Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China reaffirmed their “ironclad” friendship and all-weather strategic cooperative partnership as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir concluded a series of high-level meetings with Chinese political and military leadership in Beijing on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the visit underscored the growing depth of … Read more

LAHORE: Wicket-keeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan in the three-match ODI series against West Indies as the Men’s National Selection Committee named a 16-member ODI squad on Friday. The series will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago on 8, 10 and 12 August. Right-handed batter Hasan Nawaz is the … Read more

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: A subcommittee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was left stunned on Friday after uncovering gross mismanagement within the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), which resulted in a staggering Rs397 billion loss to the national exchequer. The meeting of the subcommittee, chaired by its convener Shahida Akhtar Ali, was informed that the … Read more

Film fans in India were outraged to learn that a 33-second kiss scene in Superman was shortened to just a few seconds by their country’s censors. Despite the film’s 13+ rating, India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) felt compelled to sanitise the embrace they described as “overly sensual.” When it was created through the … Read more

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Pakistan sought “expanded and stable” bilateral relationship with Washington, highlighting “strong convergences” between the two sides on several issues. Dar held talks with Rubio in Washington in a first face-to-face meeting between the two top diplomats at … Read more

[ Listen to article NEW YORK: Wall Street and the dollar firmed on Friday as investors girded themselves for the week ahead, which includes a Federal Reserve policy meeting, crucial corporate results and US President Donald Trump’s August 1 deadline for negotiating trade deals. “Some deals will be done and talks will continue, and Trump may push … Read more

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Formula One leader Oscar Piastri showed impressive speed in sole practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday with Max Verstappen starting Red Bull’s new era by denying champions McLaren the one-two. Piastri was a hefty 0.404 quicker than four-times world champion Verstappen, whose team are racing without Christian Horner in charge for the … Read more

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has completed the sale of scrap from 61 old and non-functional government-owned thermal power plants, generating Rs46.73 billion, which was higher than the original reserve price. According to the Power Division, the auction process was carried out in two phases. Experts from the State Bank of Pakistan helped determine … Read more