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Rawalpindi: Northern’s captain Imad Wasim has won the toss and elected to bat first against Central Punjab, who is led by Babar Azam. Imad and Babar are playing for the first time in the ongoing National T20 Cup. The 25-year-old Babar…

Lahore: Pakistan men’s team head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq and Test skipper Azhar Ali has justified their meet-up with Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to sources, both individuals met the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB)…

TOKYO/NEW YORK: Asian shares inched close to 2-1/2-year highs on Friday as revived hopes for a US stimulus deal eclipsed weaker-than-expected jobs data, while mainland Chinese markets jumped after a week-long holiday. Investors are also…

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump added more turbulence to the U.S. election campaign on Thursday, pulling out of an Oct. 15 debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden after it was changed to a virtual event and saying he may hold a rally in…

BEIJING/GENEVA: China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), it said on Friday, giving a major boost to an initiative shunned by U.S. President Donald Trump. …

OSLO: The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict. The Rome-based organisation says…

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has written a letter to Interior Ministry for cancellation of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s CNIC and passport. Arrest warrants for Nawaz Sharif have been issued by the court his…

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) revealed on Friday that Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, who is in the bureau’s custody in the money laundering and asset beyond means case, bought four flats in…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed on Friday Facebook’s investments and programmes in Pakistan and encouraged the tech giant to increase its footprint in the country. During a virtual meeting with Facebook Chief Operating…

QUETTA: The total count of coronavirus has reached to 15,480 after the detection of 29 new infections in Balochistan. According to a report of the provincial health department, overall 146 deaths were reported due to COVID-19 in…