RAWALPINDI: Peshawar Zalmi kept their playoff aspirations very much alive and kicking in the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 with a resounding 30-run defeat of reigning champions Quetta Gladiators in a rain-shortened encounter at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Thursday night. Quetta Gladiators were once again behind the eight-ball game when their chase for […]
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LAHORE: Karachi Kings have been revitalised with back-to-back victories and a third in a row against HBL-Pakistan Super League leaders Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night will see them go level at the top of the standings. Sultans, who have won four of their five matches so far, have eight points, two […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to raise awareness for breast cancer during HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi on March 7. The match officials, teams, players, and commentators will don pink ribbons during the matchs.The bails on wickets will be coloured pink as part of PCB’s public awareness […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will honour Olympic swimmer Kiran Khan and the country’s top-ranked female tennis player Sarah Mehboob on March 8 — International Women’s Day. According to a press release issued by the PCB on Friday, the two athletes will be honoured for their services though the Hamaray Heroes platform. Khan has been recognised by […]
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday demanded an immediate reduction in violence in Afghanistan but said he still had confidence that Taliban insurgents were committed to a landmark agreement to end the war. Just days after Pompeo joined the signing of a deal with the Taliban in Qatar, the militants have resumed […]
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A ceasefire in northern Syria agreed between Russia and Turkey came into force on Friday, aiming to halt intense fighting that has sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears of their armies clashing. The deal struck between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan comes after an escalation of violence in Idlib, […]
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An adviser to Iran’s foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis has died from coronavirus, the official IRNA news agency reported. Hossein Sheikholeslam, “a veteran and revolutionary diplomat” died late on Thursday, IRNA said. Iran has been scrambling to contain the rapid spread of coronavirus which so far has infected 3,513 people and killed […]
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Gunmen attacked a ceremony in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was present but escaped unharmed. At least 27 people were killed and 29 others wounded at the event, according to Afghan officials, the first big attack on the capital since a troop withdrawal agreement was signed […]
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The global number of novel coronavirus cases — which have killed more than 3,000 people so far — crossed 100,000 on Friday. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 100,276 people have been affected by the virus which originated from China’s Hubei province. Meanwhile, 3,404 people have died while another 55,694 have recovered. According to AFP, […]
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