India eye victory in 2nd Test after Ashwin spins out England

CHENNAI: India built a commanding lead of 249 after spinner Ravichandran Ashwin helped skittle England for 134 on day two of the second Test on...

West Indies sweep Bangladesh Test series 2-0

DHAKA: Rahkeem Cornwall took centre stage as spinners picked up all 10 wickets in the West Indies' 17-run victory over Bangladesh in the second and...

Rasheed says govt fired ‘unused’ shells at protesters to test them

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday said that the firing of "a little tear gas" on protesting government employees had been necessary to...

100 queue up for 49 Senate slots as election fever overtakes political landscape

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday said that at least 100 candidates submitted their nomination papers so far with Returning Officers (ROs) for...

Female students barred from sitting in front seats of vans in Mansehra

The Mansehra Traffic Police has issued controversial directives wherein they have barred female students and women from sitting in the front seats of Suzuki...

Taliban deny chief Haibatullah was killed in Quetta

KABUL: Afghan Taliban rejected a report claiming the militant group's chief had been killed in a blast in Quetta. Hashte Sobh, an Afghan daily, citing...

Govt making all-out efforts for Karachi’s development, says minister

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the federal government has been making all-out efforts for the development...

Its cricket not anthem that matters: Saeed

LAHORE: Former spin master and Islamabad United Assistant Coach Saeed Ajmal does not like the anthem for the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super...

Maryam suggests eggs sold by kgs, gets trolled

LAHORE: A video of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz suggesting eggs are weighed and sold by kilograms has been viewed tens...

NCOC approached for vaccination of shelter homes’ staffers

ISLAMABAD: As part of the strategy to make shelter homes safe and secure and promoting healthy lives at the premises, Naseemur Rehman, focal person...

ECP serves notice on 20 MPs for attending PML-N Daska meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday issued notices to 20 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers for attending the party's public meeting...

Govt focused on development of S Punjab: Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Sunday said that the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is focused on the development of the south...

31 more deaths from Covid-19 take nationwide toll to 12,307

ISLAMABAD: The number of people who have died in Pakistan after contracting the coronavirus rose on Sunday by 31 to 12,307, data showed. The number of...

Commercial sale of coronavirus vaccines to begin shortly

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: A private laboratory will soon receive Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine for commercial sale, a company official said on Sunday, making Pakistan one...

One injured as Haq’s car rams into concrete blocks

LAHORE: The vehicle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Chairman Abrarul Haq rammed into concrete blocks on a road...