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April 11, 2025

New look Pakistan squad ready for Bangladesh challenge.
Pakistan has announced its 16-member squad for the upcoming T20 series against Bangladesh. All three matches in the series will take place in Lahore. The specific dates and times for these games will be revealed soon. Salman Ali Agha will captain the Pakistani side for this series. Shadab Khan has been selected as the vice…
Panasonic’s US battery plant on course to open after ‘toughest’ delays
TOKYO — After numerous delays, production at Tesla supplier Panasonic Holdings’s second U.S. battery plant could start as soon as July, though uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could continue impacting its operations even after it opens its doors. Setting up a complicated manufacturing facility in a foreign country is rarely easy, but Panasonic’s…
Japan’s farm minister said he has never had to buy rice. That cost him his job
Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice. Eto said Sunday that he has never had to buy rice as he received ample amounts of the grain as gifts from supporters — a comment that struck a nerve with locals struggling…
Hanif Abbasi confirms extra trains for comfortable eid travel
Following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives, Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi has announced five special trains for Eid-ul-Adha. This initiative aims to help people travel conveniently during the festive period. These extra trains will run on key routes across the country. A railway spokesperson detailed the schedule. The first special train leaves Karachi for Lahore on…
X accounts, news sites blocked in India following Pakistan clash
SRINAGAR, India — Journalists, digital media outlets and activists are raising the alarm after the Indian government ordered the blocking of nearly 8,000 X accounts in an unprecedented crackdown that has sparked widespread condemnation. The mass takedown follows India-Pakistan skirmishes in which fighter jets were scrambled and missiles exchanged, raising fears of a broader conflict…
Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection
LONDON — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years that chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India. The award was announced by bestselling Booker…
Why a US Professor abruptly left an Indian TV debate
A prominent American academic, Christine Fair, a security studies professor at rgetown University, recently departed from a show hosted by controversial Indian TV anchor Arnab Goswami. Fair announced on X that her decision stemmed from what she described as “militant nonsense” during the broadcast. She explained that the environment on the show was filled with…
AP PHOTOS: In Pakistan, people don’t run with bulls. They race them. In spectacular style
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Bulls are yoked together by thick wooden frames in a sun-scorched field of rural Pakistan, while behind them, holding onto…
Japanese bond yields soar as investor demand falters
TOKYO — Yields on long-term Japanese sovereign bonds are soaring as demand for such debt falters, with many market experts saying the situation is unlikely to change anytime soon amid mounting investor worries over the health of Asia’s No. 2 economy and fallout from U.S. trade tariffs. This weakening appetite was on display at an auction of 20-year Japanese…