A petition has been filed in the Sindh High Court challenging the decision of the authorities to block main roads for the security of the ongoing Pakistan vs South Africa Test match being played in Karachi. The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the chief secretary and home secretary. They have been asked to […]

Manchester United criticised the match officials following the side’s shock 2-1 defeat to bottom side Sheffield United in the Premier League on Wednesday. The shock result at Old Trafford leaves Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City a point clear at the top with a game in hand and looking increasingly hot favourites to win a third title […]

South Africa were left with work to do as they were 37-0 in their second innings at lunch on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Karachi. The Proteas trail by 121 runs. The opening pair of Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram were unbeaten at 18 and 16 respectively. Earlier, the hosts were […]

The police foiled a terrorist attack in Balochistan’s Khuzdar on Wednesday night and seized a huge cache of explosives. The operation was conducted by the anti-terrorism squad of the Counter-Terrorism Department. According to officials, the suspects were taking the explosives to other parts of the province in a white van. “They hid hand grenades, guns […]

Multiple neighbourhoods in Punjab’s Lahore, Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Gujrat have been sealed after the number of coronavirus cases in the areas rose. According to a notification issued by the health department, 16 localities in Lahore, one in Gujranwala and Hafizabad and three in Gujrat have been locked down. Johar Town, Township, Askari X, DHA Phase […]

Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has said that he has no complaints after being ignored by the selectors for international duties. The left-hander, who arrived at the crease when the Green Caps were struggling at 33-4 in the ongoing first Test against South Africa, went on to score a fighting century on the second day in […]

The Imam of a mosque was murdered with a sharp dagger-like weapon inside his house by unidentified men in Lahore’s Shalimar, the police said on Thursday. According to an FIR registered by the victim’s brother, 24-year-old Muhammad Asif lived on the first floor of a mosque in Multani Colony. “At 11:30pm on Wednesday, a group […]

More than 100 million Covid-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an AFP tally on Tuesday. The number of cases, compiled from data provided by national health agencies, represents just a fraction of the real infections as the coronavirus has spread around the globe. In the United States newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden pledged […]