Twenty20 was designed to favour batters, but few anticipated the bowlers’ bloodbath that unfolded across four weeks in India and Sri Lanka at the just-concluded Twenty20 World Cup. The 20-team tournament became a high-octane showcase of power-hitting, redefining the upper limits of scoring and rewriting what a “par” total looks like in this format. A […]
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PTI’s Zafar warns against altering ‘balance’ of 1973 Constitution as Senate debates 27th Amendment
PTI Senator Ali Zafar detailed during a Senate session on Sunday five points that he said constituted the fundamental spirit of the 1973 Constitution and warned that altering the “balance of these five pillars” could lead to “major chaos”. The session was convened today – on a Sunday in a rare move – with a […]
Swiss to vote on tightening gun laws, with EU relations in the balance
The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to bring the country’s gun laws in line with EU legislation, with the government warning a ‘no’ could threaten relations with the bloc. A demand from the neighbouring European Union that Switzerland toughen its gun laws has prompted a rare national debate over firearm ownership in the wealthy […]