PSX tumbles 1,806 points amid geopolitical tensions
KSE-100 index suffers jolt over regional peace uncertainty as broad-based selling hits key sectors Selling pressure gripped the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index falling 1,806.12 points, or 0.89%, to 178,896.29 by 1:24pm, as uncertainty over prospects for a United States-Iran peace deal weighed on investor sentiment. The index opened […]
Williams sisters fall at Cincinnati while Zverev advances
Sisters Venus Williams, left, and Serena Williams, 14-time Grand Slam doubles champions who had not played together competitively in four years, lost in their first match at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters. Photo: AFP CINCINNATI: Serena and Venus Williams lost in their first doubles match together since 2022 while men’s top seed Alexander Zverev […]
India extend lead to 294 in first Sri Lanka Test
India’s captain Shubman Gill runs between the wickets during the fourth day of the first Test. Photo: AFP GALLE: India tightened their grip on the first Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 116-4 at lunch to extend their lead to 294 runs on day four in Galle on Tuesday. With six wickets in hand on a […]
Sri Lanka’s Chandimal taken for scans after shoulder injury
Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal was taken to hospital for a precautionary scan after injuring his shoulder and neck while attempting to save a boundary during the fourth morning of the first Test against India in Galle on Tuesday. Chandimal sprinted from deep midwicket towards deep square leg before launching himself horizontally to stop a shot […]
Tirah affectees to hold grand jirga on Thursday
Tribal assembly to discuss safe return, financial aid and future protest strategy KHYBER: Tehreek Mutasireen Tirah will hold a joint consultative Grand Jirga on 20 August at Bara Press Club to discuss the dignified and safe return of Tirah affectees, provision of financial assistance and other demands. The 24-member committee along with currently elected representatives […]
Passenger injured in Kharan coach attack
. QUETTA: A passenger was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a coach travelling from Quetta to Kharan in the Patkan area, police said on Saturday. According to police, the incident occurred when the passenger bus was passing through Patkan. The attackers opened fire on the coach, injuring a passenger identified as Abdul Rauf. […]
Six terrorists killed in Balochistan IBOs
QUETTA: Six terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on Monday, with four killed in an operation in the border area between Ziarat and Harnai and two others in Killi Zaik, according to security sources. In the latest operation, security forces acted on intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists in a mountainous […]