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New Zealand cricket team to tour Pakistan after 18 years
A view over Tokoroa, Region of Waikato, New Zealand from a hill overlooking the town in the northeast. Kinleith Mill can be seen in the distance to the far left (south-south-west of Tokoroa).
2021-08-05, Supersport
New Zealand will tour Pakistan for the first time in 18 years to play three one-day internationals and five Twenty20s, both countries said on...
Pakistan reaches one million daily Covid-19 vaccinations milestone
Women wait for their turn to receive cash under the governmental Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme for families in need, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2020.
2021-08-04, The Telegraph India
Pakistan reached a milestone in Covid vaccinations this week, health officials said: The number of people receiving shots surpassed one million a day. But it took...
Teenage girl murdered allegedly by stepmother, her ‘friend’2021-08-06
Dawn: KARACHI: A teenage girl was murdered allegedly by her stepmother and her ‘friend’ on the outskirts of the metropolis on Thursday, police and hospital officials said. A senior police officer who wished not to be named said that the teenage girl was killed by...
Activities on land and sea to support Kashmir cause2021-08-06
Dawn: KARACHI: Chief Min­ister Syed MuradAli Shah on Thursday led a rally to express solidarity with the oppressed people of India-occupied Kashmir at CM House. The rally was attended among others by CorpsCommander Lt-Gen NadeemAnjum, Chief SecretaryMumtazShah,...
PN ship Zulfiquar visits Hamburg2021-08-06
Dawn: KARACHI: Pakistan Navy ship Zulfiquar recently visited Hamburg, Germany, as part of Pakistan Navy overseas deployment. Upon arrival at the port, the ship was warmly welcomed by the naval and air attache of Pakistan at Berlin and officials from German Navy....
YouTube’s new feature to highlight creators2021-08-06
Dawn: KARACHI: YouTube has launched a new feature, ‘On The Rise’, which will highlight its rising creators. “Starting today, we’ll highlight creators who are ‘On The Rise’ in a new section of our Trending Tab in Pakistan. Each week, a...
RDA inflow reaches $1.87bn2021-08-06
Dawn: Salman Khan KARACHI: The inflow through RoshanDigital Account reached $1.87 billion at the end of July, with the first month of the current fiscal year witnessing the second highest inflow since the RDA was launched in September last year. Data released by...
As dust kicked up by AJK elections, Sialkot by-poll settles: Another electoral contest of limited scale coming up2021-08-06
The News International: ISLAMABAD: As the dust kicked up by the Azad Jammu & Kashmir elections and the Sialkot by-poll settles, another electoral contest is coming up on September 12 – this time for the Cantonment Boards (CBs) in all the provinces of Pakistan. All the political...
Geo Super to broadcast Kashmir Premier League2021-08-06
The News International: KARACHI: The Geo Super, Pakistan’s first sports channel would broadcast another cricket extravaganza the “KashmirPremier League” from August 6 in Azad Kashmir. The country’s...
Call for ‘decolonising’ history2021-08-06
The News International: LAHORE: Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest ConversationsOnline hosted the launch of ‘The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India’ on Thursday. According to a press release, in conversation with the author Prof Manan Ahmed from Columbia University was Prof AkbarZaidi,...
MKR, Geo-Jang Group’s polio awareness campaign begins2021-08-06
The News International: KARACHI: MKR (Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Foundation), Geo and Jang Group have launched a public awareness campaign against polio. The anti-polio campaign is being carried out in all the channels and newspapers of dailies Jang, The News and Geo TV network under the...
Ruth Pearl, mother of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, dies at 852021-08-06
The Jerusalem Post: RuthPearl, who dedicated the latter part of her life to preserving the legacy of her son Daniel, a journalist who was murdered in Pakistan, has died at 85. Pearl, who suffered from a lung ailment, died at her Los Angeleshome on July 20, according to reports....
Pakistan asks UK for removal from red list2021-08-06
The News International: LONDON: Pakistan has asked the British government to remove its name from the red list, Pakistan’sHigh Commissioner to the United Kingdom Moazzam Ahmed Khan said Thursday, following the latest review by Britain of its travel curbs. The passengers on the red...
‘Own Money’ from customers: Govt may penalise manufacturers if cars not delivered in 60 days2021-08-06
The News International: ISLAMABAD: The government is considering penalising manufacturers of cars for discouraging minting of “Own Money” from customers as it intends to impose compulsory payment of KIBOR plus 3 percent interest if the vehicle is not delivered within 60 days. “The...
Murad inducts four more ministers, three advisers, 13 special assistants into cabinet2021-08-06
The News International: KARACHI: SindhChief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah expanded his cabinet on Thursday by inducting four more ministers, three advisers and 13 special assistants, ballooning the cabinet size to 51. At the same time, three ministers and an adviser were shown the...
Murtaza Wahab made administrator of Karachi2021-08-06
The News International: KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday appointed the incumbent Sindh Law and Environment Adviser, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, as the new Administrator of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. The notification to this effect was issued by the Sindh Local...