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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 … Read more
US president gives no details on Kim’s reply after ordering cutback in drills with South Korea A South Korean soldier stands next to a TV broadcasting a news report on a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 22, … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production and Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan said on Monday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China and the Pakistan-China business-to-business conferences had opened fresh opportunities for economic cooperation between the two countries. He described the B2B engagements in the lithium-ion battery, agriculture and … Read more
[ Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain. Photo: File KARACHI: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has sought Egypt’s support and technical expertise to increase cotton yield and improve cotton quality in Pakistan, during a meeting with Ambassador of Egypt to Pakistan Dr Ihab Mohamed … Read more
A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US, November 9, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred over witnesses and financial penalties. A … Read more
The two sides secure top-two finishes in their Challenge League B group in Tanzania Italy and Uganda secured their places in the Cricket World Cup 2027 Qualifier Play-off after finishing in the top two of their Challenge League B group in Tanzania. With one matchday remaining in the final leg, neither side can now slip … Read more
PARIS: Frenchman Kevin Lamour has left his role as FIFA’s chief operating officer after criticising president Gianni Infantino’s scrapped private investor plan, world football’s governing body confirmed Monday. Lamour was the third highest-ranking FIFA official. “FIFA can confirm that the working relationship between FIFA and Kevin Lamour as FIFA’s chief operating officer has ended on … Read more
Two others injured as attack marks second such shooting in country in under two months People stand outside Ateneo de Zamboanga University after a shooting that killed two people, in Zamboanga, southern Philippines, August 18, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and the situation was now … Read more
[ ERP integration, ATG sensors to help FBR, Customs replace manual monitoring by Sept ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) is developing a digital platform to obtain petroleum data directly from oil marketing companies (OMCs) and refineries through Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and stock positions through Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) sensors, according … Read more
[ Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry speaks during a video message in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 30, 2026—(Screengrab/Maritime Affairs Ministry) ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has announced plans to establish a 400-acre apparel zone at Port Qasim, with its first phase projected to create more than 138,000 jobs … Read more