Ollie Pope backs Brendon McCullum to revive England’s white-ball teams
LONDON: Stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope said Brendon McCullum can transform the fortunes of England’s limited-overs teams in the same way he has reinvigorated the red-ball side. England cricket chiefs on Tuesday announced the New Zealander would take charge of all formats from January and that he has extended his contract until the end of […]
Fears rise over Netanyahu’s proposal for military rule in Gaza
Netanyahu instructs army to prepare to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza, instead of international organizations, Israeli media says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked concerns about a possible reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and a return to military rule, a significant shift since the 2005 withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave. These concerns were intensified […]
Shooting at Georgia high school leaves at least two dead, four injured
Law enforcement officers in Georgia responded on Wednesday to a shooting at a high school and there were reports at least two people had been killed. In addition to the two killed, four people were injured in the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, MSNBC reported, citing unnamed law enforcement officers briefed on the incident. One […]
Pope Francis praises Indonesians for large families, criticises trend of having pets over children
JAKARTA: Pope Francis praised Indonesians on Wednesday for their large families and suggested that people in other countries are choosing to have pets rather than bring up children. The 87-year-old pontiff was speaking alongside Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo in Jakarta on the first stop on a four-country trip to Asia. “And your country…has families with three, […]
India’s West Bengal passes law allowing death penalty for rapists after weeks of protests
An Indian state, shaken by weeks of protests demanding justice after the rape and murder of a doctor, passed a law on Tuesday that could lead to the execution of rapists. Protests erupted in West Bengal after the discovery of a 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the local capital Kolkata on August 9. […]
Coke and Pepsi boycott over Gaza lifts Muslim countries’ local sodas – Pakistan
Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries, from Egypt to Pakistan. Now, both face a challenge from local sodas in those countries due to consumer boycotts that target the globe-straddling brands as symbols of America and by extension Israel, at a […]
Fazl urges Parliament to hold dialogue with people of Balochistan, KP on security issues – Pakistan
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam—Fazl (JUI-F), urged the Parliament on Wednesday to hold a dialogue with the “people of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” to address their security concerns. Fazl’s suggestion comes amid heightened security tensions in Balochistan after August 26 deadly attacks and increased protests over past months against enforced disappearances. According […]
Balochistan declares Churna Island as Pakistan’s second marine protected area
The government of Balochistan has officially declared Churna Island as Pakistan’s second Marine Protected Area (MPA), a significant move to safeguard the region’s fragile marine ecosystem. In a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the decision was approved, following the declaration of Astola Island as the country’s first MPA in June 2017. Churna Island, located near Karachi, […]
More monsoon rains expected in Sindh, KP as country braces for further disruptions
The provinces of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are set to experience further rainfall as the monsoon season progresses, following earlier downpours that caused significant disruptions across Pakistan, authorities reported on Wednesday. In recent weeks, heavy rains wreaked havoc in 10 districts of Sindh, exacerbating urban flooding and triggering widespread power outages. The disruptions to […]
Islamabad court issues non-bailable warrants for KP CM Gandapur in 2016 weapons and liquor case – Pakistan
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur in connection with a 2016 case, in which he was accused of carrying alcohol and unlicensed weapons. On July 29, Civil Judge Shaista Khan Kundi summoned Gandapur for recording his testimony in the case. […]