India’s WTC hopes crushed as Australia triumph at SCG
Listen to article Australia ended a decade-long wait to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, defeating India by six wickets in the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. The victory not only sealed the series for Australia but also secured their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s in June. […]
DC’s convoy attacked in bid to sabotage Kurram peace deal
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A peace deal between the warring tribes of Kurram tribal district was shaken on Saturday when unidentified gunmen ambushed an official convoy, injuring six people, among them the top administrator of the region. The brazen attack – which came three days after a grand Jirga brokered the peace agreement – took place […]
Cold lays icy hands across country
KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: As a biting chill descends upon the country, thick wintery airs have wrapped cities in their icy grip, with the cold expected to intensify and nighttime temperatures likely to plummet to 47°C. With Karachi shivering at a possible low of 6°C on Sunday and Monday, cold and dry winds are predicted to sweep the […]
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 people over the last day, Palestinian medics said on Saturday, as mediators launched a new ceasefire push to end the 15-month-old war. At least 17 of those who died were killed in airstrikes on two houses in Gaza City, the first of […]
Right to Self-Determination Day today
ISLAMABAD: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and the world over will observe the Right to Self-Determination Day on Sunday (today), renewing their pledge to continue their struggle for freedom through the plebiscite, as acknowledged by the United Nations. It was on January 5, 1949, when the United Nations Security Council […]
Sabalenka returns to Brisbane final
BRISBANE: Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Brisbane International final with a 6-3 6-2 victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva on Saturday, taking a step closer to a first trophy of the year before her Australian Open title defence begins later this month. World number one Sabalenka saved five breakpoints to edge a tight opening set against […]
SA in driving seat at 2nd Pak Test
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: Ryan Rickelton posted the joint seventh-highest score by a South African in tests with 259 as his side ran up a huge 615 before reducing Pakistan to an effective 64 for four at the close on day two of the second and final test at Newlands on Saturday. Pakistan have lost […]
‘Wilful absence of govt servants can’t be treated lightly’
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the wilful absence of government servants, or their travel without prior approval of ex-Pakistan leave, cannot be treated lightly. It warned that if the act of wilful absence or leave without sanction or travelling without the approval of ex-Pakistan leave is treated lightly, it will become a hobby […]
Six more ‘traffickers’ nabbed in Punjab raids
GUJRANWALA/RAWALPINDI/FAISALABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has tightened its noose around human traffickers and has arrested six more suspects allegedly linked to gangs of human traffickers from different cities of Punjab. According to the FIA, the agency during raids in various areas of Gujranwala, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin, and Gujrat arrested five people, including a notorious […]
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto: architect of modern Pakistan
There are such persons and leaders who cross the boundaries of time and circumstance to take their places among icons of change and vision. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was one such leader. His name alone echoes across the annals of Pakistani political history. Bhutto was born into the riches of Sindh in 1928. In his […]