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Former Pakistan batsman Wazir Mohammad passed away on Monday at the age of 95, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). According ESPNCricinfoThe right-hander was born in Junagadh in 1929, and his siblings included renowned cricketers Hanif, Mushtaq and Raees Mohammad. “One of the four Mohammad brothers who represented Pakistan in Test cricket, he played…
Normalcy returned to the twin cities on Monday evening, with traffic flow restored after an early morning operation by law enforcement agencies against Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters who had camped in Muridke, according to police. TO sunrise.com The correspondent reported that only the Faizabad junction remained closed while the rest of the intersections between Rawalpindi…
South Africa’s lower order once again came to the rescue after a top-order collapse, beating Bangladesh by three wickets in a thrilling finale at the Women’s World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5, but their tail refused to throw in the towel, showing the same courage…
Torrential rains that hit Mexico last week killed at least 64 people and 65 more are missing, the government said Monday, after a tropical depression caused landslides and flooding in parts of the Gulf Coast and central states. The unnamed depression arrived toward the end of the rainy season, lashing land and overflowing rivers that…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) on Monday evening issued a strong statement asking Afghanistan to focus on issues relevant to itself and not interfere in Islamabad’s internal affairs. The FO was responding to a statement by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid criticizing the police crackdown on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). The TLP, which began its…
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that as of today there are “no ties” between Islamabad and Kabul in the wake of Afghanistan’s unprovoked attack on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border over the weekend. “Right now we are at a stalemate. You can say there are no active hostilities, but the environment is hostile,” Asif said…
US President Donald Trump on Monday especially thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and “my favorite” Field Marshal Asim Munir for their efforts to bring peace to Gaza, among many other world leaders. Trump was addressing a ceremony following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas at the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in…
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday sought a response from the provincial AAG after the PTI filed an application seeking the appointment of the KP Assembly Speaker to administer the oath to CM-elect Sohail Afridi. PHC Chief Justice SM Attique Shah asked AAG Sanaullah to confirm whether the KP Governor had received the oath-related…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a series of important meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit, reiterating Pakistan’s strong support for peace in the region and solidarity with the people of Palestine. Two years of Israeli bombing in the Palestinian enclave have claimed more than 67,000 lives,…
US President Donald Trump told the Israeli parliament on Monday that the ceasefire he helped broker in the Gaza conflict had marked the beginning of the “historic dawn of a new Middle East”. “And after so many years of incessant war and endless dangers, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens…