By Zahid Rabbani The Israeli army and settlers have killed 67 Palestinians since the start of 2023, including 13 children. Palestinian Ministry of Health says the death toll is the highest in the past 22 years. The year 2022 was the sixth year of a consecutive annual increase in the …

Islamabad: The Current Account Balance (CAB) of Pakistan posted a massive surplus of $654 million in Mar 2023 against a deficit of $36 million in Feb 2023, ARY News reported on Wednesday, citing the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) statement.   State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday announced that …

HOUSTON: Oil prices edged higher on Friday on strong economic data in the euro zone and Britain, but futures fell for the week as interest rate and demand uncertainty weighed. Brent futures settled up 56 cents at $81.66 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) rose 50 cents to …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday asserted that the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia will lead to regional stability, According to details, the foreign minister held a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdullahian. Both the foreign ministers extended Eid greetings to …

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has warned of countrywide protests if the government fails to implement Supreme Court’s (SC) orders of holding Punjab elections on May 14. Addressing the party workers at his residence in Lahore’s Zaman Park, the former premier lambasted the government …

India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has begun his rehabilitation after undergoing back surgery in New Zealand, the country’s cricket board said on Saturday. The 29-year-old right-arm seamer has been sidelined since September and missed last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia and the ongoing Indian Premier League. Bumrah is also …

KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day Sunday after battles between rival generals in control since their 2021 coup killed at least 56 civilians and wounded hundreds more people, sparking international alarm. Deafening explosions and intense gunfire shook buildings in the capital Khartoum’s northern and southern suburbs as …

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Sunday said his party will defeat the ‘Zardari mafia’ in Sindh. “Zardari group has made people of Sindh hostage,” Imran Khan while expressing his views with PTI Sindh leader Khurram Sher Zaman who called on him in Lahore to …

—Reuters Amid a flurry of criticism from US officials over the short-video sharing app TikTok, a US state has voted to ban the Chinese-owned social media app, citing threats to security. According to CBS, Montana became the first state Friday to pass a bill banning TikTok from operating in the …

A policeman walks past a logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). — Reuters/File In line with the recent Saudi Arabian expansion into sports, the Saudi government has now announced that it is keen to set up a new T20 league — the world’s richest — …