Karachi Zoo welcomes pair of rare bears after 16 years
NEWS DESK A new pair of rare bears, a South Asian male and Syrian female, arrived in Karachi on Thursday and were welcomed by Karachi Zoo after a long period…
Army chief Bajwa meets Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing
AGENCIES Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Chinese Foreign Office Beijing. The minister expressed complete understanding of challenges…
PSL spot-fixing scandal: PCB indicts, Suspends Shahzaib Hasan
SPORTS DESK Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formally indicted and provisionally suspended the Karachi Kings’ batsman Shahzaib Hassan on Friday over charges of attempted spot fixing during the second edition of…
Sarfaraz expresses grief over Sharjeel’s absence in WI series
SPORTS DESK Pakistan One-Day International and Twety20 captain Sarfaraz Ahmed expressed disappointment over losing opener Sharjeel Khan and his absence in the upcoming tour of Team Pakistan to West Indies.…
PAF air strikes in Rajgal valley kill militants, destroy hideouts
NEWS DESK The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday carried out air strikes in Khyber Agency’s Rajgal Valley, killing a number of suspected terrorists and destroying several hideouts and sanctuaries.…
Top former footballers to arrive in Pakistan in July
AGENCIES Brazil’s Ronaldinho, England’s David James and Dutch star George Boateng will be among seven top former players to feature in exhibition games in Pakistan in July, organizers said Thursday.…
Pakistan’s top female squash player deceived Taliban by dressing as boy
AGENCIES When Pakistan’s top female squash player Maria Toorpakai was a little girl she burnt all her dresses in the back yard and chopped her hair short. For the next…
India returns to the table to resume IWT talks
NEWS DESK India has agreed on resuming stalled talks with Pakistan on problems of sharing waters later this month following earlier threats to scrap the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT).…
Funeral prayers of soldier martyred in foiled Charsadda attack offered
NEWS DESK Funeral prayers of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) soldier killed in two attempted suicide attacks on FC training centre in Charsadda’s Shabqadar district were offered on Friday. The funeral…
Two Indian clerics go missing in Pakistan, FO receives request
NEWS DESK The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday confirmed the receipt of request from India seeking assistance in recovery of two Indian clerics. According to Times of India, Hazrat…