Younis Khan steps down as Pakistan’s batting coach

KARACHI: Former captain Younis Khan on Tuesday stepped down as Pakistan’s batting coach in a surprise decision which the cricket board said was agreed upon “reluctantly but amicably” even though no reasons were specified for it. The Pakistan team is due to start a tour of the UK from June 25 to July 20 for […]

Will press for restoration of special status of J-K during PM’s all-party meeting: Mehbooba

Will press for restoration of special status of J-K during PM’s all-party meeting: Mehbooba

Srinagar:  Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s all-party meet, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said peace in the region cannot be restored without undoing the “illegal” and “unconstitutional” act of revocation of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters at the end of a huddle of the […]

Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal

Washington: Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects for reviving the faltering 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. But there are already signs that their goal of locking in a deal just got tougher. Optimism that a deal was imminent faded as the latest talks ended Sunday […]