KARACHI: Opening batter Imam-ul-Haq believes that Pakistan fans will never accept him for what he is, instead of him hitting the great nephew of former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq. Left-handed Imam said he had reached the Pakistan team through hard work instead of accusations of nepotism directed at him. "I don't think it changes unfortunately," Imam said. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is regaining its participation in the Afghan transit trade as cargo flow increased 43.95 percent to 93,732 containers in 2018-19 from 60,516 containers in the previous year, official data showed. The assessed import value of transit loads also grew a robust 54.88pc to $ 5,715 billion in 2018-19 from $ 3.97 billion a
KARACHI: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) denounced the promulgation of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Actions Ordinance (in aid of civil power), 2019, by the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 5 and expressed apprehension that could lead to serious humans. violations of rights and the miscarriage of justice, against the supposed objectives of the measures.
KARACHI: Federal Maritime Affairs Minister Syed Ali Zaidi said on Saturday that the funds from the Karachi package of Rs162 billion recently announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan will only be released after adopting a financial discipline and monitoring policy. Speaking as a principal guest at a "Bio-Economy-Future of Pakistan" seminar organized by the FPCCI,
NEW YORK: The United States did not object to allowing Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed to withdraw some money from his frozen accounts because it is legal to do so, says a senior US official. Last month, the UN Security Council sanctions committee (UNSC) allowed Pakistan to allow the JuD leader to use his
WASHINGTON: Democrats aggressively accused President Donald Trump of an impeachment investigation on Friday, ordering Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to hand over documents related to Ukraine and schedule testimony for witnesses of alleged abuses of power by the US leader. Three House committees gave Pompeo a week to produce the documents, saying that several State
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: Three more cases of polio have been reported in the country, two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Sindh, bringing the total number of cases to 69. An official from the Polio Virology Laboratory of the National Institute of Health (NIH) said Saturday that the cases of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were reported in
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Imran Khan's commitment to prevent cross-border terrorism, if implemented, would provide a solid basis for the dialogue between India and Pakistan, says a senior US official. At a press conference on Friday afternoon in New York, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Alice G. Wells, enunciated the offers of the president
SAHIWAL: Vehicles leaving the Ittefaq sugar mills on Saturday. LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Facility (ACE) has recovered 36 kanals of land supposedly invaded by the mills of the Sharif family in Sahiwal about 37 years ago. According to ACE, Ittefaq Sugar Mills had invaded an area of state land measuring 36 kanals and was part
FIRST MINISTER Imran Khan's World Diplomacy Week at the UN General Assembly has illustrated his "star calling," his strong commitment to the security of Pakistan and the welfare of his people and a desire for justice and peace between nations and within them. Unlike the Pakistani leaders of the last decade, whose presence at the
