HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police say a man was shot and killed overnight after he ordered from a taco truck. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on Irvington Boulevard and Caperton Street in north Houston. Investigators said a man was sitting in his car, waiting for his food, when two unidentified men approached him, pulled out their guns, and …

KARACHI: The people in this country are on edge following the recent rise in the cost of fuel. And amid fears of further rise in fuel prices they are looking at all kinds of transportation alternatives. With a shortage of CNG anyway, the only option left for those wanting to own their own cars is the electric vehicle or EV. …

MONACO: Sergio Perez won a rain-delayed, crash-halted and ultimately nail-biting Monaco Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday to make his dream come true as another evaporated for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Mexican’s team mate Max Verstappen finished third to stretch his Formula One championship lead over Leclerc, who was fourth, to nine points after seven of 22 races. Ferrari’s …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president has formed a three-member inquiry committee to probe the performance of the Pakistan team in the ongoing Asia Cup in Jakarta after the national team had failed to qualify for the next year’s World Cup. Surprisingly, two members of the probe committee namely Kaleemullah and Nasir Ali are also the national selectors, who …

MUGELLO: Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia held off a spirited challenge from reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha to win the Italian Grand Prix in front of his home fans at the Mugello Circuit on Sunday. From fifth on the grid, Bagnaia had a bad start as he dropped to ninth on the opening lap but the Italian fought back to …

PARIS: Novak Djokovic showed glimpses of his brilliant best to demolish Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday and book his place in the French Open quarter-finals. Third seed German Alexander Zverev battled nerves and an erratic serve to beat Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-6 (11), 7-5, 6-3 and move into the last eight. “I have a lot of respect …

All-rounder Hardik Pandya is being tipped as a future Indian captain after leading an unfancied debut team to victory in the world’s most valuable cricket tournament. Pandya’s Gujarat Titans thrashed Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on Sunday, with the skipper taking three wickets and scoring 34 runs in front of nearly 105,000 fans …

The coalition government led by the PML-N is in the process of finalising an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a fiscal adjustment of well over Rs 1.4 trillion in the upcoming budget. It would be looking at additional tax measures of no less than Rs300 billion besides expenditure cuts, primarily the development programme — the traditional victim. …

Unaddressed for long, numerous imbalances in many market economies, emerging or developed — aggravated by global geopolitics and the war in Ukraine — have turned into grave crises. But a high rate of current, unsubdued, persisting inflation has triggered politically the most sensitive ‘cost-of-living-crisis’ worldwide. In Pakistan, inflation has become a crucial political issue because of its possible fallout on …