CM’s aide says KP Govt ready to hold local govt election in September By: APP on May 27, 2021PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesman has said that the provincial government was all set to hold local government elections in September this year and would soon announce a date. Addressing a seminar here, he said the Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has already issued directives to complete all preparations for LG polls in the province […]
Pakistan needs to work on team combination: Wasim Akram By: APP on May 27, 2021ISLAMABAD: Former Skipper Wasim Akram believes that Pakistan needs to work on team combination before the upcoming ICC Twenty20 World Cup, saying the problem at the middle order needs to be resolved. The T20 World Cup, to be held in India in October, would see the return of the showpiece event after five years when […]
Argentina hammers out plan for hosting all Copa America games By: AFP on May 27, 2021Argentina on Wednesday presented to South America’s football federation CONMEBOL its “strict protocol” to host all of the Copa America 2021 games, as the country suffers its worst moment of the Covid-19 pandemic. Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and CONMEBOL’s Alejandro Dominguez studied logistics and organizational challenges — including the preparation of additional stadiums — and […]
Court to indict accused on June 24 in judge video scandal case By: APP on May 27, 2021ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Cyber Crime Court Thursday summoned all accused for indictment on June 24, in a case pertaining to video scandal of former judge accountability court Arshad Malik. Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan heard the case pertaining to the above matter. The main accused Mian Tariq Mehmood, Nadir Khan and Hamza Arif appeared before the […]
China shelves dozens of races after deadly ultramarathon By: AFP on May 27, 2021At least 60 marathons and cross-country races have been cancelled or postponed in China after 21 runners died when extreme weather hit an ultramarathon last weekend, state media said Thursday. Long-distance running is booming in China but concern is rising over poorly regulated races that have sprung up across the country. A 100-kilometre (60-mile) cross-country […]
Japan medical groups warn over Olympics By: AFP on May 27, 2021A Tokyo medical group warned Thursday that the Olympics should be held without spectators because of virus risks, while a doctors’ association urged outright cancellation, warning of potential “disaster”. Several parts of Japan are under virus states of emergency over a surge in infections, and the public is largely opposed to holding the Games this […]
Newly-wed woman gang-raped in house robbery in Shujaabad By: webdesk on May 27, 2021 MULTAN: Five people barged into a house in Shujabad and allegedly gangraped a newly-wed woman late on Wednesday. The intruders also took away valuables from the house. According to the family, the robbers came in the disguise of policemen and tortured the husband of the gang-rape survivor. The police have confirmed the signs of […]
European track cycling championships in Belarus cancelled – official By: AFP on May 27, 2021The European track cycling championships, scheduled to be held in Minsk next month, were cancelled Thursday amid political fall-out from Belarus’ forced landing of an airliner to arrest regime opponents. “In light of the current international situation, the Management Board has decided to cancel the 2021 Elite Track European Championships scheduled in Minsk (Belarus) from […]
EU backs Japan holding ‘safe and secure’ Olympics By: AFP on May 27, 2021The EU and Japan said Thursday they backed the holding of a “safe and secure” Olympic Games despite calls for the event to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We support the holding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe and secure manner this summer as a symbol of global […]
England paceman Archer targets T20 World Cup after surgery By: AFP on May 27, 2021England paceman Jofra Archer has targeted a return to action in time for the Twenty20 World Cup in October and the subsequent Ashes series after “career-defining” elbow surgery. The 26-year-old Sussex bowler is rehabilitating after an operation last week and is ready to miss England’s summer fixtures in a bid to finally resolve a problem […]