England captain Harry Brook said on Thursday that he believes it could be a record-breaking T20 World Cup, with fans treated to a batting blitz and 300-plus scores. Sri Lanka’s 260-6 in 2007 remains the highest total in the nine previous editions of the men’s tournament. The 2026 T20 World Cup begins Saturday, co-hosted by […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team would travel to Colombo as planned for their Twenty20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, despite Pakistan’s decision to boycott the match citing geopolitical tensions. The Pakistan government directed its team to boycott the February 15 Group A contest to show solidarity with Bangladesh, who were replaced by […]
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Thursday that the country’s armed forces remained fully prepared to counter both conventional and hybrid threats in an evolving security environment, warning that any act of aggression would be met with a swift and befitting response during a visit to the […]
India and the United States expect to sign a long-awaited formal trade deal in March, after which New Delhi will reduce tariffs on US goods, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. They will issue a joint statement in four or five days, prompting Washington to cut duties on Indian exports to 18% from 50%, […]
Experts have expressed serious concern over increasing incidents of bird injuries and deaths caused by kite flying in Lahore, describing it as a major threat to the urban environment. They said the primary danger lies not in the kites themselves but in the hazardous chemical-coated strings used with them. According to Professor Dr Zulfiqar Ali, […]
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has vowed to use all available resources to eliminate terrorism and restore stability in the province, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The statement was released by the Office of the Press Secretary to Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, a day after the Provincial Apex Committee met for the first time, […]
Delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 314 prisoners, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday, adding that significant work remained to end the war. “Today, delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia agreed to exchange 314 prisoners—the first such exchange in five months,” Witkoff […]
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif said she will comply with genetic testing requirements as long as the tests are conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to be able to participate in competitions. Khelif won gold in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Games in 2024 amid a gender dispute over her eligibility, after the […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) and courts across Punjab will remain open, with cases to be heard as usual on February 6 and 7, despite the Punjab government announcing public holidays across the province for the following days on account of Basant. After the provincial government’s notification, the LHC administration proposed to LHC Chief Justice […]
S. M. Tanveer, an FPCCI leader and Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG), has congratulated FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh on the launch of Pakistan’s first indigenous survey measuring governance standards, the Index of Transparency and Accountability in Pakistan (iTAP), developed in collaboration with Ipsos. He also acknowledged the role of Mian Zahid Hussain, […]