Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced New Zealand will play three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals on their first tour to Pakistan in 18 years, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium will be the venue of the 17, 19 and 21 September ODIs, while the iconic […]
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The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown. From midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), nightclubs were able to reopen and other indoor venues allowed to run at full capacity, while legal […]
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At least 27 people were killed and over 40 were injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Indus Highway in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, officials said. The bus was travelling from Sialkot to Rajanpur. Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Dr Irshad Ahmed confirmed that 29 people, including women and children, […]
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FAISALABAD: An air traffic control (ATC) complex equipped with the latest technology as per international standards has been established at the Faisalabad airport. According to the airport manager, the newly established ATC complex has become operational at the Faislabaad airport. The complex has been completed in six months with a cost of Rs40 million.The new […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 2,452 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 991,727. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 30 more people died from the infection during this period, pushing the death toll to 22,811.A total of 49,503 samples were tested, out of which […]
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England’s spinners took centre stage during a 45-run win over Pakistan in the second Twenty20 international at Headingley on Sunday. Victory saw England level the three-match series at 1-1 ahead of Tuesday’s finale at Old Trafford. England broke with convention by fielding two leg-spinners in Adil Rashid and Matt Parkinson, with off-spinner Moeen Ali also […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved an increase of Rs5.40 per litre of petroleum products prices against the summary moved for price hike up to Rs11 per litre. The premier also approved an increase of Rs2.54 in the price of high-speed diesel.Prime Minister Khan okayed a hike of Rs1.39 in the prices of Kerosene oil […]
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In what is being interpreted as a setback for the Pakistan cricket team, fast bowler Hasan Ali will not be a part of the playing XI today that takes on England at Trent Bridge. Hassan Ali has been rested for the first of the three T20Is against England as a precautionary measure due to a […]
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a brilliant 158, his highest one-day international score, against England played at the Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Tuesday. The 26-year-old top-ranked batsman played the biggest innings by any Pakistani in an ODI as a captain. Babar Azam clinched another honour, as he became the first Pakistani captain […]
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A 42-year-old man from Nagaur, Rajasthan, who sleeps for 300 days a year, has been dubbed ‘Kumbhakaran,’ the mythological character from the Ramayan who is known for sleeping for six months without being disturbed. Pukharam, a resident of Bhadwa village, suffers from Axis Hypersomnia, a rare condition that causes him to sleep for 20-25 days […]
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