Famed sports commentator Zainab Abbas has tied the knot in a stunning nikkah ceremony. Taking to Instagram, Abbas thanked all the people who made her wedding extra special in a heartfelt note that read, “Thank you @zaragul.official for the beautiful makeover on my nikkah – one event down,three more to go! •photography – @palwashaaminhas • outfit – @saadiamirzacouture • jewellery …

Los Angeles: Tesla’s new electric pickup truck has secured almost 150,000 orders, the company’s chief executive Elon Musk boasted on Twitter, just two days after its big reveal went embarrassingly wrong. The billionaire Tesla co-founder floundered on stage in California on Thursday when the vehicle’s armored glass windows cracked in a demonstration intended to prove their indestructible design. Shares in …

NEW YORK: Global stocks retreated Thursday on continued doubts about US-China trade talks while the OECD slashed its growth outlook, citing the protracted trade conflict. Investors, already nervous about the slow progress of the talks, became even more cautious after both houses of Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill supporting the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and sent it to be …

PARIS: Two French environmental NGOs and a union group on Sunday slammed the environmental impact of Amazon, vowing to disrupt its “Black Friday” sale campaign later this week. The NGOs Attac and les Amis de la Terre, as well as the Solidaires association of unions, said in a report that the “world according to Amazon is not sustainable”. But Amazon …

QUETTA: Balochistan’s Min­­i­ster for Public Health and Eng­i­neering Noor Mohammad Dummar on Sunday inaugurated a dam and Karez in the old Sanjavi area. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Dummar said that Balochistan had been facing an acute shortage of water since long. He said the people of the province were being forced to resort to unregulated extraction of groundwater through …

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to bring all unregulated sectors of the national economy under an interim regulatory framework to address at the earliest outstanding reservations on money laundering and terror financing (ML and TF) of the international financial watchdog — Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The decision was taken by the National FATF Coordination Committee (NFCC) at its recent …

Pakistan will look to tweak their line-up for the second and final Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval but wholesale changes look unlikely despite Sunday’s innings defeat in the series opener in Brisbane. Captain Azhar Ali defended both his non-performing batsmen and inexperienced bowlers after the heavy loss at the Gabba, although he did concede that seasoned seamer Mohammad Abbas …

SAITAMA: Salem Al-Dawsari and Bafetimbi Gomis were the heroes as Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal beat Urawa Red Diamonds 2-0 on Sunday and 3-0 on aggregate to claim a record-equalling third Asian club title in the AFC Champions League. Al-Dawsari scored with 16 minutes left and top-scorer Gomis grabbed his 11th of the competition in injury time as the Saudi giants …

Manchester City are expected to be without striker Sergio Aguero for “a few weeks”, according to boss Pep Guardiola. The Argentine sustained the injury during Saturday´s 2-1 win against Chelsea, with Guardiola unclear as to the exact nature of the problem. In his press conference to preview Tuesday´s Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk, Guardiola said: “Sergio will be out …

India´s fast bowlers are enjoying a rare moment in the sun after they combined to dismantle Bangladesh in the maiden day-night Test on Indian soil. Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami took all 19 Bangladesh wickets to fall in Kolkata, a rarity on the sub-continent´s pitches where spinners usually rule. It surpassed the record 17 wickets taken by pacemen …