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'Not a football stadium': South Africa's Broos takes aim at US World Cup venues
21+ hour, 15+ min ago (427+ words) South Africa coach Hugo Broos said "only the grass" resembled a football stadium after a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Atlanta kept Bafana Bafana's chances of World Cup progress alive. Under the closed roof of the state-of-the-art home of…...
South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (258+ words) JOHANNESBURG: World-renowned South African jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim died on Monday at the age of 91 in Germany, his family announced in a statement. The pianist, who recorded more than 70 albums "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in…...
The crisis of leadership
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (862+ words) Dawn THE current IMF programme is scheduled to conclude in the latter half of 2027, yet, the debate about how effective it is has already begun. Many ask whether the IMF's policy framework is responsible for sluggish growth, unemployment, poverty and…...
Pakistan down Afghanistan to win a trophy after 74 years
1+ week, 1+ day ago (503+ words) MALE: Pakistan ended a 74-year wait for a football tournament title on Wedn'esday, defeating Afghanistan 20 in the final of the Diamond Jubilee Intern'ational Football Tournament in at the National Stadium to claim a historic first stand-alone international crown. Shayek Dost…...
UN describes UK violence against immigrants as "shocking
1+ week, 1+ day ago (396+ words) GENEVA/LONDON: The UN rights chief on Wednesday said that anti-immigrant violence rocking Belfast and recent clashes with police in Southampton were "shocking, criticising "incitement on social media and elsewhere. Authorities in Northern Ireland have accused far-right activists " including US…...
Umar, Harun strike as Pakistan reach Diamond Jubilee final
1+ week, 4+ day ago (362+ words) MALE: Goals by Umar Nawaz and Harun Hamid helped Pakistan beat Afghanistan 2-0 in their final round-robin match of the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament on Sunday, sealing a place in the final of a standalone international tournament for the first…...
The malnourished children of 2018 are teenagers now. Why?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1373+ words) In 2018, Pakistan produced the widest survey in its history on how much nutrition its people were getting. The NNS or National Nutrition Survey was the fifth such epic exercise to be undertaken since 1965, and the first ever to show us…...
Removal of illegal billboards ordered in Karachi
4+ week, 1+ day ago (169+ words) KARACHI: Commissio'ner Syed Hasan Naqvi has ordered the civic administration to remove all illegal billboards across the city. The AC (Revenue) briefed the meeting on the orders of the Supreme Court and High Court regarding billboards installed on public properties,…...
No need for 28th Constitutional Amendment, says Raza Rabbani
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (449+ words) PPP stalwart and former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani on Monday said that there was "no need" for a 28th Constitutional Amendment, saying that the Constitution could not "bear the burden" if it were to happen. In a statement, he said, "The…...