NEW DELHI: Australia suffered a major blow five days before the T20 World Cup when senior pacer Josh Hazlewood was ruled out due to injury. No replacement has been named yet. Hazlewood’s absence follows that of Pat Cummins, who was already ruled out with injury. Hazlewood had a strong 2025 season in the IPL and […]
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QUETTA: A high-level meeting was held in Balochistan on investment opportunities. It was chaired by Saudi Prince Mansour bin Mohammed Al Saud and Balochistan Board of Investment and Trade Vice Chairman Bilal Khan Kakar. The meeting discussed bilateral investment and ways to strengthen economic and trade cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Participants also reviewed
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RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed 24 militants belonging to the Indian-backed Fitna Al Khawarij group during multiple operations in in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said a military statement on Friday According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), these operations carried out by security forces on on February 4–5, 2026. The statement said that intelligence indicated the presence
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ISLAMABAD: Basant returned to Lahore after nearly two decades, but accidents once again marred the festival. The three-day celebration began at midnight. Residents rushed to rooftops across the Walled City, especially near Mochi Gate, to mark the occasion. Cries of “Bo kata” echoed as kites filled the sky. Young kite flyers learned techniques from elders.
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ISLAMABAD: The United States said on Friday it stands with Pakistan after recent militant attacks in Balochistan. The US State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs expressed solidarity with Pakistan in a post on X. It said the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is a designated foreign terrorist organization. The bureau added that Washington
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LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes has sustained a significant facial injury after being struck by a ball during an indoor training session in Durham. The all-rounder shared an image of his injuries on social media, depicting a swollen and heavily bruised right eye, several facial cuts, and a piece of tissue paper in his
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LAHORE: A series of accidents related to kite-flying claimed one life and left five people injured in separate incidents across the city on Thursday, rescue officials confirmed. The fatality occurred in the Baghbanpura area, where 25-year-old Ali Rashid Kati died from electrocution after climbing an electric pole near Sikh Canal to fly a kite. In
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) is set to significantly enhance its lifesaving capabilities at sea with the induction of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, by the end of this year. The initiative aims to modernize search and rescue (SAR) operations for distressed fishermen and vessels across Pakistan’s maritime zone. The new
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ISLAMABAD: The design for a new series of Pakistani currency notes has been forwarded to the Ministry of Finance for final approval, State Bank SBP Governor Jamil Ahmed informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday. Governor Ahmed clarified that the central bank’s board has already approved the designs, and issuance will proceed once
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ISLAMABAD: A heated meeting of the PTI’s opposition parliamentary party at the KP House in Islamabad has exposed significant internal tensions, centering on strategy, social media harassment, and access to the party’s incarcerated founder. The session turned confrontational when Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly, Moin Riaz Qureshi, expressed fierce anger over what he described
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