South Africa cricket team will tour Pakistan early next year after a period of 14 years to play two ICC World Test Championship fixtures and three Twenty20 Internationals, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday. The Proteas will first come to Karachi on January 16; where they will start the tour off with the […]
The Pakistan cricket squad has been allowed to leave managed isolation to begin its preparation for Twenty20 and Test series against New Zealand. All members of the squad tested negative on the 12th day of their 14-day stay; in isolation and were allowed to travel to the South Island resort of Queenstown; where they can […]
ISLAMABAD: As the country grapples with rising COVID-19 cases amid the second wave of coronavirus, Pakistan records the highest single-day deaths on Tuesday with 89 new fatalities over the past 24 hours, revealed the data issued by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). As of today, Pakistan reported 2,885 new infections during the past […]
ISLAMABAD: A Christian girl was reported to have been killed in Rawalpindi after her parents rejected a marriage proposal sent by a Muslim man, named Shehzad. Officers from the Koral Police Station claimed on Sunday to have arrested an accused named Faizan; whereas raids were being carried out to arrest the prime suspect, Shehzad. The […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the target of cyberattacks after establishing formal ties with Israel; the Gulf Arab state’s cybersecurity head said on Sunday. The UAE in August broke with decades of Arab policy when it agreed to forge ties with Israel in a move that angered Palestinians and some Muslim states and communities. […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent two strongly-worded emails to the New Zealand Ministry of Health. And New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and even considered pulling out of the tour. In case the hosts fail to allow all cleared players to start their training; pursue cricket activities from Friday despite early assurance. PCB Chief Executive […]
Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said on Friday. In addition to the $500,000 donation; Gucci said it would match money raised for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); by up to […]
American media giant Forbes has included two Pakistani companies in its “Asia’s Best Under A Billion 2020” list, which highlights some 200 publicly-listed, small-and medium-scale companies in the Asia-Pacific region with sales under $1 billion. Eventually, the two Pakistani firms comprise an information technology company and a textile manufacturer. Furthermore, according to a statement issued […]
The Global Terrorism Index [GTI] 2020 ranks Pakistan as 7th in the world on a list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019. According to the IEP annual report, Afghanistan remained the worst-affected country by terrorism, while Pakistan is ranked seventh. Seven of the top-10 affected nations come from the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The […]