Alcaraz starts Wimbledon defence

The French Open winner will play Fognini, Sinner will likely face Djokovic in draws revealed Carlos Alcaraz is gunning for a third straight Wimbledon crown. PHOTO: AFP LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz will start his Wimbledon defence against Fabio Fognini while world number one Jannik Sinner faces a potential semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic following Friday’s draw….

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‘Dark moment in our history’

The statement noted that the Supreme Court had previously ruled in PTI’s favour  ISLAMABAD: The PTI has strongly condemned the Supreme Court’s verdict in the reserved seats case, calling it a violation of constitutional and democratic principles. In a statement released by PTI’s Central Media Department on Friday, Imran Khan’s party described the verdict as…

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Fixed gas charges jacked up by 50%

The prices were changed to meet a condition of the International Monetary Fund to biannually adjust the gas prices  ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday increased the fixed charges on gas bills by 50% and also jacked up gas tariffs for non-residential consumers but deferred a decision on import of up to 500,000 metric tons of…

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COAS asks Kabul to curb Indian proxies on its soil

He highlighted the crucial role of a transparent and efficient civil bureaucracy in national developme Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir. Photo: ISP  ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Friday that Islamabad sought peaceful and cooperative relations with Afghanistan and warned Kabul against permitting Indian-sponsored terrorist proxies…

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WHO says all Covid origin theories still open

It deemed a leak from Wuhan’s virology laboratorie Photo: Reuters GENEVA: All hypotheses on how the Covid-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said Friday, following an inconclusive four-year investigation that was hamstrung by crucial information being withheld. The global catastrophe killed an estimated 20 million people, according to the WHO, while shredding…

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SL court stops state land grab from Tamils

Many among the Tamil minority lost their land title deeds during the years of displacement PHOTO: REUTERS COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court halted Friday a government move to acquire land in northern regions still reeling from the consequences 16 years after the end of a decades-long civil war. Sri Lanka’s north bore the brunt of…

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