Pakistan completed a 3-0 series sweep in Karachi on Thursday with their highest Twenty20 international run-chase, a seven-wicket win over the West Indies. Mohammad Rizwan hit 87 off 45 balls and captain Babar Azam hit 79 as the opening pair put on 158 to help Pakistan reach a target of 208 in 18.5 overs in […]
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Shahzad Akbar accuses Shehbaz of money laundering
Shahzad Akbar accuses Shehbaz of money laundering. Again slamming Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) and President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar stated on Friday that money laundering charges against him had been proven. He told a press […]
Pakistan Railways Headquarter officers protest against Azam Sawati
The Pakistan Railways Headquarter officers in Lahore protested on Friday against their minister Azam Swati, who became overzealous and arrested one of their colleagues without any evidence of corruption or a departmental investigation. According to reports, railway officers across the country protested Railways Minister Azam Swati’s arrest and handcuffing of Railways Works Manager Shahzad Javed […]
Employees of grades 1 to 7 reinstated, says SC
With a four-to-one decision, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s and 16,000 employees’ review appeals against the repeal of the Sacked Employees Act. However, the court has reinstated BPS 1–7 employees and made the reinstatement of other government employees in grades 8 and above conditional on passing a departmental test. The only dissenting voice […]
Flights cancel as fog engulfed Lahore’s airport runway
According to the local news media, 18 international and domestic flights have been cancelled at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport due to dense fog that has swallowed the runway, preventing planes from landing or taking off. On Friday, the Airport Inquiry revealed that another 22 planes were experiencing delays. PK-186 flight from Sharjah, PK-204 flight […]
Traffic resumes on motorways after 16 hours
After the dense clouds of fog dissipated at noon on Friday, almost all of the highways were reopened to traffic. After being closed for nearly 16 hours, the highways were reopened. Earlier, severe fog in the Punjab plains in the morning reduced visibility in a number of cities, disrupting road and air travel as well […]
Numbers of death rise in Pakistan due to corona virus
Pakistan has seen an increase in coronavirus mortality, however the number of illnesses has remained stable in recent weeks. According to numbers issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday morning, Pakistan, which had been reporting single-digit fatalities for several weeks, had 14 Covid-19 deaths and 277 infections in the last 24 […]
G7 declares Omicron a biggest threat
The G7 declared the Omicron variety the “greatest present threat to global public health” on Thursday, saying its appearance made it “more vital than ever” for countries to “cooperate closely.” “Deeply concerned by the increase in cases, ministers agreed that these developments should be considered as the greatest present threat to global public health,” the […]