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NBP releases players’ salaries after PM revives departmental sports

LAHORE: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) released players’ salaries after nine months hiatus following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to revive the structure of departmental sports, a day earlier.  According to the details,...

ICC selects Pakistan's Fatima as 100% Cricket Superstars

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's rising sensation Fatima Sana has been selected by the International Cricket Council (ICC) among four other players as 100% Cricket Superstars. This forms part of the ICC's ongoing 100% Cricket movement, which celebrates the abun...

‘SHC directs stakeholders to reach consensus amicably’

KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Friday directed all the stakeholders to sit together and reach a consensus over the ownership of the Kaka ground situated in the North Nazimabad area after Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) lawyer rejected the land g...

PM meets Pakistan medal winners in Commonwealth, Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosted a reception for Pakistani athletes on Thursday, who won medals at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games and Islamic Solidarity Games. Weightlifter Nooh Butt, gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games,...

Ushna Sohail helps Pakistan beats Turkmenistan in Billie Jean King Cup

KARACHI: A brilliant performance by Ushna Sohail has helped Pakistan beat Turkmenistan in Billie Jean King Cup (formerly known as FedCup) Tennis. With the 2-1 win on Thursday, Pakistan finished 2nd in Pool B and will now play Sri Lanka for the third...

Mubashir downs Sharjeel to win SAG Snooker League 2022-23

LAHORE: Local cueist Mubashir Raza marked an exceptional comeback in the final against Sharjeel Mehmood to win the SAG Snooker League 2022-23. In an epic final between the two cueists, the local cueist Mubashir emerged victorious as he sealed a thril...

PM Shehbaz reverses Imran’s policy, lifts ban on departmental sports

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday lifted the ban on departmental sports across the country to “revive competition” between various teams, saying that it would nourish the capacity and capability of aspiring athletes. Th...

Sindh Blues vs Sindh Whites at UBL Sports Complex

Lahore: This year’s best two teams of teenage cricketers will be in action at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi from 25 August as Sindh Blues face Sindh Whites in the final of the National U19 Championship 2022-23. Along with the bragging rights...

Viv Richards joins Miandad as Pakistan Junior League mentor

LAHORE: Two legendary cricketers, Sir Vivian Richards and Javed Miandad are set to reunite in October at Pakistan Junior League (PJL) after Pakistan Cricket Board appointed the former as a mentor for one of the teams. According to the details, PCB na...

Pakistan believes they can compete with India ‘day in, day out’: Wasim Akram

DUBAI: With Pakistan set to embark on their Asia Cup campaign on Sunday against India, legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram says Babar Azam’s men believe they can compete with their arch-rivals “day in, day out” after their victory ove...

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Pakistan will respond with full force to any Indian misadventure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif yesterday held a telephone conversation with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and discussed recent developments in South Asia. "During the telephone call, the prime minister affi...

Security Forces kill at least three terrorists in Turbat IBO

TURBAT: At least three terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by security forces in the Turbat area of Balochistan, the military's media affairs wing said yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

Indian Army in 'crisis, chaos' as northern command chief dismissed

KARACHI: The Indian Army is facing a deep internal crisis following the controversial Pahalgam incident, which has been labelled a "failed false flag operation" by insiders. In what appears to be a panicked move, the Modi government has dismissed the...

Pakistan set to become next major tech destination: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to becoming the next major tech destination in light of $700 million pledged in foreign investment in the IT sector at the Digital Foreign Direct Investment (DFDI) co...
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