India risk follow-on against England after Bess wrecks middle order
CHENNAI:Â India faced the prospect of having to follow-on after England off-spinner Dom Bess ripped the heart out of their middle order to reduce them...
Mayers makes 210 on debut as Windies seal remarkable win
DHAKA:Â Kyle Mayers made an unbeaten double hundred on his Test debut to help West Indies snatch an extraordinary three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the...
Rizwan’s maiden ton helps set big victory target for South Africa
RAWALPINDI:Â Mohammad Rizwan scored a first Test century as Pakistan set South Africa a daunting target of 370 to win the second and final Test...
NAB denies claims of approving plea bargains
The National Accountabilty Bureau (NAB) has categorically rejected the claims that it has approved any plea bargains, wherein the anti-graft body issued a statement...
Which Covid-19 tests are required for international travel?
WASHINGTON: Which Covid-19 tests are required for international travel? It depends on where you’re going.
In an effort to limit the spread of new coronavirus...
Standards of Pakistani education will rise, claims minister
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood lamented the fact that a "certain class" within the country thought that only Oxford or Cambridge could be...
UN fears surge in attacks by TTP, acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts
UNITED NATIONS: A new United Nations (UN) report has acknowledged the action taken by Pakistani government against individuals engaged in terrorist activities and goes...
Suspects in Pearl case shifted to new premises
KARACHI: The Sindh government has shifted the principal suspect in the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl from a death cell...
Sindh administers Covid-19 jabs to over 7,000 medics
KARACHI: Sindh has administered coronavirus vaccine shots to more than 7,000 frontline workers so far as the campaign continued across the province Sunday.
According to...
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in floods
NEW DELHI: As many as 150 people were feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam...
Transparent polls real strength of democracy: Faraz
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Sunday said that transparency in elections is the real strength of a democracy.
In a...
DRAP session on Covid-19 jabs’ adverse reactions reporting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Pharmacovigilance Centre (PNPC) of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) has arranged...
Pharmacist passes away of coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Renowned pharmacist and Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP) Vice President Abdul Qadir Javed Iqbal died of Covid-19 on Sunday.
During his career, Dr Iqbal...
Second batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 jabs soon: reports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to receive the second tranche of the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine within the next 24 hours.
Reports citing sources suggest Beijing...
Open balloting in Senate polls aimed at ensuring transparency: minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Sunday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government intended to conduct the forthcoming...