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Some basic changes to current structure can improve situation, Hasan Ali Amidst growing voices from the sport’s fraternity for restoration of departmental cricket, Pakistan fast-bower Hasan Ali feels that some basic changes to the current structure can help put Pakistan cricket back on track. “I feel that instead of a …

Ijaz-ur-Rehman lifted Ramazan Cup Tenpin Bowling Tournament, whileNoor-ul-Ain and Shahid annexed women and deaf men’s title respectively at Leisure City Bowling Club, Jinnah Park, Rawalpindi on Monday night. Ijaz clinched first position in the men professional category, securing 2812 scores. Junaid Shafique obtained second position with 2693 scores and Daniyal-ul-Ijaz …

PM visits Chinese embassy for condolence; assures exemplary punishment to perpetrators Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday visited the Chinese embassy here and conveyed his condolence over the death of Chinese nationals in a blast that took place in Karachi earlier in the afternoon. The prime minister met the Chinese Charge’d …

PM announces end to load-shedding from May 1 as 20 power plants made operational ISLAMABAD, Apr 26 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, in a big move to facilitate the general public, announced an end to load-shedding of electricity across the country from May 1 and onwards. The prime minister, …

3 Chinese nationals among 4 dead in suicide attack at Karachi University At least four people, including three Chinese nationals, were killed while four others were injured in a suicide attack outside the University of Karachi’s (KU) Confucius Institute, officials said on Tuesday. Sindh IG Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar confirmed the …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was not going to Saudi Arabia on a chartered plane. The minister, in a statement in response to a tweet of former information minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 : The Interior Ministry on Monday issued a new passport to Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Quaid and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. According to the Immigration and Passport Department of Interior Ministry, an ordinary passport with validity for 10 years was issued to Nawaz Sharif. He had …

IHC combines PTI petition against ECP’s alleged bias with intra-court appeal. Seeks replies from respondents including ECP and 17 political parties by May 17. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Babar Sattar issue today’s directive. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the order to conclude the …

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25, Within a week of the announcement by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the authorities concerned have connected Orange Line with Faizabad to provide a direct connectivity to and from New Islamabad Airport. After this linkage, the citizens would be able to travel between Faizabad and New Islamabad Airport, …

Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, gusty/dust-raising winds with light rain-thunderstorm are likely at isolated places in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan. The temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty degrees …