ICC announced the roadmap for its upcoming mega-events from 2024 to 2031. for the first time in three decades, Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy (CT) 2025. Days after the announcement, the Indian government is concerned about their participation in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Anurag Thakur, sports minister Indian and former BCCI president, said … Read more
DUBAI: Robots puttering around Dubai’s hi-tech Expo site could be a sign of things to come for the Gulf, where new cities are being built from scratch with artificial intelligence at their core. The 5G-enabled Expo, covering an area twice the size of Monaco, will remain as a “city of the future” and tech industry hub, Expo’s chief … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has revised the sales tax rates on petroleum products to provide relief to the masses against a sharp rise in the prices of oil in the international market. According to the statement issued on Saturday, the sales tax rate on petrol has been slashed to 1.43 per cent while the sales … Read more
BRADFORD: A hilly landscape dotted with serried terraced housing, mill chimneys, church spires and mosque minarets reflects the industrial past and multicultural present of Bradford. But a racism row at local county cricket team Yorkshire has shattered trust between the club and its diverse fanbase in the northern English city. Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s mishandling of a report … Read more
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced the sales tax on petrol to a nominal 1.43 per cent effective from November 11, 2021. The sales tax rate has been reduced from 6.84 per cent to provide relief to the masses against a sharp rise in the prices of petroleum products in the international … Read more
ADDIS ABABA: Nine rebel groups battling Ethiopia’s government will “collaborate and join forces” Friday, they said in a statement announcing the alliance, which comes as fears grow of Tigrayan fighters advancing on the capital. The alliance, due to be signed in Washington later on Friday, includes the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and the Tigray People’s Liberation … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday postponed its first-ever cricket Test against Afghanistan, after the country’s ruling Taliban regime effectively banned women from playing the sport. Australia’s cricketing authorities said that after consultation with “relevant stakeholders” they decided the men’s Test, to be played in Hobart this month, would not go ahead as planned. After the Taliban ousted Afghanistan’s elected … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s biggest festive season is in full swing but top brands are under pressure from right-wing hardliners accusing them of hurting Hindu sentiments. Critics say an atmosphere of growing religious intolerance and fear since Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 is behind the rise in social media vitriol … Read more
KHARTOUM: Lashing, frisking, and arbitrary detentions – Sudanese protesters say security forces have resorted to frenzied violence to quash street protests against the country’s latest military coup. Since the power grab on Monday, security forces have heavily deployed on the streets of the capital Khartoum and beyond. Some protesters drew grim parallels with life under … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Global powers and aid groups that have loudly demanded an inclusive Afghanistan under the Taliban are now facing criticism for sending all-male delegations to Kabul to meet the hardline group. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban have excluded women from their new caretaker government and put restrictions on work and education, drawing condemnation from the … Read more
DUBAI: India and Pakistan renew their high-profile but one-sided cricket rivalry on Sunday in a T20 World Cup blockbuster watched by hundreds of millions of fans across the globe. Virat Kohli’s India has beaten Pakistan in all of their 12 matches at the T20 and 50-over World Cups. Pakistan, however, go into the contest with … Read more
LAHORE: The present government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has dedicated special attention to augment the agriculture sector in the country, an official said. Talking to newsmen along with Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib regretted that the previous … Read more
NEW DELHI: India administered its one billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose on Thursday as it fights its way back from a devastating surge in cases that brought the health system close to collapse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the feat as a “triumph of Indian science”, but authorities remain on guard for a new pandemic wave. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Agriculture is likely to face severe impacts from climate change, reducing the amount of food to be grown at a time when more is needed than ever before, a government official said. Addressing the 25th session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC), hosted virtually by Egypt, Federal Minister for National Food … Read more
The UK government has stated that 47 nations and territories would be removed from its red list, allowing more individuals to travel to more countries and territories. Passengers returning to England from these locations will no longer be needed to pass through quarantine at a hotel. The modifications will take effect at 4:00 a.m. on … Read more
A dystopian vision of a polarised society, Netflix smash hit “Squid Game” blends a tight plot, social allegory and uncompromising violence to create the latest South Korean cultural phenomenon to go global. It features South Korea’s most marginalised, including the deeply in debt, a migrant worker and a North Korean defector, competing in traditional children’s … Read more
How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of “greening” the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes — and sheer numbers — can make the head spin, according to the airlines themselves. At its general assembly in Boston Monday, the International Air … Read more
TEHRAN: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the government of President Ebrahim Raisi will resume nuclear talks aimed at the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Wednesday. “We are seriously reviewing the history of (nuclear) negotiations, and the new government will resume the talks,” … Read more
TOKYO: The Japanese government decided on Tuesday to call an extraordinary Diet session on October 4 to determine a new prime minister, ahead of a general election possibly to be held in November. The presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scheduled for September 29 is expected to effectively decide the next premier … Read more
The impact of New Zealand‘s decision to cancel the Pakistan tour will be short-lived, according to captain Kane Williamson, who described the abrupt cancellation as a “real shame.” In an interview with Sportstar, the skipper said: “I don’t know much about the details. Everything happened suddenly.” “I don’t know the details [of pullout]. It was … Read more
KARACHI: Maryam Masood and Erum Masood, pilot sisters, have become the first such pair to fly concurrently the Boeing 777 aircraft, spokesperson for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Daniyal Gilani said. Maryam and Erum Masood have been flying different planes for a while but finally ended up flying the same plane recently. Both sisters are … Read more
KABUL: The Taliban on Friday to have shut down the government’s ministry of women’s affairs and replaced it with a department notorious for enforcing strict religious doctrine during their first rule two decades ago. Workers were seen raising a sign for the ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice at the old … Read more
As the highly-anticipated cricket series between Pakistan and New Zealand commences tomorrow, the Punjab government has asked the Pakistan Army and Rangers to provide security. The Black Caps landed in the country on September 12 after nearly 18 years after the foreign security experts verified the security arrangements for the team. The last international team … Read more
CANBERRA: Thousands of individuals have signed a petition asking the Australian government to introduce or import Covid-19 vaccines made by China. The petition, launched last week on the website of the Parliament of Australia, has garnered nearly 8,000 signatures, as of Saturday morning. The campaign was initiated due to the serious Covid-19 epidemic situation in … Read more
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has denied western media reports that the Asian country was facing a food shortage or had declared a food emergency, and assured that ample food stocks were available in the country, local media reported on Thursday. Ajith Nivard Cabraal, state minister of money and capital market and state enterprise reforms, … Read more
Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said that more mobiles are being manufactured than the number of imports during the first half of the year. During January to July period, 12.27 million mobiles have neeb manufactured locally and 8.29 million mobiles were imported. On his Twitter handle, Razak said, “At … Read more
KABUL: The Taliban has called upon Kabul residents to hand over government vehicles, arms and ammunition if those assets have been left with them, according to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. All those living in Kabul are informed “to return all government assets including vehicles, arms and ammunition or any other things,” Mujahid said in his … Read more
Canada has led a number of places added to the UK’s green list for arrivals. Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Switzerland, and the Azores are also included in the green list, with the adjustments taking effect on Monday at 04:00. According to the administration, the danger of travel from these countries to public health is “low.” … Read more
