HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The person responsible for killing a man in a hit-and-run incident is still on the loose and Crime Stoppers Houston is asking for the public’s help in identifying them. It happened in the 18500 block of Westheimer Parkway on April 16, according to police. Jeremiah Green was riding his motorcycle when he was suddenly struck by …

LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has criticised the government for what he calls fudging revenue figures in a bid to show its performance on the economic front. “The Accountant General of Pakistan’s objection to release of Rs140 billion to the Federal Board of Revenue has exposed the credibility of the official economic statistics,” Mr Shehbaz …

Imagine yourself as the newly minted finance minister. Given the unceremonious exit of your predecessor, you are unsure of your tenure. Regardless, you have high confidence in your abilities. You understand the issues and have your heart set on making structural changes with lasting effects on the bottom of the pyramid rather than the bottom line of the commercial banking …

FORT WORTH, Texas — Simone Biles looks ready for Tokyo. So it seems, are the leading contenders vying to join the reigning world and Olympic gymnastics champion in Japan next month. The 24-year-old Biles claimed her seventh U.S. title Sunday night, delivering another stunning – and stunningly easy – performance that served little doubt the pressure surrounding her bid to …

Abhi, a Karachi-based startup, that provides employees salary advances based on accrued wages, has raised $2 million for their seed round. The funding round, led by VEF, the emerging market fintech investor, and Sarmayacar, the local lead, also included a number of international and local investors including Village Global, i2i Ventures, and Zayn Capital. This is Village Global’s first FinTech …

Michaela Coel  won big at the Bafta TV Awards on Sunday, scooping the leading actress and best mini-series awards for her ground-breaking show I May Destroy You. Coel was named best actress. It came two weeks after she won writing and directing prizes at the Bafta Craft Awards, which reward backstage talent. The Crown and Saturday Night Takeaway were snubbed …

Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday he and his brother Mark will fly on the first crewed space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin next month. “Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space. On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother,” Bezos, who is one of the richest …

One hundred former presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have urged the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to pay for global coronavirus vaccinations to help stop the virus mutating and returning as a worldwide threat. The leaders made their appeal ahead of a G7 summit in England which begins on Friday, when U.S. President Joe Biden will meet the …

KARACHI: Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza, arguably country’s top two umpires, will officiate in the final of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on June 24, it was announced by the national cricket board on Sunday. While announcing schedule of match officials, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s media release stated that Wednesday’s …

KARACHI: There is a complete silence at the Karachi Racecourse (KRC) and it presents a deserted look, morning track work of horses is an exception, in the wake of lockdown clamped down by the Sindh government in the province to control Covid-19 cases. By now five racing weeks have been wasted costing an approximate loss of Rs1.5 million to the …