Misbah, Waqar step down from coaching roles ahead of T20 World Cup

ISLAMABAD: Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis have quit their coaching roles with Pakistan, a month before the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The...

Rasheed welcomes Taliban’s desire to become part of CPEC

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has welcomed the Taliban's desire to become part of the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, reported Radio Pakistan. Talking to...

Armed forces Pakistan’s pride, their sacrifices matchless, says church leader

LAHORE: September 6 marks the day when we honour the supreme sacrifices made by our gallant armed forces to safeguard the integrity and dignity...

India, Pakistan veterans see slim chance of full-scale war

ISLAMABAD: Military veterans from India and Pakistan foresee a slim chance of a full-fledged war between the two nuclear neighbors, dubbing it an “inconceivable”...

NCOC daily report: 3,613 new cases, 57 deaths from Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday reported 3,613 new Covid-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Monday. The NCOC, a department leading campaign against...

PCB recalls Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah for T20 World Cup

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recalled power-hitters Asif Ali and Khushdil Shah for next month’s cricket T20 World Cup. The selectors named a 15-member squad on Monday...

Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghanistan province

KABUL: The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the...

PM urges int’l community to stand in solidarity with Afghan people

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday stressed that the international community must stand in solidarity with the Afghan people, undertake positive engagement, and...

Court seeks response in Noor murder

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday issued notices to the respondents in the murder of the daughter of a former ambassador. Noor Mukadam, 27,...

Army ‘has always defeated the enemy’s plots and black-handed tactics’: COAS

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday asserted that the Pakistan Army was a "shield" for the nation that has...

Pakistan, Saudi call for inclusive government for peaceful Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia called for an "inclusive political settlement" in Afghanistan as the Taliban struggle to form a new government that can...

Rahane’s slump not a concern yet, says India batting coach

LONDON: Ajinkya Rahane's place in the India Test squad has come into question following a string of low scores in England but batting coach...

Over 1,000 await flight clearance to leave Mazar-i-Sharif: organiser

WASHINGTON: About 1,000 people, including Americans, have been stuck in Afghanistan for days awaiting clearance for their charter flights to leave, an organiser told...

‘Tremendous human toll’: Ida’s death count rises while 600,000 still lack power

NEW YORK: Hurricane Ida's death toll continued to rise on Sunday, with many in the US Northeast holding out hope for people missing in...