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Zverev, Shelton back for Davis Cup

Alexander Zverev has won the men’s US Open final, beating Ben Shelton in four sets. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Newly-crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev makes a quick return to action this weekend as he bids to help Germany reach the Davis Cup Finals, while American Ben Shelton hopes to put his Flushing Meadows final … Read more

High prices choke LNG demand

[ BANGKOK: LNG demand from China, India and Pakistan is likely to rebound from multi-year lows once the Middle East supply crunch ends and new supplies emerge, industry executives say, reversing a pick-up in coal and oil to replace gas during the US-Iran war. The conflict has prevented Qatar and the UAE from exporting most … Read more

More than 20 US senators introduce privileged resolution seeking report on West Bank violence

Seek State Dept report on deaths of American citizens in West Bank, human rights situation in territory View of the US Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, United States. PHOTO: Reuters More than 20 United States senators led by Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Van Hollen, Tim Kaine and Bernie Sanders introduced a privileged resolution Monday … Read more

New index reorders provincial race

[ KARACHI: Pakistan has never really assessed how much a provincial government has improved during its tenure; instead, provinces have generally been ranked against one another, a method that repeatedly puts Punjab on top regardless of which party is in power. A new Provincial Performance Scorecard (PPS-9), authored by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) … Read more