Former Australian batsman Dean Jones dies aged 59
Dean Jones, the former Australia batsman and coach of Karachi Kings, has died of a heart attack aged 59.
Jones was in Mumbai as part of the commentary team at Star Sports for IPL 2020…
Two cops shot in Louisville protests during Breonna Taylor ruling
REUTERS: Two police officers were shot and wounded late on Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests of a grand jury ruling decried by civil rights activists as a miscarriage of…
Pakistan reports highest number of COVID-19 cases in two weeks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, according to data available from the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).
On Thursday,…
Your backward thinking is a threat to state, Fawad Chaudhry tells Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has been vehemently criticizing senior journalist Ansar Abbasi for his myopic view f Islam.
"It is not a matter of Islamic or…
Covid ratio stays below 2% in educational institutions: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar has said that the ratio of Coronavirus in educational institutions continues to be stable below two percent.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday,…
Pakistan confirms Zimbabwe tour
LAHORE: Pakistan will launch its ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League campaign by hosting Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series in October-November, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced…
PM to address UN’s key panel dealing with financial gaps
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will address a high-level panel of the United Nations on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity on Thursday, Radio Pakistan…
Muhammad Zubair twice met army chief in recent weeks: DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army chief spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar disclosed that PML-N leader Muhammad Zubair had twice met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in…
Islamabad urges Saudi Arabia to extend visa validity of Pakistani workers
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and HRD, Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari asked the Saudi Vice Minister for Labor H.E Abdullah bin Naseer Abuthnain to…
Saudi king calls for comprehensive solution on Iran
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday called for a comprehensive solution on Iran and disarming its affiliate Hezbollah in Lebanon, and expressed support for U.S.…
Qureshi calls Kashmir, Palestine disputes as UN’s ‘most glaring and…
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said the disputes of Jammu and Kashmir, and Palestine were the UN’s “most glaring and longstanding failures”.
“The people of…
Two Pakistani soldiers martyred after India border fire
RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom after an unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) by Indian troops along the line of control (LOC) in Dewa Sector on Wednesday.…
Saudi to gradually resume ‘umrah’ pilgrimage from October 4
Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage for Muslims from October 4, the interior ministry said Tuesday, seven months after it was suspended because of the…
Pakistan PM lauds Turkey’s Erdogan for raking up Kashmir issue at UNGA
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has commended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for once again voicing his support for the rights of Kashmiri people during his address to the UN…
Kashmir conflict still a ‘burning issue’ between Pakistan, India: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan was a “burning issue”, and called for resolving it through…