SHARJAH: Pakistan issued a stern warning ahead of the Asia Cup, crushing Afghanistan by 75 runs in the T20 tri-series final in Sharjah on Sunday, with left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz claiming a hat-trick to dismantle the Afghan batting line-up.
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President Zardari approves sweeping health and trade reforms
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday signed into law two pivotal bills aimed at transforming Pakistan’s health and trade sectors.
Pakistan orders probe into SIM data breach after minister’s personal details exposed
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has ordered an urgent investigation into a major data breach involving the leakage of mobile phone SIM card information, including his own, raising alarm over the vulnerability of personal data in the country.
Full bench of Supreme Court meets on contested rules revamp
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court is set to convene a full court meeting today to deliberate on the proposed Supreme Court Rules 2025, a controversial revision to the court’s procedural framework that has sparked debate among judges and the legal community over transparency and the approval process.
Floods escalate as Indus River threatens ‘super flood’ in Sindh
KARACHI: As Pakistan grapples with one of its most severe monsoon seasons on record, floodwaters surging down the Indus River have entered Sindh province after devastating Punjab, prompting urgent warnings of a potential “super flood” at Guddu Barrage and forcing evacuations in low-lying areas.
Pakistan vaccinates over 19 million children in anti-polio drive: officials
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities said on Saturday they have vaccinated more than 19 million children in an ongoing anti-polio drive, part of a nationwide campaign to eradicate the crippling disease.
Pakistan to host South Africa for multi-format cricket series
LAHORE: Pakistan will host South Africa for a series of Test, one-day international (ODI) and Twenty-20 international (T20I) matches from October to November, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Saturday.
Pakistan says 1.6 mln at risk as super floods head from Punjab to Sindh
KARACHI: Surging rivers swollen by heavy monsoon rains and major water releases from India continued to batter the eastern Punjab province on Saturday, pushing flood levels to exceptional highs and triggering warnings of widespread inundation downstream in southern Sindh province, where officials said more than 1.6 million people are at risk.
Senior puisne justice warns of ‘one-man show’ in Supreme Court under Chief Justice Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s senior puisne Supreme Court justice, Mansoor Ali Shah, has accused Chief Justice Yahya Afridi of bypassing statutory procedures, stifling judicial deliberation, and imposing controls that threaten the court’s independence, according to a sharply worded letter made public on Friday.
Police arrest two women for throwing egg at Imran Khan’s sister outside Adiala jail
RAWALPINDI: Two women were arrested on Friday after throwing an egg at Aleema Khanum, sister of former prime minister Imran Khan, during a media appearance outside Adiala Jail, where a hearing in the Toshakhana corruption case had taken place earlier, police said.