Britain’s first hijab-wearing cricketer wants to be an inspiration for Muslim girls
BIRMINGHAM: Abtaha Maqsood is Britain’s first hijab-wearing Muslim female to play international cricket and she wants other young British Muslim girls, who might be...
Pakistan achieves 1m daily vaccination doses’ mark for first time
ISLAMABAD: As the fourth wave of COVID-19 worsens, Pakistan achieved on Monday the 1 million daily doses’ mark, with Islamabad becoming the first city...
No rains for Karachi for 10 more days; rains expected by August end
KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Capital Karachi weather will remain cloudy but no rains are expected in the next eight to 10 days, the Pakistan Meteorological...
Islamabad smart lockdown: 44 streets sealed, movement restricted
ISLAMABAD: The administration of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has decided to impose a smart lockdown and seal 44 streets in different sectors of the...
Beneath waving flag is Pakistan’s hero, Ali Sadpara: Canadian filmmaker Elia Saikaly
SKARDU: Canadian filmmaker Elia Saikaly, who recently accompanied Sajid Sadpara on his second summit of K2 in search of the bodies of fallen climbers...
Herschelle Gibbs lashes out at BCCI for threatening cricketers playing KPL
ISLAMABAD: South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs Saturday slammed the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) for threatening players and stopping them from playing...
KPL 2021: Pakistan condemns ‘politicisation of cricket’ by India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned the “politicization” of cricket by India and termed it an “unfortunate and regrettable” development.
In a statement on Twitter after the...
Price of petrol in Pakistan raised by Rs1.71 per litre starting August 1
ISLAMABAD: The government has raised the price of petrol by Rs1.71 per litre, the premier's aide on political communication, Shahbaz Gill, said.
According to Gill,...
WB approves $100m to support Pak efforts to increase literacy rate in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved $100 million financial support to help Pakistan’s efforts to increase literacy and student retention...
COVID-19 outbreak: Sindh govt imposes lockdown in Karachi till August 8
KARACHI: Sindh government on Friday has imposed lockdown in Karachi from July 1 to August 8 in the wake of preventing further spread of...
