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Sajid Ali Sadpara decides to lead search operation of missing climbers
GILGIT: Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of the renowned missing Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, has decided to lead the search and recovery operation of his father Ali Sadpara, John Snorri and JP Mohr. On a social media website Twitter Sajid
Harvard University confers best direct award to Pakistani Professor
KARACHI: Harvard University has conferred the best direct award to a Pakistani professor, Syed Kashif Rafi at the recent ‘The Education Policython’. Always instituting at top posts throughout his coveted career, Professor Rafi exhibited diversity in the reputable roles as
Authorities stayed from demolishing lawyers’ chambers till next hearing
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) today (Friday) has stayed Islamabad authorities from demolishing lawyers’ chambers at the capital’s district courts till the next hearing on March 2. A three-member bench, presided by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, heard the
POLITICS
12 PTI lawmakers offer support to PDM candidate Gillani
ISLAMABAD: Twelve lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) have reportedly offered support to Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) candidate for Senate elections, Yousuf Raza Gillani, according to sources. Relevant sources have informed Gillani met PML-N leaders in Lahore on Thursday. Gillani told
PTI’s decision to challenge ECP verdict proves by-election was rigged: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) verdict to the Lahore High Court proved the NA-75 by-election was rigged. On a social media website Twitter, the PML-N vice president
NA-75 by-poll: PTI to challenge ECP’s decision after PM’s nod
LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to challenge the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to annul the NA-75 by-election in the Lahore High Court after approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday. According to sources, Prime
BUSINESS
Pakistan, Qatar sign new LNG import agreement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today (Friday) inked a new agreement with Qatar for the import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). According to the agreement, Qatar will provide three million tones of LNG to Pakistan in the next ten years. The new agreement
OGRA recommends massive hike of Rs20 in petroleum products
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Agreement (OGRA) has once again recommended a massive hike of up to Rs20 per litre in the price of petroleum products from March 1. According to a summary sent to the Prime Minister’s Office,
NCC reviews progress of power sector projects
ISLAMABAD: National Coordination Committee on Foreign-Funded Projects (NCC-FFP) reviewed the progress and implementation of power sector projects. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar and Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan co-chaired the meeting of the committee. Secretary
WORLD
Saudi crown prince approved killing of Jamal Khashoggi: US report
WASHINGTON: The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a declassified assessment of the killing released to the Congress by US intelligence agencies on Friday. The assessment, which was
Leicestershire police test New Zealand hijab for the first time
LONDON: An operational ‘hijab’, introduced by New Zealand Police to encourage more Muslim women to join, is being trialled in England for the first time. According to a report by an international news channel, the head covering, which can be
Husbands hiding second marriage in Egypt can now go to jail
CAIRO: A new law has been passed against the husband in Egypt for hiding his marriage and not informing his current or future wife about it. According to Arab media, the draft law of the 58th constitutional amendment has been
CRIME
CTD seeks JIT to probe arrested MQM-London target killers
KARACHI: Karachi Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Operations Wing has recommended setting up a joint probe team (JIT) for interrogation of a terrorist of Muttahida Quomi Movement-London. After the initial interrogation of the arrested terrorist, the CTD operations department has written a
Man abducts, rapes brother-in-law’s sister in Karachi
KARACHI: A man has abducted and raped his brother-in-law’s minor sister to avenge his sister’s love marriage in Orangi Town of the metropolis. On Friday, a police team recovered the abducted girl from Hyderabad originally abducted from Karachi’s Orangi Town
Illegal appointments: NAB arrests former secretary special education Sindh
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested former secretary special education Sindh, Noor Leghari and Dr Kishore Kumar outside the Sindh High Court (SHC) in illegal appointments case. As per details, Noor Leghari and Dr Kishore Kumar were accused
SPORTS
Shaheen Afridi becomes youngest fast bowler to score century of wickets in T20
KARACHI: Shaheen Afridi has made a world record to become the youngest fast bowler to score a century of wickets in a match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Friday. Pakistan’s young fast bowler Shaheen Afridi aged 20, has completed
PSL 2021: Multan Sultans beat Lahore Qalandars by 7 wickets
KARACHI: Multan Sultans on Friday ended the unbeaten run of Lahore Qalandars after chasing the 158-run target set by the Qalandars with seven wickets to spare at the National Stadium Karachi. Captain Mohammad Rizwan once again came up big for
CAS reduces Umar Akmal’s ban to 12 months
LAHORE: The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has reduced Umar Akmal’s ban to 12 months which was imposed on the cricketer on February 20 last year. A statement the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that Akmal had been found
HEALTH & FOOD
Coronavirus claims 13 more lives, infects 322 in Sindh
KARAC HI: The global epidemic coronavirus has claimed 13 more lives in Sindh and the total death toll has risen to 4,335 on Friday. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that 13 more people died due to coronavirus
US approves storing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at normal freezer temperature
WASHINGTON: Frozen vials of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine may be stored at temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers for a period of up to two weeks, the US Food and Drug Administration said. The move loosens a previous requirement that the
Struggle against COVID-19 is not over yet, says Faisal Sultan
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has asserted that the threat of coronavirus variants remained, which the government was keeping a close eye on. He expressed his views while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad where
FILM & FASHION
Actor Osman Khalid, Sidra Niazi’s wedding picture leaves fans delighted
KARACHI: The Aunn Zara actor Osman Khalid Butt and Sidra Niazi have left their fans swooning over them after their wedding picture went viral on social media. The Pakistani drama superstar Osman Khalid Butt is making headlines after his pictures
Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan begin shooting for ‘Pathan’
Bollywood’s superstars Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan have begun shoot for their upcoming movie ‘Pathan’. Produced under Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner, the shooting for the movie began in November last year with the leading actress of the film, Deepika
Atif Aslam finally releases much awaited music video ‘Raat’
KARACHI: Singer Atif Aslam has released his anxiously awaited single music video ‘Raat’. “Wait no more!” wrote Atif announced while announcing on Twitter with a caption, “Dropping the glimpse of the most awaited track Raat.” Wait no more! Dropping the
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PTA orders cellular companies to improve network coverage, performance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to improve network coverage and performance. According to a statement issued by the authority on Friday, PTA has directed mobile phone companies to maintain Quality of Service (QoS) as
ILO lists Pakistan as world’s third largest contributor of online labour
A report has revealed that Pakistan is the world’s third-largest supplier of technical manpower for online services. A report that was published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) covers a client pool based in developed countries, with the United States
Pakistan all set to launch 5G by December 2022
Pakistan is all set to commercially launch the most advanced internet 5G by December 2022, which would be a big step towards realising Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision of digital Pakistan. The statement was announced by Federal Minister for IT