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EUGENE: Reigning 100m world champions Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles cruised through their opening heats at the US Track and Field trials on Thursday as they build towards the defence of their global titles at September’s World Championships. Both Richardson and Lyles have already booked their tickets to Tokyo due to their status as reigning champions, but are using this week’s meeting at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, to hone their form. The charismatic Richardson finished ninth at the Prefontaine Classic at Eugene earlier in July in a modest time of 11.19 sec. But the 25-year-old Texan indicated she is…

People visit the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 2, 2025. (Photo by Liu Zhenrui/Xinhua)BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — “Dead To Rights,” a film on the Nanjing Massacre, has taken China’s summer box office by storm, surpassing 1 billion yuan (about 140 million U.S. dollars) in just eight days.Directed by Shen Ao, the film became the first post-Spring Festival release to achieve this box office milestone and has maintained its daily box office dominance in China since its July 25 debut, according to industry trackers Maoyan and Beacon.The…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday categorically rejected what it called “baseless and irresponsible statements” made by Indian political leaders in the Lok Sabha regarding the so-called “Operation Sindoor”, reiterating that such rhetoric only fuels instability in South Asia. Foreign Office spokesperson, Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan, addressing his weekly press briefing, said, “The world knows that India carried out attacks on Pakistani territory without a shred of credible evidence. The so-called strikes on alleged terrorist sites led to the martyrdom of innocent civilians. India failed to avail itself of Pakistan’s immediate offer for a joint probe into the Pahalgam incident, which…

LONDON: Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took four wickets each as India fought back in the fifth and deciding Test against England 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 they were dismissed for 247, just 23 runs ahead, following a rain delay. In a match India must win to end the series level at 2-2, the recalled Krishna had figures of 4-62 in 16 overs and fellow paceman Siraj 4-86 in 16.2. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett shared a blistering first-wicket stand…

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security on Friday underscored the importance of investigating the causes behind the sugar price hike and exploring possible measures for market stabilisation and consumer relief. The committee met here with Syed Tariq Hussain in the chair. Committee Member Zulfiqar Ali raised the issue of sugar prices and urged the chair to include it in the next meeting’s agenda. He said that the industry reaped Rs300 billion in profits, while consumers suffered losses. “Farmers and consumers have suffered losses. This matter should be included in the upcoming [meeting’s] agenda,” Ali said. Later,…

BULAWAYO: New Zealand captain Mitch Santner said a “great collective performance” enabled the Black Caps to beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets on the third day of the first Test here at the Queens Sports Club on Friday. But while the bowlers had excelled, he said the batting could have been better. Led by fast bowler Matt Henry, New Zealand bowled out Zimbabwe for 149 and 165 and needed only eight runs to win after taking a first innings lead of 158. Henry was named player-of-the-match, taking nine wickets for 90 runs across the two innings. “There was more in it…

People play Go game, known as Weiqi in Chinese, at a temporary shelter in Tumd Left Banner of Hohhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 1, 2025. Recent torrential rains have caused flooding in Tumd Left Banner, resulting in the evacuation of 17,000 residents. Local authorities have set up 22 temporary shelters and provided daily necessities such as beds, food, drinking water, and medicines to flood-affected people. (Xinhua/Bei He)People play Xiangqi, a traditional Chinese board game also known as the Chinese chess, at a temporary shelter in Tumd Left Banner of Hohhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug.…

Listen to article KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a significant surge on Friday, with the KSE-100 index closing at an all-time high of 141,035, a gain of 1,645 points, or 1.18%. The rally was led by energy sector stocks, which saw a strong buying interest in the afternoon session. The potential collaboration between the US and Pakistan in oil exploration, along with news regarding payment of circular debt, provided a much-needed boost to energy sector stocks. Blue-chip share such as OGDC, PPL, PSO and Hubco were among the top gainers, with OGDC surging 9.7%, PPL rising 7.1%, PSO gaining 6.7%…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders urged all political parties to come together to establish constitutional norms for inter-party relations, calling for a new democratic framework, systemic reforms, and an end to political victimisation and institutional overreach. An All Parties Conference (APC), organised by Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP), was hosted at former senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar’s residence in Islamabad on Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s invitation. The conference brought together leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), former senators, legal experts, and civil society groups. Issuing a wide-ranging manifesto, the APC demanded the dissolution of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)…

Listen to article LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Sargodha has sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker Ismael Khan to life imprisonment and forfeited his entire property to the state in connection with a May 9 riot case filed with the Mianwali police. This is the third judgment among those delivered by Anti-Terrorism Courts in which the convict’s entire property has been forfeited to the government. A total of 120 PTI leaders and workers have had their properties confiscated. Previously, a Faisalabad court forfeited the properties of 90 convicts to the government, while 29 others had their properties forfeited by the Sargodha court…