At least 4 dead as heavy rains paralyse Mumbai – World
Torrential rain lashed India’s financial capital Mumbai, triggering floods and killing at least four people as well as paralysing the city and forcing schools to close on Thursday. Some parts of Mumbai recorded around 275 mm (11 inches) of rain on Wednesday evening, which crippled road traffic and delayed the trains millions of city residents […]
Shares at PSX shed more than 500 points despite IMF deal – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday witnessed selling pressure, shedding more than 500 points. The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 589.95 points, 0.72 per cent, to close at 81,657.96 points from the previous close of 82,247.91 points. However, it is important to note that the index hit a life-time high in opening […]
Bangladesh ex-skipper Shakib announces international retirement – Sport
Bangladesh ex-captain Shakib Al Hasan, facing prosecution at home for his relationship with the country’s former leader, said on Thursday he would retire from international cricket by March next year. Shakib is facing murder charges at home, along with dozens of other members of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s party accused of culpability in a deadly police […]
8 terrorists killed during IBO in North Waziristan: ISPR – Pakistan
Eight terrorists were killed after security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media affairs wing said on Thursday. According to a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation was conducted last night on the “reported presence of terrorists in the area”. The […]
Ex-Real Madrid defender and World Cup winner Varane retires – Sport
PARIS: France World Cup winner Raphael Varane on Wednesday announced his retirement from football at the age of 31, adding that he will remain at Como in a non-playing capacity. Former Real Madrid and Manchester United centre-back Varane had joined the Italian club for this season but was then excluded from their Serie A squad […]
Stokes open to white-ball return under McCullum – Sport
LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes said he would be willing to return to the white-ball setup under new coach Brendon McCullum if he was asked but added that there had been no conversations about him coming back into the limited-overs squads. McCullum’s appointment as head coach across all formats came after a two-year period […]
Fazl ‘ready to back’ constitutional court – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman hinted at supporting the proposed formation of a constitutional court. He also did not reject the government’s proposal to fix the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) at three years, or increasing the age of a judge of the apex court, but said […]
UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seas – World
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery,” as a coalition of small island nations declared that their sovereignty must be respected even if their lands are subsumed. Nearly a billion people worldwide live in low-lying coastal areas, increasingly vulnerable to storm surges, […]
Fresh polls must to resolve crises, says PkMAP chief – Pakistan
QUETTA: Chairman of the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Mehmood Khan Achakzai has said that holding new elections, ensuring supremacy of parliament and non-interference by the establishment in political affairs of the country were some of the steps, which should be immediately taken to resolve the crises being faced by the country. Talking to journalists […]
Putin threatens to use N-weapons if Ukraine hits Russia with Western missiles – World
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack. The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin’s answer to deliberations […]