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[ Listen to article KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah will inaugurate the 20th “My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony” International Exhibition at the Karachi Expo Centre on Friday, August 1. The three-day event will run until August 3, featuring over 350 stalls offering discounted products and services. Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) … Read more
WASHINGTON: Manchester United made it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament in Chicago on Wednesday. Goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo and teenager Ethan Williams sealed an encouraging result for Ruben Amorim’s side at a rainy, windswept Soldier Field. United, … Read more
“A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering the town in just their swimwear.
[The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.
Featuring thirteen nominees from nine different nationalities – including Indian novelist Kiran Desai and Malaysian author Tash Aw – this year’s Booker Prize longlist is the most global in a decade, reported the Guardian. At 667 pages, Desai’s novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the longest book on the list, and took her … Read more
Listen to article FAISALABAD: A special anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad on Thursday sentenced top PTI leaders, including Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan, Opposition Leader in the Senate Shibli Faraz, Hamid Raza and Zartaj Gul, to 10 years in jail on charges related to riots that targeted state institutions in 2023. Fifty-eight of the … Read more
The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cecile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives.
[ Listen to article LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has criticised the decision of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to maintain its key policy rate at 11%, calling it a major blow to industrial recovery, export growth and job creation efforts. In a statement on Thursday, PHMA Zonal Chairman Abdul Hameed said … Read more
MONTREAL: Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek cruised into the third round of the WTA Canadian Open on Wednesday as Naomi Osaka fought off two match points to advance with a three-set win over Liudmila Samsonova. Swiatek, seeded second in her first tournament since her crushing victory over Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon final, breezed past Chinese … Read more
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding. Shortly after Witkoff’s arrival, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social network: “The … Read more
