Pandya stars as India beat England in T20 opener

Southampton, United Kingdom, July 7 (AFP/APP): Hardik Pandya blasted his maiden Twenty20 international half-century and took four wickets as India beat England by 50 runs in Southampton on Thursday. In the opening game of the three-match series, Pandya powered to his 50 off 30 balls […]

Pogacar takes Tour de France lead with stage six win

Longwy, France, July 7 (AFP/APP): Defending champion Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Emirates team launched a blistering attack on a late climb to win stage six of the Tour de France and reclaim the overall leader’s yellow jersey on Thursday. Pogacar attacked on a steep […]

Swedish stabbing motive linked to psychiatry: prosecutor

Stockholm, July 7 (AFP/APP): A prominent Swedish psychiatrist stabbed to death in broad daylight on the island of Gotland during a political event was likely targeted because of her professional background, authorities said Thursday. Ing-Marie Wieselgren, 64, was attacked on Wednesday in the city of […]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits after cabinet bloodbath

London, July 7 (AFP/APP): Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as leader of Britain’s Conservative party, triggering a race to succeed him as prime minister after a frenzied 48 hours which saw dozens desert his scandal-hit government. Johnson acknowledged it was “clearly the will of the […]

Monsoon rains have claimed 77 lives so far: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD 06 July (Online): Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday revealed that monsoon rains across the country — which began on June 14 — have claimed 77 lives so far of which 39 were reported in Balochistan. “The figure includes children, men […]

US donates four mobile Labs to strengthen Pakistan’s COVID-19 testing

Islamabad, July 6 (Online): The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), presented four mobile laboratories valued at $4.6 million to Pakistan’s National Institute of Health to strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. The state-of-the-art facilities will improve […]

Flood takes 23 lives in Balochistan; PDMA

QUETTA 06 July (Online): Flood in the result of monsoon rains has taken 23 live all over the Balochistan, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) told on Wednesday. President Alvi expressed sorrows and directed authority to help the people. PDMA told that 4 people died in […]

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