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Shoaib Malik wants to play on until 2020 World T20
Shoaib Malik wants to play on until 2020 World T20

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has set his sights on playing at least until the 2020 World Twenty20 and the 36-year-old is aware that he will have to perform consistently to achieve that goal.

The former Pakistan captain retired from Test cricket at the end of 2015,...

Moderate quake hits Islamabad, parts of KPK
Moderate quake hits Islamabad, parts of KPK

PESHAWAR : A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Islamabad, several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan early on Wednesday.

According to details, the epicenter of the earthquake was located to 30 kilometres from Bannu at a depth of 12...

Better late than never: PTI, PPP announce new venues for May 12 rallies
Better late than never: PTI, PPP announce new venues for May 12 rallies

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and  Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have decided to hold their May 12 rallies at different venues  after the horrific clash at University Road on Monday night, creating panic among the residents of the area...

CJP constitutes committee to bring improvement in police system
CJP constitutes committee to bring improvement in police system

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has constituted a committee headed by Afzal Ali Shigri, Inspector General Police (retd), to suggest ways and means to bring improvements in the police system.

The CJ formed the committee while chairing a meeting...

Sindh cabinet appoint NICVD Ex. Director, approve various draft bills
Sindh cabinet appoint NICVD Ex. Director, approve various draft bills

KARACHI: Sindh Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah this evening at New Sindh Secretariat and took important decisions, including appointment of executive Director of NICV and approved some draft bills and...

Nawaz Sharif visits Ahsan Iqbal at Services Hospital
Nawaz Sharif visits Ahsan Iqbal at Services Hospital

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif visited Lahore’s Services Hospital on Tuesday to inquire about the health of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.

He prayed for early recovery of the minister, who was wounded in an assassination attempt during a visit to...

Nawaz Sharif visits Ahsan Iqbal at Services Hospital
Nawaz Sharif visits Ahsan Iqbal at Services Hospital

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif visited Lahore’s Services Hospital on Tuesday to inquire about the health of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.

He prayed for early recovery of the minister, who was wounded in an assassination attempt during a visit to...

Army Chief inaugurates border fencing along Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan

QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday inaugurated work on border fencing along the Balochistan portion of Pak- Afghan border at Panjpai.

According to Inter Services Public Relations, the Army Chief, interacting with...

President stresses on easy accessibility of assistive technology for disabled people
President stresses on easy accessibility of assistive technology for disabled people

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday stressed upon promotion and easy accessibility of assistive technology for the rehabilitation of people suffering from disabilities or weakness, which was imperative for the progress and...

People-to-people contact vital to improve Pak-US ties: Aizaz Chaudhry
People-to-people contact vital to improve Pak-US ties: Aizaz Chaudhry

Dallas: Pakistani Ambassador to US Aizaz Chaudhry has underscored the importance of people-to-people contact to improve bilateral ties between two countries.

“There have been ups and downs between Pakistan and the US at governmental level, but people t...