LAHORE: Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed surprise at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee’s decision to pick a big squad for the England tour, fearing that instead of doing good it may backfire. Pakistan chief selector-cum-head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Friday announced a 29-member playing squad for the three Tests and three T20 Internationals for […]
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PARIS: More than 20 million newborns in 2015 — one in seven — came into the world weighing too little, according to a global assessment of birthweight, published Thursday. Over 90 percent of babies tipping the scale at less than 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds) when born were in low- and middle-income countries, researchers reported in […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa, terming it “invalid”. “[The reference] is declared to be of no legal effect whatsoever and stands quashed,” read the majority (9-1) short verdict on a petition filed by Justice Isa and others seeking the reference’s dismissal. Justice Yahya Afridi found […]
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PESHAWAR: The traders and politicians claimed on Sunday that federal budget disappointed people, who were already battered by price hike. Awami National Party central general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Qaumi Watan Party provincial chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao and Markazi Tanzeem Tajiran president Malik Meher Ilahi in their separate statements said that government did not […]
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An Islamabad additional district and sessions judge on Monday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry against US blogger Cynthia D. Ritchie for allegedly defaming former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on social media. The court was hearing a petition filed by PPP leader Advocate Raja Shakeel Abbasi, who sought registration of a […]
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“Smart lockdowns” have been put in place in Covid-19 hotspots in various localities of Karachi, according to a notification issued by the Karachi Commissioner’s Office late on Wednesday night as a measure to control the spread of the coronavirus. The lockdown started from 7pm today (Thursday) and will remain effective till July 2. According to […]
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An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday ruled that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain ordered the killing of the party’s senior leader Dr Imran Farooq, who was was stabbed to death outside his home in London in September 2010. According to Judge Shahrukh Arjumand, during the trial of three arrested accused it was […]
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