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GUJRANWALA: A Gujranwala sessions court on Wednesday extended interim bail of Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar Awan, the son-in-law of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, until November 10 in a sedition case. He along with PML-N MPA Imran Khalid…

By:Baber Ali Bhatti CPEC is one of the biggest projects undertaken in the region. Besides providing a most economical route for trade connectivity between China, Pakistan and rest of the world, CPEC (along with Gwadar Port) will also…

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized a huge haul of drugs worth Rs1.5 billion from a vehicle during a raid at Kohat Road, Peshawar. Sources said the ANF intelligence wing conducted the raid on a tip-off. During search of the…

LAHORE: A passenger was caught smuggling cardiac stents worth millions of rupees into the country at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore on Monday. Customs officials discovered as many as 159 cardiac stunts worth over Rs6 million…

Islamabad: Chairman Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) Tavengwa Mukuhlani and Acting MD Givemore Makoni have arrived in Islamabad ahead of the PAKvZIM series. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director International Cricket Operations Zakir…

Karachi: The No.1 ranked T20I batsman England’s David Malan has signed a Big Bash League (BBL) deal with the Hobart Hurricanes. The 33-year-old becomes the first new international player to commit to playing in the 10th season of the…

SYDNEY: Asian markets advanced toward a recent 2-1/2-year peak on Monday powered by hopes of a US fiscal package and expectations of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year, though weaker-than-expected Chinese data capped gains. …

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. The Reuters tally is based on official…

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz vice president Maryam Nawaz on Monday contacted her father Nawaz Sharif to inform him about the arrest of Safdar Awan.  As per details, Maryam telephoned her father to apprise him about the arrest…

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday heard Nehr-e-Khayyam land allotment reference against Hasnain Mirza MPA and others. Hasnain Mirza, who is son of Zulfiqar Mirza and federal minister Fahmida Mirza, and another accused Abdul…