[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar has stated that Pakistan has the largest contiguous arid mangrove forest in South Asia, primarily located in the Indus Delta region of Sindh, which possesses the potential to generate annual revenue of $20-50 million depending on market prices and volumes. In a message on … Read more

DAMASCUS: A Syrian diplomatic source said Saturday that a US-mediated meeting with Israeli officials in Paris this week sought to “contain the escalation” after recent sectarian violence in southern Syria prompted Israeli intervention. Israel launched strikes this month on Damascus and Druze-majority Sweida province, saying it was acting both in support of the religious minority … Read more

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production (SAPM), Haroon Akhtar Khan, was called on by AD Khowaja, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA). According to an official statement released on Saturday, both sides held a detailed discussion on the potential of EPZA, … Read more

BASSETERRE: Tim David bashed a 37-ball century and Australia defeated the West Indies by six wickets on Friday to clinch an overall victory in their Twenty20 international series. David smashed 11 sixes and six fours to finish on 102 runs off 37 deliveries as the Aussies chased down 215 to win with 23 balls to … Read more

TURNBERRY: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was talking with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand in a bid to end their border conflict that has left at least 33 people dead. “Just spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the War with Thailand,” Trump, who is on a visit to … Read more

Stephen Colbert had an unflinching message for US President Donald Trump in his first broadcast since his “Late Show” was cancelled amid a political firestorm — “the gloves are off.” As per AFP, Colbert, who addressed the cancellation of his show by a broadcaster that has been widely accused of seeking to curry favour with Trump … Read more

NEW DELHI: Police in India have arrested a man accused of running a fake embassy from a rented house near New Delhi and duping job seekers out of money with promises of overseas employment. Harsh Vardhan Jain, 47, was operating an “illegal West Arctic embassy by renting a house” in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, which neigbhours … Read more

LONDON: With a single behind point Joe Root climbed above Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test history, underlining his status as a giant of the sport. The former England captain overtook Ponting’s tally of 13,378 runs when he reached 120 in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford on Friday. Earlier … Read more

Ayesha Omar took to Instagram on Thursday to register her shock over the death of Shanti, one of the country’s latest casualties of martial assault. “May your soul rest in eternal peace. May Allah give your family strength,” the actor wrote. “I’m sorry we failed you, Shanti. May justice be served.” The actor acknowledged the … Read more

KARACHI: The PCB audit report has raised concerns over umpire Aleem Dar receiving double the standard match fee during PSL 9, as he was paid $4,000 per match instead of the set $2,000. According to details in the report, Aleem Dar received an additional payment of approximately 3.85 million PKR under match fee expenditures. The … Read more