Stirling, Faheem help Islamabad down win-less Quetta Gladiators

KARACHI-Brilliant batting display from opener Paul Stirling and outstanding bowling by Faheem Ashraf lifted Islamabad United to an impressive six-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in the 12th match of PSL-6 played at National Stadium Karachi on Tuesday night.  According to information made available here, chasing 157 to win, Islamabad were provided […]

Houthis claim drone attack on airport in Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi group said Tuesday that it targeted Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport in a drone attack. The Saudi-led Arab coalition denied the claim, saying its forces destroyed the Houthi drone before it could cause any damage. “The UAV air force managed to target the airfields of […]

Plane crash in South Sudan leaves 10 people dead

A commercial plane crashed late Tuesday in South Sudan, killing all 10 people on board, including eight passengers and two pilots, local media reported. The dead passengers included seven women and one man, according to local newspaper South Suudan News Now. “News reaching us indicates that a […]

US to have vaccines for every adult by end of May: Biden

The US will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every adult in the country by the end of May, President Joe Biden said Tuesday.  Speaking at a White House briefing, Biden said when his administration took office, “the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine […]

All kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released, says governor

Gusau, Nigeria-Hundreds of girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, the local governor told AFP on Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari expressed “overwhelming joy” at their release and called on the security forces to hunt down their abductors, after […]

Pakistan reports 1,388 coronavirus cases in one day

Pakistan has reported 75 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 583,916. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,013 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation […]

Pakistan committed to peace, stability in region: COAS

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited North and South Waziristan districts on Tuesday. COAS was briefed on progress of border management regime, stabilisation operations, socio economic development projects including opening of border terminals, says a press release issued by the Inter-Services […]

Crucial Senate elections today amid political blame game

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken all necessary measures to ensure transparent elections through secret polling for 37 Senate seats to be held today. Following the decision of Supreme Court, the Commission in its statement said that the Senate elections will be held […]

Senate election results have become secondary: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday said that results of Senate polls were of secondary importance now as the Pakistan Democratic Alliance had already achieved the desired resuslts. Speaking to journalists here, he congratulated the nation on the “success” of the PDM’s efforts […]

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