Kamran Ghulam creates history as KP take control

LAHORE-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kamran Ghulam, who emerged as PCB Domestic Cricketer of the Year, created history by becoming the highest run-scorer in a single season of the prestigious Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on day three of the tournament’s 2020-21 five-day first-class final against Central Punjab on Sunday. According to […]

Haider, Usman, Zeeshan lead Shaheens to win

LAHORE-Half-centuries from Haider Ali and Zeeshan Malik, and three-wicket haul from Usman Qadir led Pakistan Shaheens to a comfortable 101-run win over New Zealand A in a T20 match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Sunday. In a 12 a-side match, Shaheens, after being put into […]

Azhar helps Pakistan post 279/10 against Kiwis at Christchurch Test

CHRISTCHURCH-Azhar Ali’s 93, Mohammad Rizwan’s 61 and Faheem Ashraf’s 48 helped Pakistan post 297 all out in their first innings on the opening day of the second Test of the two-match ICC World Test Championship series being played at the Hagley Oval Christchurch on Sunday. New Zealand […]

IT industry growth surpassing all traditional sectors

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Syed Amin Ul Haque on Sunday said the recent growth of Information Technology (IT) industry was remarkable and surpassing all traditional sectors. “Recent growth figures of our IT Industry are remarkable and surpassing all traditional sectors in […]

SBP initiatives very encouraging but implementation poor

LAHORE-The business community has asked the central bank to get its policies implemented in true spirit to provide financial support to the trade and industry, as the SBP initiatives are very encouraging but implementation is not up to the mark. Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association […]

Petroleum Division aligns strategy to streamline oil, gas sector

ISLAMABAD-Cognizant of the country’s existing and future energy needs, the Petroleum Division (PD), during the year 2020, has aligned its strategy to streamline the matters related to the oil and gas sector. It introduced the ease-of-doing-business plan and took radical measures to ensure a level-playing field for […]

US Congress convenes at start of high-stakes political week

Washington-The US Congress opens its new session Sunday, kicking off an explosive week in Washington as Republican lawmakers vow to challenge Joe Biden’s election win, pro-Trump protesters gather and voters in Georgia decide who controls the Senate. The rebel push by a group of 12 senators loyal […]

Israel plans 2 million vaccinated by end of January

Jerusalem-Israel said Sunday two million people will have received a two-dose Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January, a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasts is the world’s fastest. Starting on December 19, when Netanyahu got his first jab, Israel launched an aggressive push to […]

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker of House of Representatives

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California was reelected speaker of the US House of Representatives for the 117th Congress on Sunday. Pelosi received 216 out of 427 votes to secure the speakership for a fourth term. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California received 209 votes. The […]

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