Physical education and sport
KARACHI (UNESCO): Globally, 81% of students between the ages of 11 & 17 exercise less than 1 hour per day. Physical education and sport contribute to developing soft skills and…
Bourse
Asian markets rise on optimism over China
HONG KONG: Markets mostly rose in Asia on Monday, following another rally on Wall Street fuelled by optimism over the world economy as inflation slows and China reopens to the…
Senate condemns Afridi’s murder in PHC premises
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday strongly condemned the killing of prominent lawyer and ex-MNA Abdul Latif Afridi in the High Court Bar Room of Peshawar High Court (PHC), directing the…
1st Women ODI: Australia beats Pk by 8 wickets
KARACHI: Australia women Cricket team beat Pakistan women by eight wickets in the first One Day International of three-match series at Brisbane on Monday. Batting first Pakistan scored 160 runs…
Prices of petroleum products to remain unchanged
LAHORE: Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar here on Sunday said that the government has decided to keep the existing prices of petroleum products unchanged for next…
LG Polls: Sharjeel Memon on new delimitations
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Friday said that Sindh Cabinet withdrawn notification regarding determination of Union councils and wards under section 10 (1) of Local Government Act…
Hoper Winter Fest starts in GB
ISLAMABAD: A colorful Hoper Winter Sports Festival 2023 was inaugurated near Boys High School Hoper Nagar, Gilgit Baltistan (GB) on Thursday (12th of Jan 2023) to celebrate the scenic snow-clad…
Hajj Expo 2023, Jeddah
ISLAMABAD: Crowd management and hospitality were the subjects of discussion on the third day of the Hajj Expo 2023 here. The first panel, Transportation Services, and Crowd Management: Effectiveness and…
Bourse
Stocks rise as US inflation falls
LONDON: Europe and US stock markets rose Thursday as investors digested data showing a softening of US consumer inflation, potentially giving the Federal Reserve room to slow its interest rate…
UAE agrees to rollover $2bn loan, give additional $1bn
ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates has agreed to roll over Pakistan's two billion dollars existing loan and provide additional loan of one billion dollar. UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed…
Punjab Governor Withdraws CM’s De-notification Order
LAHORE: Since CM Punjab Ch Pervaiz Elahi has successfully proved that he enjoyed support of 186 lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly, Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman has withdrawn drawn CM's de-notification order here…
Egypt pound halves in value since March
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound was trading Wednesday at half its value from March after the central bank intervened for a third time as part of an International Monetary Fund loan…
Ibn-e-Insha died on 11th Jan, 45 years ago
ISLAMABAD: Noted literary person, Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik Tuesday emphasized adding more from the work of Ibn-e-Insha in the national curriculum to for making education more interesting for the young.…
KSA revives Pakistan’s pre-pandemic Hajj quota
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has revived Pakistan’s pre-pandemic Hajj quota of 179,210 pilgrims with the draft of annual Hajj agreement removing the upper age limit of 65 years. The Ministry of…
Pakistan Navy
PN Chief on Sino-Pak Joint Drills
BEIJING: Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Admiral M Amjad Khan Niazi has said that the interaction between the navies of Pakistan and China provided an opportunity to enhance interoperability,…
Ninth Stage of Dakar Rally
RIYADH: Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah's strategy of playing it safe saw him move a step closer to retaining his Dakar Rally title and his fifth in all following Tuesday's ninth…
Cricket, Pakistan beats NZ in first ODI
Pakistan strolled to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first one-day international (ODI) on Monday after fast bowler Naseem Shah took five wickets in Karachi. The 19-year-old grabbed…
Sultan Rahi remembered
ISLAMABAD: Famous film actor Sultan Rahi who remained the most popular Punjabi hero during 1970s and 1980s at Pakistan’s silver screen was remembered on his 27th death anniversary on Monday…
DI Khan
Police repulses terrorist attack on Yarik PS
D.I.KHAN: The police have repulsed a terrorist attack on Yarik Police Station near the western route of CPEC on Sunday (8th of Jan 2023) late at night. According to a…
The Resilient Pakistan, Post-Flood Scenario
Noor Ali ISLAMABAD: The damages caused by devastating floods in Pakistan have reached unprecedented levels. More than one third of the country is submerged in water and this disaster has…
Sports Goods Exports Increases
ISLAMABAD: Sports goods exports during the first five months of the fiscal year of 2022-23 increased by 29.36 percent as compared to the exports of the commodity during the corresponding…
Tennis: Djokovic wins Adelaide Int’l title
ADELAIDE (Australia): Top seed Novak Djokovic saved a match point Sunday (8th of Jan 2023) before defeating Sebastian Korda to win the Adelaide International and reinforce his status as a…
Shiffrin equals women’s WC victory record
KRANJSKA GORA (Slovenia): Mikaela Shiffrin equaled Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 World Cup victories when she won the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Sunday (8th of Jan 2023).…
Cricket: Pak NZ two match series ends in a draw
KARACHI: Pakistan’s last pair Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed survived 21 balls in fading light on Friday (6th Jan 2023) while Sarfaraz Ahmed hit a fighting century to deprive New…