Former Indian batsman and coach Anshuman Gaekwad dies at 71 – Sport
Former India batsman and two-time national coach Anshuman Gaekwad has died aged 71 following a long battle with cancer, cricket authorities said on Thursday. Gaekwad passed away in the western city of Baroda on Wednesday after suffering various health complications. He played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India before becoming a selector and coach […]
Pakistan declares August 2 national day of mourning over Ismail Haniyeh assassination
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday strongly denounced the killing of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, calling it a “barbaric act” that flagrantly violated international laws. Sharif stated that the extraterritorial assassination had sparked widespread condemnation from Pakistan and other nations, including Turkey, Russia, Iran, China, and Malaysia. These countries have […]
Torrential monsoon rains break 44-year-old record in Lahore – Pakistan
Torrential rains in Lahore broke a record of at least 44 years on Thursday as the city witnessed a maximum rainfall of 337 millimetres within a day in the Airport area. Mazhar Hussain, the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson, confirmed to Dawn.com that the record for maximum rainfall in a day during monsoon was […]
President seeks solution to energy costs, capacity payments to IPPs
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari called on Thursday for finding a win-win solution to address not only the issue of rising energy costs but of paying capacity charges to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), conveying he was aware of the problems being faced by people and the business community due to the current energy crisis. […]
Lyles, Richardson headline array of track talent at Paris Olympics
PARIS: Brash, brazen, brilliant. American sprint duo Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson will look to live up to their billing as Olympic 100m favourites when the track and field programme at the Paris Games starts on Friday. The reigning world champions are the stars of a recently-released Netflix docuseries entitled “Sprint”, giving an up-close and […]
Gustavsson out as Matildas coach after Australia Olympic exit
AUSTRALIA: Football Australia on Thursday parted ways with Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson, following a disastrous Olympic campaign that saw them fail to reach the quarter-finals. Gustavsson, 50, leaves after four years in charge. “We thank him for his strong contribution, passion and commitment during that time and wish him every success for the future,” […]
Salah scores as Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 while Chelsea, Man Utd win
WASHINGTON: Mo Salah and Fabio Carvalho scored first-half goals to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday while Chelsea cruised and Manchester United edged Real Betis 3-2 in pre-season matches. Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s goal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. In other […]
Climate disasters are destroying Pakistan’s mountain languages – Pakistan
The knock-on effect of these disasters on the languages spoken by small populations is immense. The 2010 floods in northern Pakistan are still a fresh and painful memory for Inam Torwali, a Torwali-Kohistani lexicographer. One of the worst humanitarian disasters in Pakistan’s history, the floods led to large-scale migration from the northern mountainous regions of […]
No room for PTI in current political landscape without ‘apology’: Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has stated that there is no place for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Pakistan’s current political framework. In an interview with an American broadcaster on Thursday, Iqbal criticised PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan for his contradictory political stance, insisting that he must apologise to the nation and its institutions. “Otherwise, […]
Pakistan gets 5 bids from Chinese firms to help with Panda bonds: report – Pakistan
Pakistan has received five bids from Chinese firms to help it raise funds via Panda bonds on Thursday, a Bloomberg report confirmed. Panda bonds are a type of debt security issued by foreign entities in the Chinese capital markets, and they are denominated in Chinese yuan (RMB). These bonds allow foreign issuers, including multinational corporations, […]