National Assembly passes contempt of parliament bill

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (Online): National Assembly (NA) has passed contempt of parliament bill with majority vote. The amendments submitted by JI MNA Maulana Akbar Chitrali were returned. The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges chairman Qasim Noon presented the bill. Federal […]

England paceman Archer out of Ashes with elbow injury

London, May 16 (AFP/APP): Fast bowler Jofra Archer was Tuesday ruled out of the Ashes with a stress fracture to his right elbow as England announced their Test squad to face Ireland next month. The 28-year-old Sussex quick, who was recently in action in the […]

German court sentences five over spectacular museum heist

Dresden, Germany, May 16 (AFP/APP): A German court on Tuesday sentenced five members of a criminal gang to up to six years in prison for snatching priceless 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum in what local media have dubbed the biggest art heist in modern […]

UK gov’t put on notice over G20 meet in Kashmir

LONDON (PNI) Strongly urging against participating in the so-called G20 meet in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIoJK), the UK government has been put on notice against such a move which violates international law and UN mandate on IIoJK. Fahim Kayani, president Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) […]

Pakistan Shaheen rout Zimbabwe ‘A’ to sweep series

ISLAMABAD 14 May (Online): Pakistan Shaheens defeated Zimbabwe ‘A’ by an innings and 41 runs on the last day of the second four-day match at the Mutare Sports Club in Mutare on Saturday. The victory gave the Shaheens a 2-0 clean sweep in the four-day […]

Surfer feared killed in shark attack

SYDNEY 14 May (Online): Rescuers were scouring the waters off a remote beach in South Australia on Saturday for traces of a surfer believed to have been killed in a shark attack. Emergency services were called to the beach near the town of Elliston, about […]