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LAHORE - Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan created a new record for the most runs scored in a three-match bilateral T20I series between full member nations. Farhan, who recently took charge as Pakistan’s full-time T20I captain, scored three consecutive half-centuries to average 79.33 at a remarkable strike rate of 165.27, earning the player of the series award. The right-hander surpassed India’s Abhishek Sharma, who scored 229 runs against Afghanistan earlier in 2026. New Zealand’s C...
SANAA/ RIYADH - A Yemeni government minister says on condition of anonymity that a Houthi missile attack on the presidential palace in Aden had hit a command center of the Saudi-led coalition fighting against the group. The minister says the Houthis hit a command center for Yemeni government “forces with three missiles, and the headquarters of the Saudi-led coalition forces at the presidential complex with two missiles,” adding that there were Yemeni and Saudi casualties, with...
ISLAMABAD - High Commission of Canada (Islamabad) and Kashf Foundation Pakistan’s first specialised microfinance institution marked the conclusion of a successful 10-year partnership to support the economic and social inclusion of women. With funding assistance from Global Affairs Canada, Kashf Foundation reached more than 1.6 million people across low-income communities in Pakistan, demonstrating that women’s economic opportunities improve when access to finance is combined with ...
Peshawar - Samar Haroon Bilour, a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advisory Council for Information and Public Relations, on Thursday visited the site of the Dir Colony school building collapse and expressed profound grief over the deaths of children in the tragedy. Speaking to the media at the site, she described the incident as devastating, saying the grief of the affected families was shared by the entire nation. She said the country stood with the bereaved families in their hour o...
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey League (PHL) was soft-launched on Wednesday, bringing together government representatives, hockey legends, sports officials and private-sector partners to revive Pakistan’s national sport and restore its international standing. Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, chairman of Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, attended the ceremony as chief guest. Legendary Olympians Shehnaz Sheikh, Shahbaz Ahmed Senior, Hassan Sardar, Tahir Zaman, Mansoor Ahmed Senior and Khwaj...
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the government had been left with no option but to impose emergency and governor rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after efforts to resolve the situation through dialogue failed, stressing that restoring peace, improving law and order and accelerating development in the province were its top priorities.Addressing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary party meeting here, the prime minister said the decision had been t...
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Friday discussed ways to strengthen Pakistan-Lebanon relations through enhanced cooperation in trade, education, tourism, sports and people-to-people exchanges. During a meeting with Ambassador of Lebanon to Pakistan Abdulaziz Issa, the minister highlighted Pakistan’s export potential in pharmaceuticals, textiles, rice, cement, construction materials and light engineering products, a news release said. He...
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has extended the deadline for submission of bids for the construction of Capital House by 15 days, giving prospective bidders additional time to finalise their designs and complete the required technical work. The project, estimated to cost Rs3.2 billion, is to be executed under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model, subject to confirmation of the terminology used in the tender documents. Bids were initially sche...
Karachi - The Karachi administration has decided to launch a crackdown against illegal billboards across the city. Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi has directed all Town Municipal Administrations (TMAs), Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), cantonment boards, other development authorities and advertisers to ensure compliance with the relevant laws governing the installation of billboards. He warned that all billboards must be brought within the legal framework or removed. Th...
SHARJEEL INAM MEMONSome tragedies become etched into the pages of history in such a way that no storm of passing time can erase them. The passage of time covers many wounds with dust, generations change, the forms of promises and commitments change, and thrones and crowns pass into the hands of new heirs. But certain days are engraved not only in human memory but also upon the collective conscience of nations. 18 October 2007, was one such day in our national history; a day whose morni...
KARACHI - Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho has taken notice of the disappearance of 52.5 tolas of gold, kept as case property in the malkhana of A-Section police station in Shaheed Benazirabad, and sought a detailed report from the DIGP concerned. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shaheed Benazirabad said four police personnel had been booked and arrested after preliminary investigations revealed evidence of negligence and their alleged involvement in the i...
The Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, arrived here on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to Pakistan from October 13 to 14.He was received at the airport by the Secretary, Economic Affairs Division, and Additional Secretary (Middle East), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs news release said.The Foreign Minister would lead the Omani delegation for the 8th Pak-Oman JMC and hold a bilateral meeting with Deputy ...
ISLAMABAD - Electricity consumers will lose a major portion of the projected Re0.9 per unit relief from the captive levy as the government has slashed the levy on off-grid captive plants to Rs343 per MMBTU for August, down 76 percent from the peak of Rs1,406 in January, following a revision in the IMF formula. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Off the Grid (Captive Power Plants) Levy Act, 2025 (XIV of 2025), the Federal Government is please...
LAHORE - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders have defended the decision to impose Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the difficult constitutional measure was taken in the larger interest of the country and its people, with national stability taking precedence over political considerations. “Should we save politics or the country?” PPP leaders said, adding that employment, business activities and economic stability were impossible without law and order. The views were e...
LAHORE - Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem on Monday directed relevant officers to take immediate action on the complaints of police personnel and their family members during a meeting at the Central Police Office (CPO). According to a Punjab Police spokesperson, the IGP listened to the problems of police employees and their family members and issued directions to the concerned officers for providing relief. On an application submitted by the mother of martyred Co...
