Pakistan name squads for Sri Lanka series
Pakistan Women’s team will play three T20Is and the same number of ODIs during the South Africa tour. Photo: ICC/file The Women’s National Selection Committee has named 15-member squads for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in Hambantota, Sri Lanka from 23 July to 4 August. Fatima Sana continues […]
Rawal Lake park loses half of tree cover in 2 decades – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Rawal Lake park site has lost 50 per cent of its tree cover over the last two decades, according to images shared by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco). The images compare the densely covered Lake View Point in 2004 with the extensive anthropogenic activities witnessed up to 2024. The […]
Sweet diplomacy: Pakistan’s mango festival celebrates growing US partnership – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s annual Mango Festival returned to the Embassy of Pakistan on Thursday with a message that extended well beyond the country’s celebrated summer fruit. Aptly themed “The Sweet Taste of Friendship”, this year’s gathering reflected the growing warmth in Pakistan-US relations as Islamabad assumes an increasingly significant diplomatic role in the region. The embassy’s […]
Masherbrum ascent ends in tragedy for Czech climber – Pakistan
• Bansky Jaroslav dies after fall near Camp I on 7,821-metre peak• Over 30 mountaineering permits granted as summer climbing season draws foreign expeditions to Pakistan’s tallest summits GILGIT: A Czech mountaineer has died after falling during an attempt to climb Masherbrum, one of the most challenging and rarely scaled peaks in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range, […]
Martyred cops’ families agree to end Quetta sit-in – Pakistan
• Balochistan CM’s aide says accord with protesters to form judicial commission to probe Hanna Urak, Ziarat attacks• Province-wide shutter-down strike observed in solidarity with families of martyred cops QUETTA: The Balochistan government and representatives of a multi-party alliance claimed to have reached an agreement with the families of policemen martyred in a deadly attack […]
Pakistan, China to enhance cooperation on immigration and border management – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Friday agreed to enhance cooperation in immigration, border management and institutional collaboration. An understanding to this effect was reached during a meeting of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry with a delegation of China’s National Immigration Administration led by Director General Qi Jingyang here. […]
Govt increases petrol price by Rs5.44, diesel by Rs31.05 per litre for next 3 days – Pakistan
The government on Friday increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs5.44 and Rs31.05 per litre, respectively, with immediate effect for the next three days until July 20, to pass on the impact of higher import premiums and global prices following renewed regional tensions. Following the increase, the price of petrol stands at Rs316.15 per litre […]
Govt increases petrol price by Rs5.44, diesel by Rs31.05 per litre for next three days – Pakistan
The government on Friday increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs5.44 and Rs31.05 per litre, respectively, with immediate effect for the next three days until July 20, to pass on the impact of higher import premiums and global prices following renewed regional tensions. Following the increase, the price of petrol stands at Rs316.15 per litre […]
Sanaullah says JUI-F chief’s remarks against martyrs were ‘inappropriate’, but unintended – Pakistan
PML-N leader and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s controversial remarks about army martyrs were “inappropriate”, but were unintended. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, Sanaullah said, “He (Fazl) always speaks in a balanced and measured manner, and his choice of words is […]
Sanaullah says JUI-F chief’s remarks against martyrs were ‘inappropriate’, says his words were unintended – Pakistan
PML-N leader and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s controversial remarks about army martyrs were “inappropriate”, but were unintended. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, Sanaullah said, “He (Fazl) always speaks in a balanced and measured manner, and his choice of words is […]