England bowling great Anderson named as Lancashire captain
LONDON (Agencies) England Test great James Anderson has been named as Lancashire’s captain for next season’s County Championship at the age of 43. The country’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker made his first-class debut for Lancashire in 2002 and has continued to play for
PM Shehbaz leaves for Turkmenistan on two-day official visit
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed for Ashgabat on a two-day official visit to Turkmenistan. He is undertaking this visit at the invitation of Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow. The prime minister will participate in the forum organised in Ashgabat to mark
Saudi Arabia beheads one Pakistani, two Afghans for drug smuggling
MECCA : One Pakistani and two Afghan nationals have been sentenced to death for drug smuggling in Mecca. According to the Saudi Ministry of Interior, the two Afghans were arrested for smuggling methamphetamine into the kingdom, while the Pakistani national was caught smuggling
Spurs sink Slavia Prague to boost last-16 bid in front of Son
LONDON (Web news) – Tottenham bolstered their bid to qualify for the Champions League last 16 with a 3-0 win over Slavia Prague in front of their former star Son Heung-min on Tuesday. As South Korea forward Son watched from the stands, Thomas
Pakistan women’s team makes history with first-ever participation in FIFA Series
(Web Desk) – In a landmark moment for the country’s women’s football, the Pakistan women’s national team has officially been accepted to participate in the FIFA Series for the very first time, marking a major breakthrough on the international stage and a proud
Liverpool edge Inter in Champions League as Chelsea lose in Italy
PARIS (France) (Web news) – Liverpool snatched a 1-0 win away to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday without unsettled star Mohamed Salah, while Chelsea slipped to defeat against Atalanta and Barcelona overcame Eintracht Frankfurt. Dominik Szoboszlai scored a late penalty
France provided ‘logistical’ support to help Benin thwart coup: Macron aide
PARIS: France provided logistical support and surveillance assistance to help the west African state of Benin thwart a coup attempt that was foiled at the weekend, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.Macron led a “coordination effort” by speaking with key regional
Sri Lanka doubles troops for flood disaster recovery
COLOMBO:(WEb News) Sri Lanka has doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 635, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said Monday. More than 2 million people —
Govt orders crackdown on fake visa networks, plans major immigration reforms
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) The federal government on Friday ordered a strong crackdown on mafias involved in the business of fake visas. A special meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Chaudhry Salik Hussain decided to tighten action against travellers
Pakistan to keep Afghan border closed without terror assurances: FO
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) Pakistan has once again reiterated its clear stance that the border will remain closed until the Afghan government provides firm assurances to prevent terrorist infiltration into Pakistan. During the weekly press briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the issue
