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Quoting the UN Secretary-General's Spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Radio Pakistan said the appeal has been made to both the neighbouring countries. He also said that the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has reported an increase in military activity at the LoC recently. (Photo: File)

UN appeals for maximum restraint along LoC

UN Secretary-General's Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the appeal has been made to both the neighbouring countries.

05 Aug 2019 1:08 PM

According to a source, Mickey Arthur suggested to the members that Shahdab Khan should replace Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain in the limited-over formats while Babar Azam should be given the reins of the Test side. (Photo:AFP)

Mickey Arthur recommends PCB to sack Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan captain

The Committee reviewed team's performances in the last three years, including the World Cup.

05 Aug 2019 12:21 PM

Shamia Arzoo holds a degree in Aeronautics from an Indian university and is a flight engineer with the Emirates airlines. She is based in Dubai while her family members are settled in New Delhi. (Photo:AFP)

Hasan Ali says he will invite Indian cricketers to his wedding

Ali did not specify which Indian cricketers would be on the list of invitees but said he would be happy if they turn up.

05 Aug 2019 10:55 AM

Prime Minister Imran Khan called the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting after the Army alleged that India used cluster bombs to target the civilian population in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (Photo: File)

Ready to respond to any 'misadventure' by India, warns Pakistan

Pakistan reiterates that Kashmir is a long standing unresolved international dispute which needs peaceful resolution.

05 Aug 2019 8:59 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the meeting. (Photo: Twitter)

Pakistan: Imran Khan presides over National Security Committee meeting

The Prime Minister also urged the United Nations Security Council to 'take note of international threat to peace and security'.

04 Aug 2019 9:18 PM

Pakistan faces disappointment at WTO

The country lost the chairmanship of WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) and Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL).

04 Aug 2019 4:36 PM

Pak Army denies Indian claim of cross-LoC incursion

The Foreign Office also issued a statement at about mid-night to reject the claims by India.

04 Aug 2019 4:08 PM

A meeting was held at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headquarters on Thursday to discuss the new central contracts structure but ended without a final decision. (Photo: AFP)

Shoaib Malik, Mohd Hafeez unlikely to get PCB central contracts

Malik announced his retirement from ODIs after the World Cup and will only be playing T20 cricket from now onwards.

03 Aug 2019 3:42 PM

After failing to secure a berth in the knock-out stage of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, Inzamam-ul-Haq stepped down from his position of Pakistan's chief selector on July 17. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan Cricket Board conducts review meeting on national team's performance

The meeting was attended by Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur, former chief selector Inzamam ul Haq, and skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed.

03 Aug 2019 3:31 PM

The evidence against the owners of the sugar mills came to the fore during the investigation against Shehbaz Sharif and his sons Hamza and Salman in money laundering and income beyond means case. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan accountability court turns down NAB request to probe Nawaz

Accountability judge Mohammad Bashir returned the application by the NAB, saying the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain it.

03 Aug 2019 1:05 PM

Pakistan has thrown open the historic 19th-century old Gurdwara Chowa Sahib in Punjab province for pilgrims, seventy-two years after Partition. (Photo: File)

72-years after Partition, Pakistan opens 19th century Gurdwara

This comes days after Pakistan government reopened 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Pakistan's Sialkot.

03 Aug 2019 11:32 AM

Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017. (Photo: File)

Pakistan silent on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

There were reports that Pakistan had put some conditions to grant consular access to Jadhav.

03 Aug 2019 8:55 AM

The former jailed PM's nephew's Yousuf Abbas and Abdul Aziz Abbas were going to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj when they were offloaded on Thursday from the Madina-bound flight at Allama Iqbal International Airport on the request of the National Accountability Bureau. (Photo: File)

Two nephews of former Pakistan PM Sharif offloaded from Haj-bound flight

The two were stopped from travelling as their names were on the Provisional National Identity List.

02 Aug 2019 4:32 PM

Deloire criticised Khan over the curbing of press freedom in Pakistan and urged him to take urgent steps to address its alarming decline'. (Photo: AP)

RSF slams Imran Khan over press freedom

Recently, Khan was on a visit to the US and had claimed that media in his country has more freedom than in Britain.

01 Aug 2019 4:44 PM

The new prices which are yet to be revealed are expected to be substantially lower than the current ones. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

Fuel prices hiked in cash-starved Pakistan

Apart from the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the rates of kerosene oil and light diesel have now become costlier by Rs 5.38 and Rs 8.90.

01 Aug 2019 4:04 PM

Jadhav, 49, was arrested in March 2016 by Pakistani authorities and sentenced to death in April 2017 on “espionage and terrorism” charges. (Photo: File)

India evaluating Pak's proposal of facilitating consular access to Jadhav

On July 17, the world court had ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav.

01 Aug 2019 3:19 PM

The NAB has purportedly traced numerous telegraphic transfers (TTs) worth millions of rupees by the Sharif family including Maryam. (Photo: ANI)

Maryam Nawaz to appear before NAB today in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

Moreover, the accountability watchdog has also ordered Abbas Sharif's son Abdul Aziz to appear before the investigation team.

31 Jul 2019 1:21 PM

25-year-old Hasan Ali fell in love with Shamia Arzoo during the World Cup held in the UK. Arzoo is an engineer and currently works in Dubai. (Photo:AFP)

Hasan Ali set to marry Indian girl Shamia Arzoo

Hasan will become the fourth Pakistani cricketer to marry an Indian girl after ex-cricketers Shoaib Malik, Zaheer Abbas, and Mohsin Khan.

31 Jul 2019 10:49 AM

The cricketer-turned-politician asserted that there was no precedent in Islamic history for forcefully converting others. (Photo: File)

Forced conversions are un-Islamic, says Imran Khan

Addressing an event on the occasion of National Minority Day, Khan invoked Prophet Mohammed saying he gave religious freedom to minorities.

30 Jul 2019 1:00 PM

Wasim Khan added that the board takes these type of matters very seriously, saying centrally contracted players are expected to be more responsible. (Photo: Twitter)

Imam-ul-Haq apologises to PCB after being accused of having multiple affairs

Earlier, Imam-ul-Haq landed himself in a controversy after a Twitter user accused him of having affairs with many girls, cheating on them.

30 Jul 2019 10:10 AM

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