LAHORE, Feb 22 (EW): Lahore Qalandars triumphed over Quetta Gladiators by 63 runs in the 10th match of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. Qalandars managed to secure victory after Gladiators lost Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, and Mohammad Hafeez in quick succession. Put to bat first, Qalandars posted …
VILNIUS, Feb 22 (EW): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday met his Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis and held talks on expanding bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, investment and education. The two foreign ministers, who exchanged views on regional and international issues, also signed an agreement regarding the establishment of a bilateral consultative mechanism on this occasion. …
ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (EW): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said here on Tuesday that despite challenging economic situation the government was steering the country’s economy towards stability and growth. He was talking to a delegation of M/s Rothschild & Co, comprising Eric Lalo, Partner and Thibaud-Fourcade, Managing Director who called on the minister here, …
In the first phase of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “ jail Bharo Tehreek (court arrest movement)”, the party’s senior leaders — Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Asad Umar — have voluntarily decided to surrender themselves to the authorities. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, senior party leader Fawad Chaudhry said that PTI Vice Chairman Qureshi and PTI Secretary General Umar …
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (EW): An Islamabad accountability court on Tuesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Judge Nasir Javed Rana was hearing the LNG reference, however, Abbasi failed to appear before the court and no request for leave was filed by the former premier either. Similarly, co-accused former …
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (EW): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Monday prohibited television news channels from covering terrorist attacks. Pemra’s directives come after its earlier directives on the issue urging TV channels to adhere to the Electronic Media Code of Conduct 2015. In a notification, the authority stated: “It has been observed with grave concern that despite repeated …
ANTAKYA, Feb 21 (EW): Three people were killed after another earthquake struck the border region of Turkiye and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a largger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centred …
With a little over a month to go for peak shopping season during Ramadan, the head of Pakistan’s retail industry body is shuttling between meetings, pressing officials to relax orders that forced malls to shut by 8.30 p.m. to save energy. More than 40% of annual retail sales occur in the 30 days of the holy month, and malls …
CHINA, Feb 21 (AFP): China’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Beijing is “deeply concerned” about the conflict in Ukraine, which is “intensifying and even getting out of control”. Beijing will “work with the international community to promote dialogue and consultation, address the concerns of all parties and seek common security”, Qin Gang said in a speech on global security …
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (EW): A district and session court in the federal capital on Tuesday approved a plea filed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s exemption from physical appearance in the Toshakhana case, deferring his indictment again. Additional Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbal heard the case when Mr Khan’s lawyer Gohar Ali Khan and prosecutor Saad Hassan appeared in the court. …
