Five people were killed after a cable on a suspension bridge snapped in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, causing them to fall off the bridge, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The incident, which took place at 6:18 p.m. on Wednesday in a sightseeing area in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, injured a further 24 […]
At least four passersby were killed and 12 were injured, including two police personnel, on Thursday as a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) struck near a police vehicle in Wana Bazaar, South Waziristan. The blast occurred near Shakai Stand, police officials confirmed, adding that unidentified assailants also opened fire following the incident. According to SHO Shakai, one […]
Indian rescuers used helicopters to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, on Thursday, nearly two days after a sudden inundation and landslides killed four, with dozens still missing. Roads crumpled or blocked by boulders kept rescue teams from reaching the village of Dharali in the state’s district […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its upward momentum during intra-day trading on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 823.10 points, current index at 145,911.59 — up 0.57% from the previous close of 145,088.49. The index touched an intraday high of 146,053.43 and a low of 145,250.17. Total trading volume stood at 171.85 million […]
Pakistan’s new cricket stars Azan Awais and Shamyl Hussain lead the runs table in the recently-concluded Shaheen’s tour of England. Shaheens, headed by Pakistan’s national test- team vice captain Saud Shakeel, won the ODI series 2/1 while the two three-day matches were resultless. The series played in Kent, Hove and Canterbury grounds, saw the young […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has recovered “irrefutable evidence” of corruption by Bahria Town during an operation. The minister informed the media that the FIA had discovered important documents during the raid, which was undertaken in accordance with the law. “Those documents are irrefutable evidence […]
New Zealand fast bowler Will O’Rourke on Wednesday has been ruled out of the second Test against Zimbabwe after suffering a back injury, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed on Tuesday. The 23-year-old pacer experienced stiffness in his back during the third day of the opening Test at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo last week. O’Rourke […]
Pakistan are preparing to mount a strong lobbying effort to secure a place in cricket’s historic return to the Olympic Games at Los Angeles 2028, Telecomasia.net has learnt from informed sources, amid reports suggesting that both Pakistan and New Zealand are at risk of exclusion. Cricket will make only its second appearance in Olympic history […]
The Women’s Copa America in Ecuador ended with a thrilling final as Brazil edged Colombia in an eight-goal spectacle to win their ninth title but logistical challenges and half-empty stadiums showed the hurdles that face South American women’s football. Colombia pushed Brazil to the brink in a decider capped by a Marta masterclass as her […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China for the first time in over seven years, a government source said on Wednesday, in a further sign of a diplomatic thaw with Beijing as tensions with the United States rise. Modi will go to China for a summit of the multilateral Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that […]