Liverpool’s perfect start ended by Crystal Palace

LONDON: Liverpool’s perfect Premier League start came undone in a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday as Manchester United suffered another setback in losing 3-1 at Brentford. Palace are now the only undefeated team in the Premier League after extending their club record run to 18 games in all competitions without losing, including three … Read more

CB to take up Justice Jahangiri’s plea next week

ISLAMABAD: Senior lawyer Muneer A Malik will appear before the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB), led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, on September 29 to plead the case of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri against his suspension through a judicial order. Previously, Malik had appeared on behalf of five IHC judges, who challenged … Read more

Two women die trying to cross Channel

LILLE: Two women, both Somalis, died Saturday while trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said, adding that the body of another migrant had been found in a canal. Some 60 other migrants were rescued in the incident in which the two women died, when around 100 people got on to a makeshift … Read more

Palhinha rescues point for Tottenham against winless Wolves

LONDON: Thomas Frank said the Premier League is “relentless” after his Tottenham side needed Joao Palhinha’s stoppage-time strike to salvage a 1-1 draw at home to bottom-of-the-table Wolves on Saturday. The visitors, who had lost all of their previous five league games, were on course for a deserved win through Santiago Bueno’s goal on 54 … Read more

New officers briefed on trade, industry dynamics

[ KARACHI: As part of the 31st specialised training programme (STP), the newly inducted civil service officers of the Commerce and Trade Group, Ministry of Commerce, visited the headquarters of the Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) in Islamabad. The session provided the civil servants with an in-depth understanding of Pakistan’s largest export sector and its significance … Read more

Hezbollah refuses to be disarmed

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said the group would not allow itself to be disarmed on Saturday as he addressed supporters marking one year since the killing by Israel of his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah. The charismatic leader was killed in an Israeli air strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on September 27, 2024. “We … Read more

Trump mulls over tariffs on foreign electronics

[ WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each one, according to three people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to drive companies to shift manufacturing to the United States. According to the plan, which has not previously been reported and could … Read more