The coalition partners who formed the government in Punjab are once again facing uncertainty. Even after nearly two years in power, the power-sharing formula between the parties has yet to be finalised as the political alliance between the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) remains strained. Since the formation of the […]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Hamas to move forward with disarmament under his plan for postwar Gaza, and said members of his so-called “Board of Peace” had pledged $5 billion to the Palestinian territory’s reconstruction. “Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarisation,” Trump said in a post on […]
The Sindh government has made third-party vehicle insurance mandatory, but fixed pay-outs treat all accident victims the same, ignoring individual injuries and needs. Under the third-party insurance framework, compensation fixed by the government will be paid in cases where passengers are injured or killed in an accident. The affected individual or their legal heirs will […]
In Pakistan, sport begins with cricket. It fills neighbourhood streets, school grounds, television screens and dinner table conversations. For most children, the path feels almost predetermined. A bat, a taped tennis ball, a makeshift wicket. Football follows closely behind. Other sports exist, but rarely as first choices. Golf sits further away. It is not the […]
An additional station house officer (SHO) was laid to rest on Sunday after he was martyred in a brazen terrorist attack on a police station in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Saturday. District Police Officer (DPO) Bajaur Waqas Rafiq confirmed the incident, saying that police and security forces launched a search operation in the […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan opposite number Salman Agha did not shake hands at the coin toss for their T20 World Cup showdown in Colombo on Sunday. Agha won the toss and elected to bowl in the Group A match, which was only confirmed as going ahead six days ago when the Pakistan […]
Hamza Roman and Abubakar Talha won the doubles title at the ITF J60 Nairobi on Saturday, overcoming top-seeded Gyeom Do and Zayyan Virani in a dramatic three-set final, 4-6, 6-3, 11-9. The victory concluded a successful three-week ITF tour in Nairobi for the Pakistani contingent, which also included teammates Ahtesham Humayun and Zohaib Afzal Malik, […]
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick called on his team to show a “reaction” against Girona on Monday in La Liga after their 4-0 thrashing by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey. The Catalan giants were pummelled by Diego Simeone’s side in the semi-final first leg on Thursday, but Flick believes his team’s attitude has improved […]
Pakistan dismissed Indian opener Abhishek Sharma in the first over as Captain Salman Ali Agha opens the bowling after winning the toss at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, as cricket’s fiercest rivals meet in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup group stage. Following a blistering 77 off 40 balls, Ishan Kishan was […]
Tom Banton, who carried England to victory in the T20 World Cup against Scotland on Saturday in Kolkata, finally came of age as an international batsman after a stop-start career. His place had been under threat from Ben Duckett after he scored only two against both Nepal and the West Indies in his first World […]