Langnese Ranking Snooker Cup: Asif, Majid to face off in mouth-watering clash
KARACHI: Former IBSF World Champion Mohammad Asif will face youngster Mohammad Majid Ali in the final of the Langnese Ranking Snooker Cup after both progressed from their respective semi-final matches...
View ArticleAustralia v New Zealand: Aussie pacer Hazlewood given nod over Siddle for...
BRISBANE: Josh Hazlewood was preferred to Peter Siddle as Australia’s third pace bowler on Wednesday for the opening Test against New Zealand on the bouncy Gabba wicket.Skipper Steve Smith said...
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Hafeez — redeeming his Test fortunes
Mohammad Hafeez has been nothing short of an enigma, an opener who has time and again tested the patience of Pakistan cricket fans and selectors.But ever since losing the right to bowl at the...
View ArticleNo pitch worries for India, South Africa
MOHALI: Indian captain Virat Kohli and his South African counterpart Hashim Amla on Wednesday attempted to douse the fire over dry, turning wickets that are likely to be prepared for the Test...
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Afghanistan coaching: Inzamam rubbishes contract extension talks
KARACHI: Former captain Inzamamul Haq has denied reports suggesting that an agreement between him and the Afghanistan cricket team over a two-year extension in his coaching contract has been finalised....
View ArticleQuaid-e-Azam Trophy: Sohail, Amir guide SSGC to emphatic win
KARACHI: An aggressive attack by Sohail Khan and Muhammad Amir guided SSGC to an-innings-and-379-run win over Hyderabad in the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad...
View ArticleJunior hockey: Colts geared up for Asia Cup
KARACHI: The Pakistan junior hockey team, led by newly appointed skipper Ammad Butt, is ready to put on a good show at the Asia Cup, scheduled to begin on November 14 in Malaysia. The event also serves...
View ArticlePolio Drops: Pak, Afghan officials discuss vaccination
QUETTA: Officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan responsible for polio vaccination met in Chaman town to discuss inoculation of children at the Pak-Afghan border crossing of the Friendship Gate. A...
View ArticleQuake Assistance: China hands over relief items to NDMA
ISLAMABAD: China extended on Thursday humanitarian relief assistance to the government of Pakistan for the earthquake victims. Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong handed over the relief consignment to...
View ArticleFactory collapse: Bahria Town takes part in rescue operation
LAHORE: Following the collapse of a factory in Sunder Industrial Estate of Punjab’s provincial capital, Bahria Town chairman Malik Riaz Hussain immediately dispatched a team, comprising 100 men, to...
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Balochistan situation: Insurgency has ended, says Lt-Gen Aamer Riaz
QUETTA: Commander Southern Command, Lt-Gen Aamer Riaz has said that the widespread wave of insurgency in Balochistan has ebbed and only some pockets remain where militants were active.“There is no...
View ArticleMen at work: Top poll official refuses to meet PTI leaders
ISLAMABAD: The top election official on Thursday turned down a request of a meeting from the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, citing lack of time.The PTI had formally written a letter to the...
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Playing host: Belarus, Tajikistan presidents to visit Pakistan next week
ISLAMABAD: The country is getting ready to host the presidents of Belarus and Tajikistan, who are expected to arrive in the federal capital next week.According to the PM House, Belarus President...
View ArticleNatural disasters: Calamities inflicted Rs1.5t losses in five years: Dar
ISLAMABAD: In the past five years natural disasters have caused Pakistan losses worth $14.2 billion (approximately Rs1.5 trillion), barely five per cent of which was covered by international...
View ArticleHighway expansion: First phase to finish by November 30
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) announced that it would complete first phase of the Islamabad Highway widening project by November 30. The announcement was made by the CDA chairman...
View ArticleScheduling issues: COMSTECH summit postponed, heads of state busy
ISLAMABAD: The first Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit on Science and Technology (COMSTECH), scheduled for mid-November, has been postponed due to busy schedules of heads of state....
View ArticleEhtesab DG appointed: 11 months before EC notified: Shabab
PESHAWAR: Former minister for excise and taxation Liaquat Shabab has challenged the appointment of the director general of Ehtesab Commission at Peshawar High Court. Shabab filed the petition through...
View ArticleHour of need: Senior journalist appeals to govt for help
CHARSADDA: A senior journalist in Charsadda has sought assistance from the provincial and federal governments to help him pay for his medical treatment.Noorul Wahab, who is associated with Express...
View ArticleDegrees and awards: Gomal University’s ninth convocation to be held on Nov 25
DI KHAN: The ninth convocation of Gomal University has been scheduled for November 25, stated a handout issued by the varsity on Friday.According to the document, the ceremony will be held at Dr AQ...
View ArticleUsing official funds: CM accused of funding son-in-law’s campaign
CHARSADDA: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, his son-in-law and former senator Adnan Khan were accused of spending government funds to boost the latter’s political career.Tangi tehsil councillor Manzoor...
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