Stokes’ bold declaration ‘no surprise’ to Bairstow

Birmingham, United Kingdom, June 16 (AFP/APP): England captain Ben Stokes’ bold declaration on the opening day of the first Ashes Test may have come as a shock to cricket traditionalists, but it was “no surprise” to team-mate Jonny Bairstow. England were 393-8 at Edgbaston, with […]

Mushaal urges US President, Congressmen to press Modi to release Yasin

ISLAMABAD, Jun 16 (APP): Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organisation Mushaal Hussein Mullick expressed serious concerns over Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik’s deteriorating health conditions and urged US President Joe Biden and Congressmen to press Indian Premier Narendra Modi to release Yasin during their forthcoming visit […]

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dead at 92

New York, June 16 (AFP/APP): Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 92. Ellsberg announced in March that doctors told him he had terminal pancreatic cancer and only around six months […]

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