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Franchises to be assessed on players’ pathway, infrastructure, grassroots work and welfare The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday launched a $200,000 award to recognize the franchise that makes the biggest contribution to cricket development, with teams to be assessed on players’ pathways, infrastructure, grassroots programmes and player welfare. “The PCB has today unveiled the … Read more
[ Two, three-wheelers registered after January 1, 2006, would be eligible for registration Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the immediate inclusion of 20-year-old motorcycles, rickshaws and Qingqi rickshaws in the Prime Minister Fuel Relief Scheme, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Friday. According to the PMO’s statement on X, the prime minister had issued “special … Read more
Multicultural neighborhoods, market tours and dinner parties offer culinary intrigue in Canada’s largest city.
[Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.
Proposal would stop short of full membership, deepen Ottawa’s ties across trade, defence, tech, energy and research Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Strasbourg, France, September 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Amid fraying ties with the United States, Canada’s push to move closer to Europe is … Read more
The discovery of “hypersoft” X-ray beacons could help solve some mysteries about the universe.
The studio Laika combined 3-D printing, motorized wings, nearly 12,000 glued feathers and years of animation to create the General.
NAGOYA: Asia’s Olympic chief said Friday that he wished the Asian Games in Japan had an athletes’ village and hinted that future editions of the multisport event could be even bigger. The continent’s premier sporting spectacle opens in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture on Saturday but the build-up has been beset by difficulties. That includes a … Read more
Guterres warns of ‘serious risk of explosion’ as leaders also wrangle over organisation’s next chief UN flag fluttering in front of United Nations headquarters in New York. PHOTO: REUTERS As wars rage in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan, and fears mount over rapidly advancing AI, world leaders descend on the United Nations in New … Read more
[ Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: A meeting was held between Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Energy and Power Nazir Ahmed Abbasi on Thursday to discuss strategic energy issues, oil and gas supply, security of exploration and production activities, and the … Read more