Clinical Australia punish NZ to clinch T20 series – Sport
AUSTRALIA’S Mitchell Marsh plays a stroke during the second T20 International against New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday.—AFP AUCKLAND: Australia’s bowlers sliced through some reckless New Zealand batting on Friday to win the second Twenty20 international by 72 runs in Auckland and clinch the three-match series. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa knocked over the middle order […]
Nawaz attaches Marriyum Aurangzeb with daughter for assistance – Pakistan
LAHORE: PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has been assigned the task in Punjab by the party supremo Nawaz Sharif to ‘assist’ his daughter Maryam Nawaz in handling the provincial government’s affairs. Ms Aurangzeb, a former federal information minister, on Friday took oath sitting next to her boss Maryam Nawaz in the Punjab Assembly. Ms Aurangzeb chose […]
MPAs-elect set to take oath today as rival parties call for protest – Pakistan
• Red zone sealed for maiden Sindh Assembly session• Minister says rallies are not allowed under Section 144 KARACHI: As newly elected members of the provincial legislature are set to take oath in the maiden session of the Sindh Assembly on Saturday (today), Karachi braces for a political showdown as five rival parties announced on […]
Senators discuss apex court judgement amid calls for treading cautiously – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The recent decision by the chief justice to release a blasphemy accused on bail was discussed in the upper house of parliament on Friday, with some members lamenting the “politicising” of the issue. Senators belonging to religious parties expressed concern over the verdict. Jamaat-i-Islami’s Mushtaq Ahmad Khan announced the filing of a review petition […]
AGP summoned after Punjab assails SC verdict of Feb 6 – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has summoned Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan to appear before its three-member bench on Monday in response to the Punjab government’s request for a review of the top court’s Feb 6 decision. That judgement, Mubarak Ahmad Sani vs The State, etc., sparked a controversy and malicious campaign against Chief […]
Sit-ins continue against ‘poll rigging’ in Balochistan – Pakistan
QUETTA: The sit-ins by an alliance of four nationalist parties across Balochistan continued on Friday against the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections. The protest has been continuing for over two weeks in different parts of Balochistan including the provincial capital, Quetta. Supporters of the four-party alliance continued the sit-in outside the office […]
Pakistan, KSA hold joint military training exercise
The Pakistan Army and the Royal Saudi Land Forces on Saturday conducted a joint military training exercise at the Muzaffargarh Field Firing Range. The training exercise consisted of Combined Battle PT, Room Clearance, Small Scale Operations, Close Marksmanship and Firing and Repelling. The event also witnessed the participation of the Cobra gunship helicopters, with forces […]
Climate hazards threaten farm production: UN – World
ISLAMABAD: Climate hazards are increasing and projected to become more severe and frequent with impacts leading to reduced agricultural and labour productivity, loss of livelihoods, and human displacement, says a new report jointly released by the United Nations and Asian Development Bank. These hazards strain socio-economic and environmental systems, and hinder efforts to promote food […]
CM-in-waiting Maryam makes parliamentary debut – Pakistan
• Over 300 newly elected MPAs take oath amid protests, delays• Election for speaker, deputy speaker to be held today• PML-N fields Malik Ahmad Khan, PTI-backed SIC nominates Malik Ahmad Bhachar for speaker slot LAHORE: The 18th house of the Punjab Assembly came into being on Friday, with more than 300 newly elected MPAs taking […]
Pakistan urges International Court of Justice not to let Israel violate world law – World
ISLAMABAD: Taking a firm stance at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, Pakistan implored the tribunal not to allow Israel to get away with its ongoing violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Caretaker Minister for Law and Justice Ahmed Irfan Aslam emphasised that Israel’s occupation was not […]