MP, MPB, BN record wins in Allama Iqbal Polo Cup

LAHORE-Master Paints, Master Paints Black and BN Polo recorded contrastive victories in the Aquafina Allama Iqbal Polo Cup 2021 matches played here at the Jinnah Polo and Country Club (JP&CC) ground on Wednesday.  The first match of the day was convincingly won by Master Paints, who outsmarted Barry’s by […]

Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket

CAPE TOWN-South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has called it a day in Test cricket. Du Plessis, who played 69 Tests for South Africa, announced his retirement from the format on Wednesday. The right-hander captained his country in 36 Tests and scored 10 Test centuries for […]

Stock market loses 99 points

ISLAMABAD- The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Wednesday lost 99.81 points, witnessing negative change of 0.21 percent, closing at 46,768.14 points against 46,867.95 points on the last working day. A total of 701,764,681 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 514,208,025 […]

Work on Gwadar Fencing Project temporarily halted, CPEC body informed

ISLAMABAD-Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was Wednesday informed that work on Gwadar Fencing Project had been temporarily halted owing to reservations expressed by various segments of the society. The 32nd (in-camera) meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was held under the […]

Libya marks tenth anniversary of 2011 revolution

Libyans marked the tenth anniversary of the 2011 revolution on Wednesday which ended 42 years of rulership under Muammar Gaddafi. Celebrations were held on streets and at squares in various cities, including Misrata, Zawiya, Zintan, Sabha, and in the capital Tripoli. There were no official celebrations […]

Saudi Arabia offers to mediate in Ethiopia dam dispute

Saudi Arabia wants to mediate between the parties in a longstanding dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam project and hold talks with their leaders, Sudan’s Council of Ministers said Wednesday. Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Kattan has disclosed that King Salman […]

NATO eyes post-Trump reset as Afghanistan call looms

Brussels-NATO defence ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners.  Key on the agenda at the two-day virtual conference is the future of NATO’s […]

ECP allows Yousaf Raza Gillani to contest Senate polls

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday has approved nomination papers of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and joint candidate of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for Senate elections, Yousaf Raza Gillani. While announcing the reserved verdict, the returning officer has rejected the objections raised by Pakistan […]

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