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      Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named the kingdom’s prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle ordered by King Salman, according to a royal decree published by the official Saudi Press Agency .⁠ .⁠ Prince Mohammed is already de facto ruler of the world’s largest …

        Former prime minister Imran Khan’s alleged conversation with his then-principal secretary Azam Khan triggered a firestorm in which he can be heard speaking about the “US conspiracy” to topple PTI government. The new audio is the latest in a series of leaks recently released online featuring …

      Pakistani pace ace Naseem Shah has contracted coronavirus, sources said Thursday, hours after the cricket board confirmed that he had been diagnosed with pneumonia. The pacer, according to sources, has been ruled out of the T20I series against England — currently underway in Lahore — after testing …

  Imran says ‘unfortunate’ that justice system failed to stop Ishaq Dar.   Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said Tues­day that he would soon launch the last long march that would pave the way for the fair and transpar­ent elections in the country and his PTI party would form …

      Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the Sunni Muslim world’s most influential religious scholars, has died.⁠ .⁠ Al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian who was based in Qatar, was the chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, and also a spiritual leader for the Muslim Brotherhood. He was 96 years …

          Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson and former president after his health deteriorated. A medical team, led by Dr Asim Hussain, is examining the former president, said sources, adding that a “procedure” will be performed on Zardari’s lungs. The medical team will conduct further tests of …

  The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to continue cooperating with Pakistan in meeting the challenge of rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood affected areas. Talking to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Washington D.C, he expressed condolences and solidarity with Pakistan over the loss …

Miftah stepped down after Prime Minister Shehbaz Shar­if and PML-N Quaid and former prime minister Nawaz Shar­if held an important meeting in London yesterday. According to the party decidi­on, Ishaq Dar is arriving back to Pakistan along with Prime Min­ister Shehbaz Sharif and will take oath as senator on coming …

          A Pakistan Army helicopter has crashed while on a flight operation close to the Khost region of Balochistan, allegedly martyring six army personnel. According to initial reports, a naik, two majors, and three commandos from the Special Service Group (SSG) are among the martyrs.

        Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has announced the imminent launch of a free exclusive bus service for women. The announcement came from GB’s chief secretary office’s official Twitter page.