A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people on Monday, officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks with the Taliban have stalled. Twenty eight people were wounded when the attacker rammed his explosives-filled vehicle into the convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal, the governor of eastern Laghman province. […]
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Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces were raging over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region on Monday as fears grew for civilians after the two sides shelled major cities. Separatist forces in Karabakh — an ethnic Armenian enclave that broke away from Azerbaijan in the 1990s — reported firefights along the frontline with the regional capital Stepanakert […]
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US President Donald Trump sparked an angry backlash from the medical community on Sunday with a protocol-breaking visit to his supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated for the highly infectious, potentially deadly new coronavirus. He was masked as he waved from inside his bulletproof vehicle during the short trip outside Walter Reed military medical […]
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has called the much-awaited meeting with the franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Oct. 7 after the Lahore High Court disposed off the case, filed by the franchises against the PCB for not meeting their demand of introducing new financial model of the league. LHC Justice Sajid […]
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LAHORE: Australia-based David Hemp has been appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan women’s national cricket team, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday. Hemp, who turns 50 next week, has previously coached the Melbourne Stars’ and Victorian women’s cricket teams in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League […]
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PARIS: World No.1 Novak Djokovic took another confident stride closer to an 18th Grand Slam title with his 70th win at French Open on Thursday as Jelena Ostapenko stunned second seed Karolina Pliskova, throwing the chase for the women’s title wide open. Djokovic, the 2016 champion, needed just 83 minutes to complete a 6-1, 6-2, […]
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KARACHI: Balochistan held their nerves when it mattered most to earn a narrow two-run victory against Sindh in their First XI National T20 Cup fixture in Multan on Thursday. On Day two of the competition at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Sindh made a belated charge when it seemed they would fall well short of the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the Sindh government on Thursday to impose heavy fines on sugar mills owners for delaying sugarcane crushing that causes problems to farmers. Chairing a meeting on the wheat and sugar situation in the market, the prime minister ordered stern action against those involved in any wrongdoing in connection with […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said procedural transparency in the banking sector was important to keep a control on financial exploitation of consumers. Addressing a seminar organised by the Banking Mohtasib (Ombudsman), the president urged the banks to adopt such a pattern to effectively address the grievances of consumers in case of disputes. […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved seven major road projects worth Rs162.607 billion along with three power projects of Rs410.66bn for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Ecnec meeting presided over by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Hafeez Shaikh also approved in principle the […]
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