Islamabad United recorded their second win of the PSL 6 by chasing a mammoth 197 against Karachi Kings thanks to brilliant batting performances from Iftikhar Ahmed, Alex Hales and Hussain Talat at the National Stadium on Wednesday. Sharjeel Khan’s scintillating 59-ball 105 went in vain as the Karachi Kings’ opener stroked the first century of […]
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Veteran batsman Martin Guptill returned to form with a blistering 97 as New Zealand held on for a nail-biting win over Australia in the second Twenty20 international in Dunedin on Thursday. Guptill’s Black Caps set Australia a challenging target of 220 after losing the toss but were made to sweat as Australia came within four […]
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Pakistan and Indian military commanders have established a hotline contact and discussed matters relating to maintaining ceasefire along Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir. Is the ice is melting? The hotline contact was the second development between the arch-rivals within four days that can be seen as a thaw in the tense bilateral ties for […]
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COLOMBO: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Kashmir is the only dispute between India and Pakistan, adding that it can only be resolved through dialogue.The prime minister made these remarks while addressing the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Conference in Colombo, which he co-chaired with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa.The conference was […]
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Pakistan Army said on Wednesday that some military personnel were involved in helping escape defunct Pakistan Tehrik-i-Taliban’s (TTP) former spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan from the military’s detention, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.Director-General of the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Babar Iftikhar, in an interactive session with foreign correspondents in Rawalpindi, said action has […]
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The United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end 13 years of peacekeeping in the vast Sudanese region on Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of new conflict. Fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, when ethnic minority rebels rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting […]
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The KSE-100 Index closed 2020 at 43,755.33 after a turbulent year during which it had plunged to 27,228.80 on March 25. It started with the index at 40,735.80 as the year’s first session began on January 1, 2020 as it surged to the level of 43,218.67 on January 13. But then came a southward movement […]
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Rescue workers were still searching on Thursday for survivors from a landslide that destroyed homes in a Norwegian village close to Oslo leaving 10 people unaccounted for, including two children, and 10 injured. Work continued overnight after a whole hillside collapsed in Ask, 25 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of the capital. Homes were buried under […]
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PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said she was proud of being the daughter of a brave man and praised Azad Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider for not bowing down before a selected government, reported TV channel. Maryam revealed that some vehicles started chasing her when she left the residence of Ahsan Iqbal last […]
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New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs on Wednesday after a thrilling finish to the first Test in Mount Maunganui, where the visitors were just 27 balls from pulling off a battling draw. Tail-enders Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah blocked for seven overs in fading light before Naseem was caught and bowled by spinner Mitchell […]
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