road area of Quetta on Thursday. According to initial reports, the explosion was caused by a roadside bomb and the explosion took the life of a passerby. Emergency services reached the area of the incident and initiated a rescue […]
Petrol price raised by Rs13.55 per litre – Business
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Wednesday increased the per-litre price of petrol by Rs13.55 and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.75 for the next fortnight ending Feb 15, citing higher international market and import premiums. The government has also raised the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs1.16 per kilogram for February. In […]
Violence undermines poll process: US – World
WASHINGTON: The US State Department emphasised on Wednesday that violence at election rallies undermines the electoral process in Pakistan. Strongly condemning Tuesday’s bomb explosion at a PTI rally in Sibi that killed 10 people, the State Department said that incidents like this “undermine the electoral process”. The department asserted: “The Pakistani people have the right […]
Police ‘take over’ PTI office in Islamabad before key meeting – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Just before a PTI’s general body meeting on Wednesday, police and security officials in plainclothes allegedly raided and took control of PTI’s central secretariat in Islamabad’s Sector G-8, stopped members from entering the premises, warning them that they would have to face consequences, party sources said. The PTI general body, however, managed to hold […]
Alvarez stars as Man City beat Burnley
MANCHESTER: Julian Alvarez celebrated his 24th birthday in style as the Manchester City striker scored twice to inspire a 3-1 win against Burnley on Wednesday. Alvarez bagged his brace in the first half to ensure City had no problems brushing aside outclassed Burnley at the Etihad Stadium. The Argentine’s double took his goal tally for […]