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EU Charged ‘Affaires affirms commitment to further deepen bilateral ties with Pakistan APP/NEWSDESK May 07, 2022 photo app PHOTO :APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed the desire to further strengthen the multi-faceted relationship in diverse sectors, including climate change and legal migration, with the European Union (EU) …

Abbas produces superb line and length bowling, taking six wickets for 45 runs By AFPMay 07, 2022 Pakistans Abbas and Amir shine in English county clash LONDON: Pakistan quicks Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Amir dominated the second day of an English County Championship match between Hampshire and Gloucestershire on Friday. …

Almost two years after manhandling a 73-year-old woman with dementia, breaking her arm and celebrating the arrest with colleagues, former Loveland, Colo., police officer Austin Hopp is going to prison. Hopp, who pleaded guilty to a second-degree assault charge in March, was sentenced on Thursday to five years behind bars, …

Mountaineer Sirbaz Khan became the first Pakistani on Saturday to climb 10 of the world’s 14 highest peaks — each at a height of more than 8,000 metres — after he scaled the 8,586-metre-high Kanchenjunga mountain in Nepal, according to the Alpine club of Pakistan. Sirbaz was part of a …

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have taken vast stores of grain from Ukraine and exported them to Russia, exacerbating the risk of shortages and hunger in areas under Russian control. Farmers in Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces reported that the Russians were “stealing their grain en masse,” according to …

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has achieved major progress since its launch seven years ago, bringing a total of $25 billion of direct investments to the country, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. During his regular briefing in Beijing, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin noted that many projects has been started …

The 2022 Asian Games, scheduled to be held in China’s city of Hangzhou, have been postponed for an indefinite period due to COVID-19 related developments in the country, the organisers said on Friday. In addition, the Olympic Council of Asia has also confirmed that the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2021, …

WASHINGTON – Bill Gates opened up about his marriage with ex-wife Melinda French Gates as the billionaire said he had a ‘great marriage’ with her. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the Microsoft founder revealed that the last two years were “pretty dramatic” with the COVID and his divorce. …

The Russian national women’s soccer team will not be allowed to compete in this year’s European Championship and has been removed from qualifying for next year’s Women’s World Cup. Those decisions, announced Monday by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), represent an expansion of measures taken by international governing …

Flash floods and storms have killed 20 people after ravaging several provinces of Afghanistan over the past six days. Scores of Afghans die every year in torrential downpours, particularly in impoverished rural areas where poorly built homes are at risk of collapse. Deputy minister for disaster management Sharafuddin Muslim said …