Inzamam announces 21 expected players for English Test series on May 25, 2016Lahore: Pakistan Chief Selector Inzamamul Haq on Wednesday announced a list of 21 probable cricketers for the English Test series kicking off on July 14. The Pakistani side is to have five openers, seven middle-order batsmen, seven fast-bowlers, two spinners, and two wicketkeepers. Pakistan players for skill camp: Openers: Mohammad Hafeez (subject to fitness), Sami […]
Turkmenistan lauds Pakistans anti-terror efforts on May 24, 2016KARACHI – Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Rashad Mahmood during his visit to Turkmenistan held meeting with Deputy Minister for Defence and Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Ismallov Ismail Allamyradovich. According to the Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR), both the dignitaries discussed matters of professional interest and reiterated the need to enhance […]
Twitter brings major changes to its 140-character limit on May 24, 2016NEW YORK: Twitter is making some big changes in its interface. Now, you can express in more than 140 characters. The social media service on Tuesday said that in the coming months, photos, videos and other media won’t count toward Twitter’s 140-character limit. That means more wordy tweets are on the way. The change, announced […]
12-member committee to draft Panama ToRs on May 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: A 12-member committee, approved by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday, will draft the terms of reference (ToRs) to probe the Panama revelations. The committee, which is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, comprises six government ministers (Ishaq Dar, Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Khawaja Asif, Anusha Rehman, Akram Durrani and Saad Rafique) and […]
Endangered lions caged after fatal attacks in India on May 23, 2016AHMEDABAD: Thirteen endangered Asiatic lions that only live in a forest in western India have been caught and caged after three villagers were killed in recent months, a wildlife official said on Monday. The pride of lions has been rounded up from Gir sanctuary in Gujarat state after at least one of the animals last […]
APTMA demands adoption of zero rating regimes for exports on May 23, 2016LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Tariq Saud has demanded restoration of immediate viability and adoption of proposals for a zero rating regime for exports of the entire textile value chain. While leading a delegation of the association on Monday, which called on the ministries concerned in Islamabad ahead of the announcement of […]
Ben to undergo a surgery, unlikely to return until Pakistan series on May 23, 2016LONDON: English cricketer Ben Stokes is to have an operation to clean out his knee cartilage and is unlikely to return to England duty until the Test series against Pakistan, British media reported on Monday. The England & Wales cricket Board confirmed this morning that Stokes will miss the Durham Test this week and see […]
Green insect filth impends harm to Taj Mahal on May 23, 2016LUCKNOW: A fresh threat from green insect’s excrement has come to the lustrous and luminous white marble of Taj Mahal which has already been stained for year with India’s polluted air. After the green stains were seen at the back wall of Taj Mahal, a 17th century’s monument of love, authorities ordered to solve the […]
Modi vows to crack down on tax avoidance on May 22, 2016NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to crack down on tax avoidance – notorious in India especially among the super-rich – to tackle yawning inequality in the world’s second-most populous nation. Figures published last month for the first time since 2000 showed just how few of India’s top earners pay tax. Only six […]
Thousands homeless in cyclone-hit Bangladesh on May 22, 2016CHITTAGONG: Thousands of Bangladeshis were left homeless on Sunday after Cyclone Roanu battered the impoverished southern coastal region, ripping apart flimsy houses and killing at least 24 people. The storm on Saturday ploughed through low-lying villages in the Chittagong and Barisal regions, where residents described seeing metres-high walls of water. Many Bangladeshis were returning safely […]