England fast bowler Jofra Archer has told his Australian Indian Premier League teammate Steve Smith there will be “nothing friendly” when the teams meet in the World Cup on Tuesday.Archer, together......
The opposition candidate in the controversial replay of Istanbul's mayoral election was headed for a comfortable victory on Sunday, dealing a blow to the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip......
Maryam Nawaz, a vice president of the PML-N, has accepted the invitation to attend the All Parties Conference (APC) scheduled to be held on June 26, a statement on Sunday issued by party spokesperson......
Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtiar on Sunday urged government and opposition lawmakers to sign a charter of economy in order to prevent Pakistan's return to the International......
Pakistan squash great Jahangir Khan has urged Pakistan to show grit at the World Cup, saying they have the talent to reach the semi-finals despite a string of bad results.Jahangir, one of the finest......
US National Security Adviser John Bolton warned on Sunday that Iran should not “mistake US prudence and discretion for weakness”, after the US abruptly called off military strikes against Iran in......
Carlos Brathwaite crumbled to his knees, devastated his last big shot to finish off one of the most unlikely comebacks in Cricket World Cup history wasn’t two yards wider or higher.Nobody really gave......
India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 percent of his match fee for "excessive appealing" in a tense World Cup victory over Afghanistan, the International Council announced on Sunday.The star......
Nine people, including women and children, were killed when a jeep carrying passengers fell into Indus River on Sunday.The incident took place in the Shalkan Abad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kolai......
The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, according to US media reports.US president......
India hit out Sunday at a US report saying religious intolerance was growing under its right-wing government, setting off a new spat ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.The 2018 Annual......
TAXILA: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said the PTI government was heading towards a blind alley due to its poor policies and lack of direction.Talking to newsmen here,......
KARACHI: The provincial health minister on Saturday informed the Sindh Assembly that the government was establishing an endowment fund for HIV patients, particularly children, which would work to......
ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Saturday announced that they have arrested the main suspect in the abduction and murder case of a 10-year-old girl.Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Deputy......
LAHORE: The Punjab Mass Transit Authority (PMTA) which is headed by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar is learnt to have cancelled the multi-billion rupees O&M (Operation and Management) contract of the......
LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to increase fares of all passenger trains by seven per cent, citing hike in oil prices.“The increasing oil prices have left us with no option but to......
President Arif Alvi on Sunday conferred Pakistan's highest civil award — the Nishan-e-Pakistan — on Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a ceremony held at the President House in......
Ethiopia's army chief of staff was shot while trying to thwart an attempted coup on Saturday in a federal state north of the capital Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.Speaking on state......
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday that its Middle East peace plan to be presented next week in Bahrain aims to raise more than $50 billion for the Palestinians and create one million......
HOCHNEUKIRCH: Thousands of people joined climate change protests near one of Germany’s biggest lignite coal mines on Saturday, two days after European Union leaders failed to agree on a plan to make......
WASHINGTON: Trump’s new pick for Pentagon chief Mark Esper takes over as acting defence secretary on Monday — and will quickly find himself in the hot seat on everything from tensions with Iran to......
BANGKOK: Southeast Asian nations vowed on Saturday to fight against plastic pollution in the ocean, as their leaders adopted a joint declaration during a summit in Bangkok.The Bangkok Declaration on......
MONTEVIDEO: A court in Uruguay has ruled that a bronze Nazi eagle from a German destroyer that fought in one of the first naval skirmishes of World War II must be sold.Half the proceeds will go to......
LONDON: Britain’s leadership contest was rocked on Saturday by reports that police were called to a late-night “row” between frontrunner Boris Johnson and his partner, just hours before campaigning......
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said Germany must resist neo-Nazis “without any taboos” following the killing of a local politician by a suspected right-wing extremist.Such violence......
COLOMBO: Streets in Sri Lanka were lit up by firecrackers and front pages celebrated victory after the national cricket team’s stunning World Cup win over England.Residents in the capital Colombo and......
ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday seeking action against chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and chief selector of the national team for their......
KARACHI: It is very rare that a fielding effort in any format of cricket takes spotlight more than either batting or bowling. That was the scenario that remarkably unfolded out of the blue during the......
MANCHESTER: Kane Williamson’s latest World Cup batting masterclass helped New Zealand recover from a woeful start to post a total of 291-8 against the West Indies here at Old Trafford on......
Bad news is that both Pakistan and South Africa, both talented in their flawed ways, have been misfiring at all cylinders in World Cup 2019. Good news is that one of them will find some relief today......
KARACHI: Steel bar prices have touched new peak of Rs109,000-110,000 per tonne from Rs96,000-97,000 tonnes following rupee devaluation against the dollar. Meanwhile, market players anticipate more......
KARACHI: The government has announced its decision to stop borrowing funds from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in the next fiscal year after cumulative borrowing in the ongoing fiscal year doubled......
LAHORE: Pakistan and Indonesia are set to hold talks over the conversion of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) next month, as the respective ministries have started......
KARACHI: Local gold prices on Saturday scaled new peaks of Rs78,600 per tola and Rs67,387 per 10 grams, up Rs500 and Rs429 respectively from Friday.The price hike comes on the back of $6 increase in......
BANGKOK: Led by China — and excluding the US — the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RECP) is poised to become the biggest global trade deal, linking half the world’s people and......
ISLAMABAD: President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Amanullah Kanrani on Saturday said lawyers were certain the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) would decide the proceedings against......
TAXILA: Police have arrested four people for torching a watchman’s cabin located outside a worship place of Ahmadis in Wah Cantt, it emerged on Saturday.According to police, those arrested were......
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to exempt former president and co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from personal......
THE Karachi Stock Exchange was established in 1949. When the Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges were de-licensed in 2016, the three stock markets were consolidated into one entity, the Pakistan......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, while presenting his department’s annual report on religious freedom, has described Aasia Bibi’s release as “good news” of the year.Launching the......
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Saturday passed Rs19.93 billion supplementary budget for the outgoing financial year after the opposition parties staged a walkout for not being allowed to......
THE Karachi Stock Exchange was established in 1949. When the Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges were de-licensed in 2016, the three stock markets were consolidated into one entity, the Pakistan......
THE drumbeat of war in the Persian/Arab Gulf has become incessant in the past few weeks. Oil tankers have been mysteriously damaged. A US surveillance drone has been shot down by Iran’s Revolutionary......
It is the sixth day of Ramazan in the month of May. Khalo Mama, 26, who wants to be called only by this nickname, welcomes me to the Malesha square of Dalbandin, the headquarters of district Chagai.......
KARACHI: As the Pakistani delegation returns from Orlando after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings, they will bring with them a heavy agenda of tasks for the government to execute. The......
TEHRAN: Tehran warned Washington on Saturday that any attack would see US interests across the Middle East go up in flames after President Donald Trump said he called off a strike at the 11th......
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday lashed out at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Maryam Nawaz,......
THE drumbeat of war in the Persian/Arab Gulf has become incessant in the past few weeks. Oil tankers have been mysteriously damaged. A US surveillance drone has been shot down by Iran’s Revolutionary......
It is the sixth day of Ramazan in the month of May. Khalo Mama, 26, who wants to be called only by this nickname, welcomes me to the Malesha square of Dalbandin, the headquarters of district Chagai.......
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would impose “major” new sanctions on Iran in two days, just hours after saying he would be the Islamic republic's new “best friend” if......
The much-anticipated All Parties Conference (APC) of the opposition parties shall be held on June 26, said a statement issued on late Saturday night by the spokesperson of the Jamiat......
