Shabbir wins 13th National Tenpin Bowling Championship

LAHORE   –  Shabbir Lashkarwala won the 13th National Tenpin Bowling Championship 2021, which concluded at the Arena Bowling Club of F-9 Park. According to PTBF spokesman here on Monday, Adnan Qaiser, brother of Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, graced the final as chief guest and distributed trophies and cash awards […]

CAA, DPS and XpertDigi victorious in Challenge Cup

LAHORE   –  Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), DPS and XpertDigi won their respective round matches of the Corporate Challenge Cup 2021 played here at Ittefaq Cricket Ground and Model Town Greens Cricket Ground.  Before the matches, a special dua was offered for Syed Mehdi Raza (late), a […]

Misbah ready to welcome Amir despite strong reservations

LAHORE   –  Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has said that he is ready to welcome fast bowler Mohammad Amir despite strong reservations.  Talking to the reporters during a press conference here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday, 46-year-old Misbah said that he would welcome the pace bowler in […]

WHO hopes to roll out vaccines for all in February

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for a collective commitment so that within the next 100 days, coronavirus vaccination for health workers and those at higher risk in all countries can begin, with one official saying the hope is for a […]

Biden taps career diplomat William Burns as CIA chief

Washington   –  US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced William Burns as his pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, tapping a retired veteran diplomat who helped lead secret talks with Iran. Burns spent over three decades in the US foreign service, including a stint […]

England opens mass vaccination sites as virus spike fears spread

London   –   Seven mass coronavirus vaccination sites opened across England on Monday as the government raced to dose millions of people while a new strain of the disease runs rampant across the country. The sites include football stadiums and a horse racing course, and are located in […]

First Saudi plane arrives in Qatar after reconciliation deal

Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier landed at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport late Monday for the first time since 2017 after the two neighbors signed a reconciliation deal. “Following the resumption of flights between #Riyadh and #Doha, the first @Saudi_Airlines arrived at @HIAQatar this evening. #SAUDI,” state-owned Qatar Airways said […]

Trump reportedly admits ‘some blame’ for Capitol mayhem

Last week, the US Capitol was breached by crowds of Trump supporters, who besieged the building and disrupted a congressional session certifying the election results. Weeks before that, Trump had been promoting the protest in his now suspended Twitter account, saying it would be “wild”. […]

IHC extends Zardari’s interim bail till Jan 28

On Tuesday, Islamabad High Court (IHC) extended interim bail of former president and co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari till January 28 in fake accounts case. A two member bench comprising of Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard bail application of Asif Ali […]

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