PCB announces 208-match 2020-21 domestic schedule
Providing maximum opportunities for the best domestic performers to display their talent and stake their claim in the franchise and national sides underpinned the Pakistan Cricket Board’s…
HRW urges India to stop using pellet-firing shotguns in Kashmir
The Indian authorities should prohibit security forces in Jammu and Kashmir from using shotguns firing metal pellets to disperse crowds, Human Rights Watch said today.
Indian police and…
Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says
At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country, Amnesty International said…
Pakistan will continue to expose Indian-sponsored terrorism: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday regretting the decision by United Nations Security Council’s Sanctions Committee to block the designation of two Indian nationals as terrorists despite…
PMC Poll: Majority support Rizwan replacing Sarfaraz in all three formats
Positive Media Communications (PMC) recently held a poll on its Twitter account in which it asked people whether or not Pakistani wicketkeeper Rizwan should replace former captain and…
Opposition parties to hold APC on Sept 20 at Zardari House
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties have announced holding an All Parties Conference (APC) on September 20 later this month at the Zardari House in the capital.
Addressing a press…
Asim Bajwa to resign after rebutting ‘baseless allegations’ on assets
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday night announced he would resign from the post, after recent allegations against him…
PM asks interior ministry to table anti-torture bill
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Ministry of Interior to expedite the process of tabling anti-torture bill.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, PM Khan said that torture…
Altaf Hussain slapped with fine in UK for tax evasion
LONDON: The UK government has slapped MQM founder Altaf Hussain with a fine of more than £2 million over tax evasion, a media report said.
Further investigation is underway to determine the…
Indian PM Modi’s Twitter account hacked
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hacked, the social media giant confirmed Thursday.
Tweets were sent from the prime minister's feed asking for…
PPP surprised over govt’s silence, inaction on serious allegations against Asim Bajwa
Bilawal Bhutto's spokesman Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar expressed his surprise over government’s silence and inaction on serious allegations against Chairman CPEC Authority and SAPM on…
Hafeez, Shaheen make impressive gains in ICC T20I rankings
Mohammad Hafeez and Shaheen Shah Afridi have made impressive gains in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings following stellar performances in the just concluded series against England, which…
Veteran Hafeez lavishes praise on T20 debutant Haider Ali
Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez lavished praise on teenage debutant Haider Ali, who scored an all-important 50 to help Pakistan sign-off with a win in the final T20I against England at…
Shehbaz Sharif meets Karachi rain victims
Opposition leader and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Karachi on a day-long visit to show solidarity with the victims of urban flooding triggered by the…
Spurned by allies, Saudi rethinks chequebook diplomacy
From Pakistan to Lebanon, Saudi Arabia is scaling back its famed chequebook diplomacy, a longstanding policy of splashing petro-dollars in exchange for influence, which observers say has…