PCB dissolves selection committee in lead up to T20 World Cup – Sport
With the T20 World Cup months away, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday dissolved the men’s national selection committee. In a statement, a spokesperson for the cricket board said a new committee would be selected soon, adding that it would take decisions based on merit and performance. “The new selection committee’s decisions on merit […]
National day of mourning in Russia after concert hall massacre – World
Russia will observe a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind the “barbaric terrorist attack”, saying four […]
Agatha Christie’s Poirot farewell unveiled at ‘dark’ crime exhibition – World
CAMBRIDGE: Agatha Christie’s 1930s typewriter and the manuscript of her final Hercule Poirot novel, which was kept for decades in a bank vault, were displayed on Saturday in a new exhibition delving into the “dark stuff” at the heart of crime fiction. The cover of the faded and fragile manuscript has the book’s title “Curtain” […]
PCB chairman announces new seven-member selection committee
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced a new seven-member selection committee for the Pakistan men’s national team following the dissolution of the previous committee on Sunday. Wahab Riaz, who previously served as the chief selector, remains a member of the new committee. However, unlike before, there won’t be a designated […]
Exports to EU states fall despite GSP+ status – Business
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to European countries have begun to dip in the current fiscal year despite a GSP+ status that allows duty-free entrance into European markets for the majority of its products. In absolute terms, Pakistan’s exports to European countries dipped year-on-year by 6.89 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal […]
Stay off the Irsa minefield – Pakistan
AFTER the Feb 8 elections and the events preceding it left Pakistan badly divided, unwelcome developments are taking place which could severely strain the federation’s unity. It is incumbent on the forces driving this agenda to step back and rethink their priorities. The question of whether or not the National Finance Commission awarded ‘way too […]
President Zardari confers civil awards on Pakistanis, foreign nationals – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday conferred Pakistan’s highest civil awards on a number of Pakistani citizens as well as foreign nationals in recognition of their distinction, excellence, contributions, and show of valour in different fields, including Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Qaim Ali Shah, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The awards were […]
Three coal miners kidnapped in Duki – Pakistan
QUETTA: Armed men kidnapped three coal miners in the Duki coal field area of Balochistan on Friday night, officials said. The officials said miners were identified as Johar Khan Ishaqzai, Shah Khan and Bacha Khan Yousafzai and two of them belonged to Shangla area of Swat while the third one hailed from Quetta. A heavy […]
PTI renews pledge to strive for Haqeeqi Azadi – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan on the occasion of Pakistan Day has vowed his party is committed to make Pakistan a truly sovereign Islamic welfare state, as the nation will not accept slavery. In his message issued by the PTI’s media wing on Saturday, Mr Khan vowed to continue struggle for the […]
Human traffickers in Pakistan sharpen their cruelty – Pakistan
• 10 Pakistani citizens tortured, kidnapped by smugglers who lured them with promise of a better life in Europe• One released after payment of Rs10 million• Iranian police rescue two victims• Agent taken into custody LAHORE: Adding another layer of cruelty to the already vicious business of human trafficking, notorious human smugglers have started taking […]