Lahore Qalandars’ batting is underway against Hyderabad Kingsmen in the first match of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, currently being played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Qalandars chose to bat first, with the Kingsmen making their PSL debut today. While this match represents one of the sternest tests for the debutants, it […]
Only biological female athletes, whose gender will be determined by a one-time gene-screening test, will now be eligible to take part in female category events at the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday. The IOC unveiled its new policy, following an 18-month consultation phase, on the protection of the female category […]
Australia captain Pat Cummins has raised concerns over a growing “tension point” in the modern game, with players increasingly forced to choose between lucrative franchise leagues and international commitments. Speaking on the Business in Sport podcast, Cummins said the clash between Australia’s Test schedule and competitions like The Hundred highlights a broader issue facing the […]
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday strongly condemned remarks made by Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar regarding Pakistan’s mediatory role in the current conflict between the United States and Israel, terming them undiplomatic and “megaphone theatrics”. According to Indian media reports on Wednesday, Jaishankar had said that New Delhi would not position itself […]
At least 24 people died after a passenger bus carrying around 40 passengers plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday. The accident occurred on Wednesday when the bus lost control approaching a ferry at Daulatdia in Rajbari district, about 100 kilometres from Dhaka. The bus […]
Lahore, often listed among the world’s most polluted cities, recorded a drop in PM2.5 levels, breaking a worrying trend of rising pollution seen between 2021 and 2024. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), considered one of the most dangerous pollutants due to its ability to enter the bloodstream, declined across Punjab compared to previous years. The progress […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp profit-taking session on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index came under heavy pressure after Wednesday’s massive rally. The index, which had surged over 4,347 points or 2.82% on March 25 to close at 158,313.44 amid easing Middle East tensions and falling global oil prices, erased a significant […]
Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership on Thursday stressed the need for national consensus and closer institutional coordination to tackle emerging regional challenges, as the country faces pressure from rising energy costs and geopolitical uncertainty. A high-level consultative meeting chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr reviewed the evolving economic and energy situation against […]