Pakistan has received some good news ahead of their grand final against Sri Lanka in the T20 Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday that pacer Shahnawaz Dahani, who sustained a leg injury during Pakistan’s group-stage clash against Hong Kong, got fit before the mega final. Dahani practised bowling […]
Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report. According to the report, […]
King Charles III, as he is now known, automatically became the head of the monarchy the moment his mother Queen Elizabeth II died. Aged 73, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history The British royal family are constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but when it comes to the Middle East […]
Islamabad, Pakistan – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive” global support for Pakistan where unprecedented floods have killed nearly 1,400 people and made more than a million people homeless. Guterres made the appeal as he landed in the Pakistani capital early on Friday morning and was received by Hina Rabbani Khar, the state minister for […]
Russia appears to be on the defensive as Ukraine slowly but surely gains ground. Russian forces lost territory on all fronts during the 28th week of the war, as a counteroffensive spread from the southern Kherson region to the eastern and northern fronts of the country, demonstrating Ukraine’s ongoing ability to seize the initiative. North […]
A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday extended the interim bail of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders in the case registered against them on charges of violating Section 144. An additional district and sessions court in the federal capital on Wednesday extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and other […]
Pakistan on Tuesday said it supports China’s efforts for socio-economic development, harmony and peace, and stability in Xinjiang, days after the United Nations released a report detailing a string of alleged rights violations against Uighurs and other minorities in the region. The UN on Sep 1 released a major report into the alleged serious human […]
Anyone intending to hurt the bond between the country’s armed forces and its people is not a friend of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in his message on Defence Day. Pakistan is observing today (Tuesday) Defence Day with patriotic zeal and zest and remembering the valorous martyrs of the 1965 war, as the nation […]
Two years ago, Shaan Shahid released the trailer for his new movie Zarrar and gave us a hint at how Pakistani movies can include political thrillers in their genres. However, his timing was unfortunate as not soon after, the world was hit by the pandemic and the movie was put on hold. For two years, many […]
Onion and tomato, much in use in our cooking, witnessed a massive rise in prices in recent weeks as flash floods washed away entire crops, thereby compounding the food emergency situation in the country. To deal with this crisis, the government decided to issue permits for imports from neighbouring countries to minimise the transport time […]
