National T20 Cup: Today Balochistan will face Southern Punjab in the thirteenth match of the National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi Stadium. The tournament will feature six teams — Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh, and Southern Punjab. The Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi and Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host 33 matches of the … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Early Warning Centre said on Friday that a deep depression over the northeast Arabian sea had intensified into a cyclonic storm, and the system was likely to move west-southwestwards towards Oman/Makran. In its fifth alert, the department said that the storm was at a distance of 280-km southwest of Karachi, … Read more
KARACHI: Uncertainty grips Karachi and other parts of Sindh and Balochistan on Thursday amid a cyclone alert with heavy rains and strong winds in the coastal areas. The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) Early Warning Centre said on Thursday that heavy rains are expected in Karachi from today till October 2 as the remnants of Cyclone … Read more
National T20 Cup: Today Sindh will face Balochistan in the ninth match of the National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi Stadium. The tournament will feature six teams — Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh, and Southern Punjab. The Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi and Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host 33 matches of the tournament. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The construction and expansion of highways will not only usher in a new era of economic development in remote areas of Balochistan but also pave the way for economic development in the entire region through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a government official said. Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed said that … Read more
The terrorists on Sunday targeted Security Forces’ post in Mach, Balochistan, where a Sepoy embraced martyrdom and two other soldiers got injured while promptly responding to the attack. The Frontier Corps (FC) troops responded promptly whereas the martyred (shaheed) was identified as Sepoy Irfan who embraced shahadat while two other soldiers were injured during the … Read more
National T20 Cup 2021 Live Score: Today Balochistan will face Southern Punjab at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The tournament will feature six teams — Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh, and Southern Punjab. The Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi and Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore will host 33 matches of the tournament. Balochistan has won the … Read more
National T20 2021: Northern won the match by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) against Balochistan in the first match of National T20 Cup 2021 in Rawalpindi Stadium. Haider Ali and Asif Ali scored 51 runs partnership to help Northern bag an easy victory over Balochistan. Haider smashed 7 boundaries and 2 sixes during his … Read more
LAHORE: It will be Babar Azam versus Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan versus Shadab Khan, Sharjeel Khan versus Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman versus Shahnawaz Dahani and Hasan Ali versus Imam-ul-Haq after the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the schedule and squads for the National T20 2021-22, which will be held from 23 September and 13 October. … Read more
Former fast bowler Umar Gul said that he was approached by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the position of assistant coach of the Balochistan team. However, later on, the board charged the decision without informing him. On his Twitter handle, Umar questioned the professionalism of the board as he cancelled his other commitments after … Read more
LAHORE: The six Cricket Association Second XI sides will feature in the opening event of the 2021-22 domestic season with the Cricket Associations T20 Tournament beginning tomorrow, Wednesday. The single-league tournament will be played at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta from September 15 to 22. Two matches will be played on each day other than … Read more
LAHORE, Sept 13 (APP): Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director-General Adnan Arshad Aulakh has said preparations for the forthcoming First Chief Minister Punjab 5-A-Side National Women Hockey Championship are in the final stages and the event will play a significant role in popularising the game among women across the country. He said this while presiding over … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab which has the largest cantonment areas in the country is going to see a major political battle between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Sunday’s Local Government elections, to be held in all the 42 cantonment boards of the country. All preparations for the polls have been completed … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has shared three names, each, to fill the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) vacant seats for Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif, confirmed Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday. Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted, along with an undated letter, that PM Imran Khan has … Read more
KARACHI: The provinces have collected Rs294 billion as sales tax on services during the fiscal year 2020/21, showing a growth of 26.18 per cent over the previous year. All the four provinces collected Rs233 billion as sales tax on services during the fiscal year 2019/20, according to the statistics released by the Finance Ministry on … Read more
A captain was martyred and two soldiers were injured in a terrorist attack in the Gachak area of Balochistan province. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), Captain Kashif was martyred and two soldiers were injured when a vehicle of security forces collided with an explosive device planted by terrorists. The … Read more
China has strongly condemned Friday’s suicide attack on a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals in the Pakistani port city, Gwadar and called on Islamabad to ensure the safety of its citizens. The Chinese embassy in Pakistan said in a statement issued on the attack that the Chinese embassy in Pakistan extends its condolences to the injured … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the suicide attack in Gwadar targeting Chinese nationals working on the Gwadar East Bay Expressway project in Balochistan. A motorcade carrying Chinese personnel was attacked by a suicide bomber on Friday in which one Chinese was injured, two local children were killed and several others … Read more
A soldier was martyred and two others, including a major, were injured in a terrorist attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle near the Loralai district of Balochistan. According to the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists attacked the FC vehicle near the Shahrig area of Loralai. FC personnel retaliated in which 3 terrorists were killed. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan on Thursday informed National Assembly that a total 3,049 recruitments were made against six per cent Balochistan quota during the last three years in the federal government departments. Replying to a question raised by MNA Agha Hasan Baloch regarding number of jobs provided to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government is working on ‘Blue Bond’ to attract investment through mangroves in Balochistan, storing enormous amounts of blue carbon, a government official said in a statement. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that mangroves in Balochistan were growing at a rapid pace and had stored enough blue carbon worth … Read more
LASBELA: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed upon the development of beach and coastline tourism in Balochistan by properly exploring the unseen tourism potential of different areas, which could lead to generation of huge revenues. Addressing a gathering of local people here after tree plantation drive and inspection of mangrove forest at the Sonmiani beach, … Read more
Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar met the Special Assistant of Prime Minister Shahzain Bugti and discussed the matters of mutual interest. Usman Buzdar has stated that the current government has allocated huge funds for the construction of hospitals in Turbat. A Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Balochistan Reconciliation and Harmony paid him a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Almost 90 per cent construction work on the Pak-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute has been completed, while the remaining would be completed in the stipulated time, official sources said on Friday. The project was being built under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the port city of Gwadar with the total cost of … Read more
LAHORE: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly followed the footsteps of Sindh on Wednesday when it passed the ‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Based Workers (Welfare and Protection) Act, 2021’. The bill was moved by K-P’s Labour and Culture Minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai. In Sindh, the bill was passed in 2018. In Punjab, two bills have been moved for … Read more
QUETTA: The Green Tractor Scheme is a farmer-friendly scheme, as it would not only help agriculture to boost but also increase the overall national products, a provincial government official said. Addressing the Balochistan Green Tractor Programme’s ceremony, held in Quetta, Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha said that the subsidy on the tractor scheme would … Read more
QUETTA: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that in the near future Gwadar would become an important trade hub by connecting Balochistan with Central Asia and result in economic development of the region. Talking to parliamentarians at the Governor House, the president said regional connectivity would result in economic activity and ensure win-win situation … Read more
QUETTA: President Dr Arif Alvi shared on Tuesday that the government is following a policy of consultation in its decision-making. “The present government believes in policy-making after consulting all stakeholders,” said President Alvi while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Green Tractor Scheme in Quetta. He added that the incumbent government has put the country and … Read more
