[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday gave a seven-month extension to traders in real-time electronic transmission of sales tax receipts to the computers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), accepting the impracticality of the earlier deadlines and addressing one of the four concerns of the business community. The FBR issued a new statutory … Read more

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to “threats” from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev as Moscow remained firm on its Ukraine stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington. Just days after Trump and Medvedev, who is deputy … Read more

PARIS: Promising vast combat zones and pounding action, team-based first-person shooter Battlefield 6 is set for release in October, pitting it against longtime rival Call of Duty for autumn sales dominance. Publisher Electronic Arts threw events for journalists and influencers in multiple locations around the world to announce the October 10 release date, hoping to … Read more

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will continue to pursue strategic partnership with China, dismissing the perception that its close ties with the United States may come at the expense of Beijing. Two statements on Friday — one from the Foreign Office and the other from the ISPR — delivered a clear message that Pakistan’s relationship with China was “unique” … Read more

ANKARA: The migration route from Libya across the Mediterranean, used by thousands seeking a way to get to Europe, was a top issue at a meeting on Friday between the leaders of Turkey, Italy and Libya in Istanbul, Turkey’s presidency said. President Tayyip Erdogan met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid … Read more

BUDAPEST: Lando Norris lapped 0.019 of a second quicker than Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri as the McLaren pair finished one-two in first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. Norris, 16 points behind his Australian teammate going into the last race before the August break, lapped the Hungaroring with a best time … Read more

KARACHI: The proposal to boycott the Legends League final has been rejected. During the PCB Governing Board meeting, it was decided to uphold the policy of keeping politics out of sports. According to details, an emergency virtual meeting of the PCB Governing Board was held yesterday, attended by all members. The only agenda item was … Read more

LONDON: Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna both took three wickets as India fought back in the fifth and deciding Test at the Oval on Friday. England were 129-1 in reply to India’s 224 all out as they threatened to build a substantial first-innings lead. But at tea on the second day they had slumped to … Read more

A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more than $8,000 on Wednesday, a French auctioneer said. A technician found the used sock discarded near Jackson’s dressing room after the concert in the southern city of Nimes in July 1997, auctioneer Aurore … Read more