PM Shehbaz to chair federal cabinet meeting today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened the federal cabinet meeting today (Monday) at 4 pm. A 21-point agenda will be discussed in the cabinet meeting to be held at the Prime Minister’s House. The cabinet will accord approval to the establishment of courts to hear crimes under the Lawyers
India objects to new formula for ICC Champions Trophy
LAHORE: the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also objected over new formula presented by Pakistan for ICC Champions Trophy. The ICC Champions Trophy schedule further delayed as India has also raised objections to the newly introduced “partnership or fusion formula”. As per this formula to be applicable
KSE-100 cross 102,000 with 835 points gain
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange benchmark KSE-100 Index on Monday continued its positive momentum of the previous week. The Pakistan Stock Exchange has started the first day of the trading week on a positive note, with the 100 index crossing 102,000 points. The 100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange
Lahore retains as world most polluted city
LAHORE: Lahore, the home more than 14 million people, has retained title of the world’s most polluted city in Swiss group IQAir’s live rankings. According to a report by IQAir, which tracks real-time data on air quality worldwide, the air quality index (AQI) in the Punjab province capital peaking 303 in the
CM’s relative Saqlain Gandapur shot dead in DI Khan
DI KHAN: Saqlain Khan Gandapur, a close relative of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kulachi Tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan. According to family sources, Saqlain’s father, Ismail Khan, is the brother of CM Ali Amin Gandapur’s father, making Saqlain a direct
CM Gandapur claims improved security situation in KP
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has said that the law and order situation has improved in the province. Addressing a press conference, he said that the Counter Terrorism Department was performing quite well. There are 16 CTD stations in the province, the performance of the prosecution has
Murad Saeed leads 1,500 miscreants in PTI Protest: Interior Ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry of Pakistan said on Sunday that 1,500 miscreants were active during the PTI protest under the leadership of Murad Saeed. These trained miscreants and illegal Afghan nationals were involved in violent protests, according to a statement from the Ministry of Interior. “These 1,500 miscreants were directly
Who is Jay Shah? Newly appointed ICC chief
DUBAI: Greg Barclay’s term as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has come to an end and Indian Cricket Board Chief Jay Shah become the new leader. Jay Shah assumed his responsibility today (Sunday). Jay Shah said that it is an honour to become the ICC Chairman. He said
Trump Picks Kash Patel as FBI Director
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has chosen Kash Patel to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel is one of the most visible and mouthy characters who have gone to Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan and furthered the conspiracy theories about the 2020