PCB allocates massive budget for players’ salaries
Shaheen Shah Afridi picked up the last two wickets to wrap up South Africa innings. Photo: AFP KARACHI: The PCB has allocated 1100 million rupees in its budget for players’ monthly salaries and match fees. This year, 45 cricketers will be awarded contracts across five categories. Players in Category A/B (Test and ODI) will receive […]
Govt slashes petrol, diesel prices by Rs1.97 – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday cut the price of both petrol and diesel by Rs1.97 per litre, with immediate effect for the week ending July 10, to pass on part of the impact of lower global prices over the past week. As such, the ex-depot price of high-speed diesel (HSD) was set at Rs309.50 for […]
Unidentified quadcopter crashes on rooftop of house in Islamabad’s Humak locality – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A quadcopter flown from an unidentified location crash-landed on the rooftop of a house in the capital’s rural area. Police said that a resident of the house, located in Model Town Humak, informed them about the quadcopter’s crash landing. After receiving the information, police reached the house and cordoned off the area, and confiscated […]
FIA arrests five in Islamabad for alleged smuggling of human placenta: report – Pakistan
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is investigating a syndicate suspected of smuggling alleged human placenta from hospitals to produce anti-ageing injections, the BBC reported on Friday. According to the BBC, officials uncovered 500 kilogrammes of what is believed to be human placenta during a raid on an illegal processing facility in Islamabad last week, leading […]
40 killed, 8 injured as passenger bus falls into ravine near Balochistan-KP border – Pakistan
QUETTA: Forty people were killed and eight others injured when a Peshawar-bound passenger bus fell into a ravine just as it left the Dhanasar area of Balochistan’s Sherani district and crossed the provincial border into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, officials said. The number of casualties was first shared in a statement by […]
PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir arrive in Tehran for funeral of assassinated Iranian supreme leader Khamenei – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday to attend the funeral of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a US-Israeli strike on February 28, state broadcaster PTV reports. CDF Munir was received by Iranian officials […]
Lahore police register case against five suspects over abduction, sexual assault of two foreign women – Pakistan
LAHORE: Police on Thursday registered a case against five suspects on charges of kidnapping for ransom and sexually assaulting two foreign women. The Police Emergency Helpline 15 received a call from Spain, made by the father of one of the women, reporting the incident. The alleged victims, who are nationals of the Netherlands and Venezuela, […]
PIA’s direct flight from Lahore to Manchester takes off after 6 years – Pakistan
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed direct flights between Lahore and Manchester after six years, with the first flight from Punjab’s provincial capital taking off on Thursday. According to a statement issued by PIA, PK-709 departed from Lahore with 325 passengers on board. An inaugural ceremony was held at Lahore airport, where PIA Chief Operating […]
Submarine cable fault may cause intermittent internet disruption: PTA – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Thursday it was closely monitoring internet traffic disruptions caused by a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable system, which was likely to cause intermittent degradation in service quality and connectivity. The telecom authority added that Transworld Associates (TWA) is coordinating with the SMW5 consortium […]
Govt decides to extend Murree Expressway by 70km to Muzaffarabad – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday decided to extend the Murree Expressway by 70 kilometres to Muzaffarabad during a National Highway Authority (NHA) meeting chaired by Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. Work on the road has been ongoing under Khan’s tenure, including when he visited the expressway last November to review beautification, rehabilitation and improvement works […]