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Australia claimed a fifth Test against India in Sydney by six wickets to seal a fascinating 3-1 series on Sunday and book their place in the World Test Championship final. India were dismissed 45 minutes into the morning session of the third day for 157, adding just 16 to their overnight 141-6 with the irrepressible…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reaffirmed the country’s resolve to continue extending its full moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir for the realization of their right to self-determination. In a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the prime minister reported that January 5 has been celebrated annually as…
LOS ANGELES: The decorated Green Beret, who committed suicide in a burning Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigators said Friday, adding that they had found no links to ” terrorist groups.” Matthew Livelsberger, 37, a member of America’s elite special forces, shot himself on New…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the separation of two revenue collection bodies, the Customs and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a move strongly resisted by tax groups in the past. The prime minister gave his approval last month to the recommendation presented by the maritime sector reform task force. The committee had proposed…
When it comes to combating violent terrorism, the state’s efforts appear to suffer from a lack of focus. Political confusion at the top level was evident in comments made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a recent National Action Plan Apex Committee meeting. On one hand, Prime Minister Sharif seemed concerned about terrorist infiltration and…
GILGIT: People of Hunza continued their sit-in in Aliabad for the second consecutive day on Saturday, blocking the Karakoram Highway in protest against the 22-hour load shedding and demanding uninterrupted power supply in the area where temperatures have fallen to minus 20 degrees. zero. The protesters spent Friday night in a camp set up on…
KARACHI: Pakistan leads the world in terms of financial losses suffered as a result of outages and closures of internet and social media applications last year. Pakistan topped the charts with a cumulative financial impact of $1.62 billion. This was higher than the cost in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, which are devastated by…
SWAT: Emir of Jamaat-i-Islami’s Malakand division and former provincial minister Inayatullah Khan accused the PTI government of stopping ongoing development projects worth Rs 42 billion in the region and freezing funds. He expressed these views during a press conference at the Swat Press Club on Friday. Emir JI naib and former MPA Syed Bakhtiar Mannai,…
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has filed a petition in the Peshawar High Court against a fresh notice issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) seeking clarification on one of his properties. He filed a petition through advocate Bashir Khan Wazir requesting the high court to declare the impugned notification…
India captain Jasprit Bumrah left the Sydney Cricket Ground to be examined for an unspecified injury after lunch on the second day of the fifth Test against Australia, media said on Saturday. Television footage showed the fast bowler, who has been the most influential player in the five-match series, leaving the field about an hour…