BN, DP win Aquafina Allama Iqbal Polo openers

LAHORE   –  BN Polo and Diamond Paints won the opening day matches of the Aquafina Allama Iqbal Polo Cup 2021 played here at Jinnah Polo and Country Club (JP&CC) ground on Tuesday. Eulogio Celestino fired in fabulous five goals in BN Polo’s 10-6 victory over Newage/Rizvi’s in […]

Gobi’s Paint Punjab Open Tennis inaugurated

LAHORE   –  The Gobi’s Paint Punjab Open Tennis Championship 2021 was inaugurated by PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik during a colorful opening ceremony held here at the Punjab Tennis Academy Bagh-e-Jinnah on Tuesday. Around 25 matches were played on the opening day of the event. In the men’s […]

Serena downs Halep to set up Osaka showdown at Australian Open

MELBOURNE   –  Serena Williams of United States on Tuesday blasted past Romania’s Simona Halep to set up an Australian Open semi-final showdown with Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Williams took a step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-3 dismantling of second seed Halep, the […]

US State Dept OKs $200M RAM missile sale to Egypt

The US State Department signed off Tuesday on a potential $197 million sale of Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs) to the Egyptian military. Raytheon’s naval missiles are used to defend against anti-ship missiles, and are employed by the navies of 11 countries including Turkey and the US. The […]

UK set for new laws to protect free speech on campus

London   –  Britain is set to introduce new laws guaranteeing freedom of speech in universities to counteract what the government on Tuesday called “unacceptable silencing and censoring” on campuses. As part of the plans, the government is considering appointing a “free speech champion” to investigate possible breaches […]

ECP starts scrutiny of nomination papers filed for Senate elections

Election Commission of Pakistan is starting today (Wednesday) the process of scrutiny of nomination papers filed for the Senate elections. A total of one hundred and seventy candidates have filed their nomination papers with the Election Commission of Pakistan. These include twenty-nine from Punjab, thirty-nine from Sindh, […]

Nawaz Sharif passport stands expired: Sh Rashid

ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday said that diplomatic passport of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tood expired today (February 17) and it will not be re-issued as the law does not permit for issuance of passports to those who are on the no-fly list. […]

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