Pakistan skipper Babar Azam dethroned England’s Dawid Malan to return to the number one spot in the ICC’s T20 rankings while the team rises to the number two spot. “Pakistan captain Babar Azam has returned to the top of the batting table in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, which were released by 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
KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Peshawar has said that the quantum of duty-free imports from Afghanistan has surged 73 per cent in the fiscal year 2020/21. The volume of imports from Afghanistan cleared through the collectorate during the fiscal year 2020/21 was Rs84.4 billion, compared with Rs65.44 billion in the preceding fiscal year, showing … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said Pakistan wants an inclusive political settlement in Afghanistan in which all partners are united for durable peace. Talking to different delegations in Multan, he said peace in Afghanistan is very important for the region. “Pakistan is moving forward with the desire for peace in the region,” the … Read more
As many as two soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom and three terrorists were killed while thwarting the terrorists’ attack from inside Afghanistan across the international border on Sunday. The terrorists had opened fire on a military post in Bajaur District. The Pakistan Army troops responded in a befitting manner, said ISPR in a … Read more
Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears high. President Joe Biden has set a deadline of Tuesday to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, drawing to a close his nation’s longest … Read more
There were at least two explosions near Kabul’s airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with civilians and US service members among the casualties, Reuters reported. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said one blast occurred near the airport’s Abbey Gate and the other close to the nearby Baron Hotel. Two … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday has warned India to refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Afghanistan to sabotage regional peace. Briefing the media about the decisions taken by the Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that the cabinet also urged the international community to take notice … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden once again defended his administration’s handling of withdrawal from Afghanistan, denying America’s allies questioning the country’s credibility over the ongoing chaotic evacuation. “This is one of the largest, most difficult air lifts in history, and the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far … Read more
The UN refugee agency says millions of Afghans caught in deteriorating situation in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection and must not be forgotten by the international community. “UNHCR remains concerned about the risk of human rights violations against civilians in this evolving context, including for women and girls”, Shabia Mantoo, … Read more
LAHORE: In a first, Pakistan has launched a report on anti-state trends involved in maligning and defaming the country, its institutions and the army through over 800 websites. The social media campaign against Pakistan and its institutions was being spearheaded by the Indian news agency, ANI and supported by some local parties. “Deep Analytics Report” … Read more
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of seeing his country as useful only in the context of the ‘mess’ it is leaving behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting, Reuters reported. Washington has been pressing Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban to broker an elusive peace deal as negotiations … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz have locked horns over political issues on Twitter. Fawad, in a tweet on Saturday, said sending Nawaz Sharif abroad was dangerous as “such people were involved in international conspiracies”. He said meeting of Pakistan Muslim League leader … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stressed on Saturday that a stable and prosperous Afghanistan could enable both Islamabad and Kabul to serve as a bridge connecting Central Asia, Arabian Sea and beyond. Addressing the forum of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) through video-link, the foreign minister said there were numerous shovel-ready projects awaiting peace in … Read more
