Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway re-opened for traffic
PESHAWAR: The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) on Friday informed that the M-1 Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway has been reopened to traffic, offering relief to travellers after closures caused by thick fog. Earlier, the motorway was shut from the Peshawar Toll Plaza to the Rashakai interchange due to fog and reduced
Cotton production in Sindh recorded 16 percent higher than Punjab
Despite the Federal Committee on Agriculture setting a cotton cultivation target of 3.46 million acres and 5.553 million bales for Punjab and a cotton cultivation target of 1.556 million acres and 4.040 million bales for Sindh for the cotton year 2025-26, only 2.453 million bales were recorded in Punjab and
Plane crash in North Carolina, seven people including NASCAR star killed
NORTH CAROLINA: A small passenger plane crashed in the US state of North Carolina, killing all seven people on board, including famous NASCAR driver Greg Buffle and his family. According to local authorities, the accident occurred on Thursday morning near the ‘Statesville Regional Airport’. It is being told that as
Golden opportunity for Pakistanis looking to buy cars
ISLAMABAD: Banks have raised their auto financing considerably and therefore, there is good news for Pakistanis who intend to buy cars. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported that the total amount of loans given by banks to customers for the purchase of cars reached Rs318 billion in November
Pakistan to face West Indies in July 2026 for ICC World Test Championship
LAHORE: The Vice President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Azim Basarth, has confirmed that the West Indies will host the Pakistan cricket team next year from the 15th of July to the 7th of August 2026. In the case of this event, Pakistan is scheduled to play a two-test
Ashes tensions rise as Snicko technology fails to satisfy players and fans
ADELAIDE: A new controversy has arisen as Snicko (edge detection) technology was once again highly criticized in the third Ashes Test thus promoting a strong reaction from Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who even suggested that the system should be “scrapped.” The problem came up on the second day of
New Zealand openers break record for highest partnership in World Test Championship
Mount Maunganui: New Zealand openers made history in the World Test Championship with their record-breaking opening partnership against the West Indies. Openers Devon Conway and Tom Latham inched their first-wicket partnership to a staggering 323-run stand thereby setting a new record for the highest opening partnership in the World Test
Protest escalates outside Indian High Commission in Dhaka after Hadi’s death
DHAKA: Protests in Bangladesh have been escalating over the past few days, intensively to the extent that the demonstrators are now directly attacking the Indian High Commission and the political offices of the Awami League party. The violent outbreak of the protests followed the death of the youth political leader
Anti-India slogans dominate Dhaka protests following Hadi’s death
DHAKA: The assassination attempt, which left student leader Osman Hadi seriously injured, and his subsequent death, has resulted in a massive anti-India demonstration throughout Bangladesh. After the attack, Hadi had been flown to Singapore to receive medical care, but he died in a hospital there. As per a statement from
President approves removal of Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri following court ruling
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, after the court’s decision in a forged degree case, has given the green light to the removal of Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri from the position of a judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). In a statement from the President’s Secretariat, it was also mentioned
