Selector Luke Wright said “runs are the currency” as England consider the makeup of their top order ahead of a busy summer that include high-profile test series against India and Australia. Opener Zak Crawley and number three Ollie Pope are feeling the heat to hold on to their places even though both were retained on […]
Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam on Friday, spoke highly of 19-year-old debutant Maaz Sadaqat for his match-winning performance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 match against defending champions Islamabad United. Sadaqat, in his debut PSL match, made an immediate impact by scoring a dazzling 55 runs off just 33 balls, including four boundaries and […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics, but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire. Moscow said the truce, set to coincide with its World War II commemorations on May 9, was aimed at testing Kyiv’s “readiness” for long-term peace, accusing Zelensky of making […]
Pakistani media is standing at a crossroad amid an existential threat and increased restrictive environment, deteriorating safety and job security, significant challenges to professional integrity of media and its practitioners, according to Freedom Network’s annual Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom Report 2025. Titled “Free speech and public interest journalism under siege,” the report finds […]
Hotels are empty and roads deserted at the start of what is normally peak tourist season amidst the towering peaks and lush valleys of AJK’s valley, as the threat of attack from India looms. High season in the cooler climes of the Neelum Valley, the tourist centre of AJK, begins in May as temperatures around […]
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has elected new office bearer in an annual election held for 2025-26. According to CPNE statement, Kazim Khan from Daily Duniya was elected as CPNE president and Ghulam Nabi Chandio from Daily Pak as secretary general. The other elected office bearers include Ayaz Khan (senior vice president), Tanveer […]
In the wake of the Pahalgam attack, New Delhi not only raised the spectre of war but also reached for its most provocative lever — suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a move both incendiary and symbolic, aimed at tightening the noose on Pakistan and casting it as the aggressor. However, the response, according to Moeed […]
India’s efforts to choke river water flow into Pakistan appear to have failed as total inflows in the country’s major rivers surged past 236,000 cusecs, according to data gathered on Saturday. The latest figures reveal that the cumulative inflow in rivers across Pakistan has reached 236,000 cusecs, with River Chenab at Head Marala alone receiving […]
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai has categorically rejected the federal government’s proposed formula for water distribution among the provinces as “unjust and unacceptable.” Addressing a grand jirga organised by PkMAP in Swabi district on Saturday, Achakzai, who is also the head of the Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Aaeen-e-Pakistan, stressed that Pakistan can only function […]
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Agriculture Major (retd) Muhammad Sajjad Barakwal has said that the upcoming budget will be people-friendly. Priority will be given to Agriculture, Sports among other sectors. The previous budget was not up to the public expectations due to lack of time and financial constraints. Funds were not available for paying salaries of government […]