PCB announces bonus for ground staff for efficiency in PSL V

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a bonus for its ground staff who worked tirelessly during the fifth edition of Pakistan Super League which was held entirely in the country for the first-ever time this year. The PSL-V, which was organised from Feb 20 to March 17 had to be halted due to […]

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Australia to host T20 World Cup in 2022, women’s WC put off

DUBAI: Australia will host this year’s postponed Twenty20 World Cup in 2022 with India retaining their tournament next year, the sport’s governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday. The ICC also confirmed the women’s 50-over World Cup that was scheduled to be held in New Zealand in February-March next year has been postponed to […]

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Ollie Robinson included in England squad for second Test against Pakistan

MANCHESTER: Ollie Robinson will join the England squad ahead of next week’s second Test against Pakistan at Southampton, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Saturday. The uncapped fast bowler was due to play for Sussex in their Bob Willis Trophy match against Kent at Canterbury but has been withdrawn from that fixture. He will […]

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Pak vs Eng: England set challenging 277 to win first Test after Pakistan’s late-order batting assault

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: England were set a challenging target of 277 to win the first Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Saturday after Yasir Shah led a valuable late-order batting assault by the tourists. Yasir made a quickfire 33 off just 24 balls, including five fours and a six. A brief session saw Pakistan […]

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Zardari’s acquittal plea in Park Lane case rejected

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court here on Friday dismissed the application seeking acquittal of former president Asif Ali Zardari in the Park Lane case and decided to indict him on Aug 10. The court also dismissed another application of Mr Zardari that challenged the accountability court’s jurisdiction and sought transfer of the case to a banking […]

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Ex-Fata to get first child court today

MOHMAND: The first child protection court in the merged tribal districts will be virtually inaugurated by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth in Ghalanai area here today (Saturday). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa already has three of the six such courts functioning in the country. They have been established in Peshawar, Mardan and Abbottabad under the […]

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Karachi police shoot unarmed civilian to death, hurt another near Techno City

KARACHI: Police on Friday killed an unarmed citizen and wounded another on I.I Chundrigar Road as they suspected them to be muggers. The Mithadar police said that policemen of Madadgar-15 fired at two motorcyclists near Techno City killing 48-year-old Mohammad Aslam and wounding Waqar Mohammad, 26. Noman, a friend of wounded Waqar, later told media […]

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Name of ‘groom’ in same sex marriage case put on ECL

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Friday put the accused in same sex marriage case on exit control list (ECL) and directed the police to arrest and produce her before the court on Aug 17. LHC Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz heard the same sex marriage case. On the direction of the court, […]

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Trump order targets Chinese internet giants TikTok, WeChat

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media giants TikTok and WeChat, his latest explosive move aimed at countering China’s rising global power. Trump on Thursday signed executive orders giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with the Chinese platforms, effectively setting a deadline for a potential pressured sale of viral video […]

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China sentences fourth Canadian to death on drug charges

China has sentenced a fourth Canadian citizen to death on drug charges in less than two years following a sharp downturn in ties over the arrest of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei. Ye Jianhui was sentenced on Friday by the Foshan Municipal Intermediate Court in the southern province of Guangdong. Ye had been […]

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