Pakistan to tour South Africa for three ODIs, four T20s
Pakistan Cricket Board today announced the schedule of their April series against South Africa during which they will play three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches. In addition…
Four soldiers martyred in South Waziristan attack: ISPR
PESHAWAR: Four soldiers embraced martyrdom in a terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's restive South Waziristan region, the Pakistan Army's media wing said in a statement Friday.…
Dense fog surrounds Lahore airport, flights cancelled
LAHORE: The dense fog in Lahore continued to affect flight operations in the Old City on Friday as nine flights were cancelled due to it, reported Geo News.
According to a report in the…
Saudi woman activist’s family credits Biden for release
The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul said Thursday US President Joe Biden's election win helped secure her release after nearly three years' imprisonment, but cautioned she was…
US acquires 200 million new doses as COVID-19 vaccine drive begins in pharmacies
US President Joe Biden announced plans to vaccinate most Americans by the end of July with the help of 200 million newly acquired doses, as the country's inoculation campaign kicked off a…
Pakistan to allow private firms to import COVID shots, exempt from price caps
Pakistan is to allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has agreed to exempt such imports from price caps, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, even as the nation…
Federal govt assures protesters of 20% increase in salaries
ISLAMABAD: After intense clashes between government employees clashing with police after they marched towards the Red Zone on Wednesday, the federal government's negotiations with Islamabad…
Biden presses China’s Xi on Xinjiang in first phone call
Joe Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang late Wednesday in their first call since the new US president took office on January 20, according to…
WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s
The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said Wednesday, soothing fears about…
UN envoy denounces India for targeting Pakistan
NEW YORK (APP): A top Pakistani diplomat pushed back against false Indian claims in the US Security Council Wednesday about continuing terrorist activities from safe havens in Pakistan, and…
SC commutes death sentence of mentally ill prisoners, sets guidelines for reforms
The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a landmark verdict on the cases of mentally ill prisoners on death row, commuting the sentences of two inmates with severe schizophrenia, while…
Government is patronising unprecedented inflation: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that selected Prime Minister Imran Khan was patronizing his henchmen and stooges who have unleashed…
Mahnoor Shahzad becomes national badminton champion for 5th consecutive time
Mahnoor Shahzad shattered records once again when she became the national badminton champion for the fifth consecutive time, scoring an impressive win in the final this time despite feeling…
Fawad calls for legal action against senators after video leak
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has questioned the legal standing of senators who got elected after bribing members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Taking to…
Covid origins still a mystery as WHO-China probe ends
A much-anticipated inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic wrapped up its mission in China on Tuesday with no breakthrough discovery, as investigators ruled out a theory that…