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Karachi: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has canceled this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BCB president Nazmul Hasan announced the decision while launching the inaugural edition of the three-team…

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday announced a Rs5 million reward for the provincial police chief and his team for arresting Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the motorway rape case. He felicitated IG Punjab police…

LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday extended the physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif until October 20 in money laundering and assets beyond means references. AC Judge Jawadul Hassan…

KARACHI: The Met Office on Tuesday predicted that the temperatures amid present bout of heatwave may subside from Friday. Pakistan Meteorological Department stated that the heatwave will be continued in Karachi and very hot and dry…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday took the K-Electric to task over unannounced load-shedding in Karachi, observing that half of the port city is having sleepless nights due to power cuts. “Karachi is experiencing a heatwave…

LAHORE: The number of confirmed dengue fever cases in Punjab has jumped to 105, this year so far, after the detection of two new cases on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus on "consecutive days," White House physician Sean Conley said Monday. The development came as Trump is all geared up to hold a campaign rally Monday…

ISLAMABAD: India, having a history of concocting conspiracies against Pakistan over the last many years, was trying to destabilise the country through various means, including attempts to create religious disharmony, said President Alvi…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Tuesday emphasised that “risk mitigation” is important to stop the second wave of the novel coronavirus in the country. The minister stressed the importance of risk mitigation in the…

Respected Pakistani folk singer Shaukat Ali has received much-needed medical attention and a liver transplant after the Sindh government came to his aide following news that the veteran artist had been struggling to manage his treatment. …