DHAKA — Bangladesh enjoyed a commanding first day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, posting 301 for 4 at stumps on Day 1 of the Test match against Pakistan.The hosts batted with great authority as Pakistan’s bowlers struggled to contain the free-flowing Bangladesh batting lineup throughout the day. The pitch offered little assistance to the pacers…
KABUL / ISLAMABAD — Senior ministers of Afghanistan’s interim government have reached out to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to offer condolences over the assassination of renowned religious scholar Sheikh Idrees.Among those who expressed grief and condemnation were Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoob, Interior Minister Mullah Sirajuddin Haqqani, Foreign Minister Mullah Amir Khan…
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense has announced that its air defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed 2 ballistic missiles and 3 drones launched from Iran. Authorities have also confirmed that 3 civilians were wounded in the recent attacks.According to cumulative figures released by the UAE Defense Ministry, the country’s integrated…
ISLAMABAD — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.2 billion loan tranche for Pakistan, in a major boost to the country’s ongoing economic stabilization efforts.According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance, the funds will be disbursed under two separate IMF programmes. Pakistan will receive $1 billion under the Extended Fund…
Ira Sachs had been talking about making some version of The Man I Love, his vividly sad but vibrant drama set in New York circa 1984, for over a decade by the time the moment to do it had arrived — and yet it was only well after production when he realized where it all…
LOST: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: A year ago, I argued Lively and Baldoni were locked in mutually assured destruction and only their lawyers, the media and fans obsessively watching this feud would be the real winners (writing at the time, “In the lawsuit filings, Lively comes across like somebody who would order the launch…
Few actors want to show up to an night shoot during their off hours. But during an all-nighter a few years ago, the Mortal Kombat II cast arrived at an Australian warehouse to watch Karl Urban tussle with a team of stuntmen as he shot a scene from Uncaged Fury, a cheesy, ‘90s action movie-within-a-movie…
