Men’s world number one Novak Djokovic was named among the entries for the Australian Open on Wednesday, following intense speculation about his vaccination status, but women’s great Serena Williams was missing. The Serbian had cast doubt on whether he would defend his Melbourne title next month, refusing to reveal whether he was inoculated against coronavirus, … Read more
PESHAWAR: Viewing promising reports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance and Health Taimur Khan Jhagra on Sunday said with a little more effort polio could be eradicated. “For more than a year now, no case of wild polio has been reported,” Taimur Jhagra said in a statement. Read more: Polio workers preforming national service, says PM … Read more
Golden State star Stephen Curry scored 22 points, draining six three-pointers to move within 10 of breaking Ray Allen’s all-time NBA record in the Warriors’ 104-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Curry connected on six of his 17 attempts from three-point range, missing his first four from beyond the arc. His 22 … Read more
LAHORE: All the leading political parties including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are all set to contest the PP-206 Khanewal by-polls scheduled for December 16. The seat fell vacant after the death of PML-N’s Nishat Khan Daha who breathed his last on October 23. In 2018 general elections, … Read more
Afghanistan will play three One-Day Internationals against the Netherlands in Qatar next month, the country’s cricket board announced on Wednesday. The ODIs will be a part of the International Cricket Council’s Super League, which serves as qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. “Afghanistan will host the Netherlands in three ODIs on January 21, 23 and … Read more
After her apprenticeship at Volkswagen, Michelle Gabriel was a master at welding, cutting, bending and stretching metal, but just a few years later it’s not chassis but software frameworks she’s piecing together after a speedy change of career. The 24-year-old’s professional journey reflects the transformation the auto sector is undergoing, moving away from its traditional … Read more
The Indian cricket board’s decision of removing Virat Kohli as the ODI captain was inevitable when he refused to step down after a dismal T20 World Cup, local media said on Thursday. Speaking to ANI, President of Board of Control for Cricket in India, Sourav Ganguly said after Kohli decided against continuing as the T20I skipper, the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: After millions of people took to streets, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday took notice of the demands of Gwadar’s fishermen. In a tweet, PM Imran Khan said he had taken notice of the very legitimate demands of the hardworking fishermen of Gwadar. “Will be taking strong action against illegal fishing by trawlers & … Read more
A vast, bloated liver. An infant with lacerated skin. The deformed skeleton of a young girl. The recent renovation of one of the collections belonging to Vienna’s prestigious Natural History Museum provided curators with a new test of how to display its vast trove of human medical remains, some dating back more than two centuries, … Read more
Pakistan and the Olympics have proven to be a mismatch over the years and 2021 was no different. At an event where countries as small as Fiji — with an estimated population of less than a million — went on to win two medals, the athletes representing the green flag were nowhere to be seen. … Read more
KARACHI: Over the past month, two incidents of suicide have shocked the city of Karachi. Two men committed suicide within a week of each other. Initial reports revealed that both men were unable to support their families due to financial issues. According to reports, both men were the sole bread earners of their families. One … Read more
Bulgaria’s PM-designate Kiril Petkov, whose new anti-graft party won general elections last month, said on Saturday he hoped to take office on Monday as the head of a four-party coalition, ending months of political deadlock in the poorest EU country. Announcing his cabinet, Harvard graduate and former entrepreneur Kiril Petkov, 41, said he would “not … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors have been felt in different parts of the country on Sunday, Bol news channel reported. According to details, tremors were felt in Swat, Lower Dir, Buner, Besham, Shangla, Upper Dir, Malakand and Chitral areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The intensity of the quake was reported to be 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, … Read more
At least 84 people are likely to have died after dozens of tornadoes swept through several U.S. states overnight, officials said. Tornadoes hit and destroyed a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky when there were about 110 people inside, Governor Andy Beshear told reporters on Saturday. “I’m pretty sure that number is north of 70 … … Read more
OKARA: During a raid against drug peddlers, police have arrested two suspects and recovered more than 7.5 kilogramme hashish from their possession, Bol news reported on Sunday. The suspects were embroiled in supplying drugs near schools in Okara, within limits of Haveli Lakha police station. Read more: ANF seizes 96 kg drugs during raid at … Read more
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly hacked, confirmed his office early on Sunday. “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any Tweet shared must be … Read more
Rescuers are searching for seven crew members who have gone missing after their cargo ship sank earlier on Sunday morning off the coast of Yantai City, east China’s Shandong Province, the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport said. A total of 14 crew members were on board when the accident occurred. The rescue … Read more
Two people have died after a speedboat carrying 23 migrants sank off the coast of Cuba, the country’s interior ministry said Saturday. Coastguards on Friday evening reached “the castaways of a half-sunk speedboat, registered… in the United States, overloaded with people” and in bad weather, the ministry said. The bodies of two men were recovered … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan desired to maintain productive bilateral engagement with all the regional players and wished for peaceful, diversified and sustained relations. He said this while talking to members of US Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committee headed by Senator Angus King in Rawalpindi. During the … Read more
