Multan Sultans lift winners trophy in 9th edition of Sohni Dharti PCL cricket tourney
Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi in the final match to lift the champions trophy in the 9th edition of Sohni Dharti PCL cricket tournament.The match was played in the same format of the famous Pakistan Super League (PSL) with similar team names of Lahore Qalandars Karachi Kings Peshawar Zalmi Islamabad United Quetta Gla
Pakistan opposition alliance plans nationwide protests to topple Khan
DPA
Islamabad
A broad alliance of Pakistans opposition parties has firmed up protest plans to topple the military-backed government of Prime Minister Imran Khan triggering fears of another upheaval for a chaotic democracy.
At least 11 parties hostile to Khan and the generalsbacking hisadministration said they would rally in all
Pakistani court frees Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy in a rare judgement that was hailed as daring. Sawan Masih a road sweeper from the eastern city of Lahore was acquitted on Monday after spending more than six years on death row Syed Muddasar Hussain a spokesperson for Lahore High Court told DPA o
Critically endangered Sumatran tiger released back to wild in Aceh
Jakarta: A young Sumatran tiger was released back to the wild in a national park in Indonesias Aceh province after recovering from an injury sustained when it was trapped by a snare the head of Acehs conservation agency said on Sunday. Agus Aryanto said the male tiger estimated to be about 1.5 years old was released on Saturday after the veterinarian team treating the tiger said the inj
At least 20 Pakistani soldiers killed in two separate attacks
DPA
Islamabad
At least 20 soldiers from the army and a paramilitary force were killed in two separate attacks in Pakistan officials said on Thursday.
Six soldiers including an officer were killed in an attack on a convoy of security forces in the tribal district of North Waziristan the militarys media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
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Pakistani police arrest fugitive in highway gang rape case
ISLAMABAD: The prime suspect has been arrested in a highway gang rape case in Pakistan that sparked nationwide outrage and protests after a top cop blamed the victim police said.
Abid Malhi 27 was arrested 33 days after the crime near the eastern city of Lahore Nayab Haider a spokesperson for the Punjab police told dpa.
The suspect had also been booked in a gang rape case in 2013 but
Pakistani toddler’s murder sparks outrage
PESHAWAR: Police in northwest Pakistan have made a string of arrests as they search for the killer of a two-year-old girl whose rape and murder have drawn comparisons to an infamous 2018 killing that sparked riots.
The girl Zainab disappeared on Tuesday while playing outside her village home in Charsadda district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Her body was discovered a day later promp
Pakistan opposition alliance plans nationwide protests to topple Khan
DPA
Islamabad
A broad alliance of Pakistans opposition parties has firmed up protest plans to topple the military-backed government of Prime Minister Imran Khan triggering fears of another upheaval for a chaotic democracy.
At least 11 parties hostile to Khan and the generalsbacking hisadministration said they would rally in all major cities over the next two and a half months.
Pakistani court frees Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy in a rare judgement that was hailed as daring. Sawan Masih a road sweeper from the eastern city of Lahore was acquitted on Monday after spending more than six years on death row Syed Muddasar Hussain a spokesperson for Lahore High Court told DPA on Tuesday.
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Pakistan reimposes mini lockdowns amid fears of virus second wave
Islamabad Pakistan on Monday reimposed localised lockdowns in a number of coronavirus hotspots amid warnings of a second wave of infections.
Several neighbourhoods in the southern city of Karachi have been put under mini lockdowns with no one allowed to leave or enter provincial government spokesman Murtaza Wahab said.
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir authorities announced they would re
Sedition charges filed against Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police on Monday filed sedition charges against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and members of his party days before opposition rallies aimed at toppling the government. Police in eastern city of Lahore registered the charges against Sharif his daughter Maryam Nawaz and more than 40 other leaders of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) party.
Nawaz Sharif a convict
Pakistan opposition leader arrested after protest vow
AFP
Islamabad
Pakistani anti-corruption officials arrested the countrys opposition leader on Monday days after he vowed to help lead efforts to dislodge Prime Minister Imran Khans government.
Shahbaz Sharif -- who heads the opposition in the countrys National Assembly -- was arrested in Lahore after the eastern citys high court rejected a bail plea in a money-laundering ca
Afghan top official Abdullah in Pakistan for talks on peace bid
AFP
Islamabad
The Afghan official overseeing Kabuls efforts to forge a deal with the Taliban arrived on Monday for a three-day visit to Pakistan the influential neighbour considered vital to the peace process.
Abdullah Abdullah previously Afghanistans chief executive was meeting senior officials in Islamabad for the first time as chair of his countrys High Council for Natio
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AgenciesDAMASCUSQatar on Saturday officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after nearly 13 years.The Qatari flag was raised at the embassy building which resumed operations in the Syrian capital following the fall of the Assad regim
Tribune News NetworkDohaA first-of-its-kind desert activation by Visit Qatar is now open to the public at Ras Abrouq from December 18 to January 18.Located on the edge of the UNESCO-protected Al-Reem Biosphere Reserve this unique destination offers a per
HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani the President of Qatar Olympic Committee on Saturday congratulated Kuwait on the opening ceremony of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup football and wished the event all success. In a message on X platform HE Sheikh Joaan said We congratulate Watan Al Nah
AgenciesDonald Trumps imminent return to the White House and uncertainty about his policy proposals has begun weighing on the US Federal Reserve raising concerns of a reckoning between the central bank and the president-elect.Fed chair Jerome Powell acknowledged o