Failed to fire: New-look, Bangladesh defeat Pakistan by 79 runs
DHAKA: Bangladesh outplayed Pakistan by 79 runs in the first ODI in Dhaka on Friday, in only their second win over their rivals in 48 games across all three formats. Tamim…
Pakistan and the Gulf: what we can do
Five days of debate in Pakistan’s parliament is all it took to unravel 50 years of a natural alliance based on trust, history and mutual interest. The archives of the Saudi…
Pakistan has to keep pace with China on economic corridor: Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan and China expected to sign agreements worth $50 billion during the forthcoming visit of President Xi Jinping, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said Islamabad will…
Chelsea seek to overcome United obstacle
LONDON: Chelsea will face an in-form Manchester United as they try to move one step closer to the Premier League title at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Jose Mourinho’s table-toppers are…
Afghan army chief to be chief guest at Kakul passing out parade today
ISLAMABAD: Afghan Army Chief Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi will be the chief guest at the passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul, on Saturday, the military’s public…
Djokovic faces Nadal in Monte Carlo semi-final
MONTE CARLO: Winning a game against Novak Djokovic these days is quite an achievement. Even when you’re an US Open champion. Djokovic won the first eight games of his Monte…
Rawalpindi – Islamabad: Metro buses to be running from May 1
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to inaugurate the Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro bus service on April 30 so that the residents of the twin cities could travel on the buses on Labour…
Yemen conflict: Iranian FM submits peace plan to UN chief
WASHINGTON: Iran’s foreign minister submitted on Friday a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, outlining a four-point peace plan for Yemen. The plan, which Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced…
Afghanistan suicide blast kills 33, injures more than 100
KABUL: A suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a bank where government workers collect salaries, the city’s police chief…
Complete shutdown in Srinagar following Masarat Alam’s arrest
SRINAGAR: A complete shutdown was observed on Saturday across Indian Occupied Kashmir on the call of Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest the arrest of Kashmiri leader Masarat Alam. Just yesterday, at…