NEW DELHI: India on Friday demanded "robust" security for its players and fans at this year's cricket World Cup in England, but pulled back from a boycott of its match against Pakistan despite escalating tensions. Calls have been made in India for the country to pull out of their June 16 World Cup match against Pakistan to protest the attack...
MUNICH: At least 100,000 babies die every year because of armed conflict and its impact, from hunger to denial of aid, Save the Children International said on Friday. In the 10 worst-hit countries, a conservative estimate of 550,000 infants died as a result of fighting between 2013 and 2017. They succumbed to war and its effects, among them hunger, damage...
Legendary singer, Zoheb Hassan is not happy over the song 'Disco Dewane' performed at Pakistan Super League (Opening Ceremony) without his prior permission. Hassan, who composed the original perfomed by his late sister, Nazia Hassan lashed out at PSL for using the track without his permission. "I was shocked to see that a reputable platform like PSL used our track...
KARACHI: According to Newsone, two children died, on Saturday dies as doctors in government hospitals across Sindh continued their strike for a fourth straight day, despite the provincial government accepting their demands to raise their pay and allowances. The Out Patient Department (OPD) in hospitals across Sindh, including Karachi’s Jinnah, Civil Hospital and National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases are closed today...
KARACHI: Pakistan’s biggest food festival is back again for all the Karachiites before they bid farewell to winters. Newsone once again presents Coke fest festival which kicked off on 15th February (Friday), and will continue for more two days ending on Sunday 17th Feb. The event is being held at Beach Park Clifton. The event has all the taste which...
LAHORE: On Saturday, an accountability court extended Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique’s judicial remand by 16 days in connection to the Paragon Housing scam case. As the hearing went under way, accountability court judge Syed Najmul Hasan inquired about progress in the reference against the Khawaja brothers. The investigation officer informed the court, "Paragon...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, a move Democrats vowed to challenge as an unconstitutional attempt to fund his promised border wall without approval from Congress. “I’m going to be signing a national emergency,” Trump said from the Rose Garden of the White House. “We have an invasion of...
ISLAMABAD: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Salman will arrive in Pakistan on Feb 17, a statement from the Foreign Office of Pakistan said Friday. In a statement, it said the Saudi crown prince will now be visiting Islamabad from Feb 17 to 18. However, the visit programme remains unchanged. Earlier, the Saudi crown prince was scheduled to reach...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy conducted an intelligence based operation near Ormara and seized 4800 cans of beer and 2460 bottles of liquor worth Rs 20.0 million which were being smuggled to Pakistan through sea. The cache was subsequently handed over to Pakistan Customs for disposal. The operation was executed with meticulous planning, consistent surveillance and obtaining precise intelligence, which demonstrates Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and lodged strong protest over baseless allegations made by India. The foreign office has rejected unfounded allegations of India on Pakistan in the aftermath of a suicide attack in the Occupied Kashmir. Earlier, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria left Islamabad. At least 44 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed on...
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched the Sehat Insaf Card scheme for the tribal people at a ceremony in Peshawar. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Sehat Insaf Card Programme, PM said that the government has also chalked out a special plan for the development of tribal people. He said a number of projects will be launched for the...
DUBAI: Karachi Kings registered their first victory in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 4) defeating Multan Sultans by 7 runs here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Batting first Karachi Kings had set 184-run target for Multan Sultans. In response, Sultans were restricted to 176-9 in their allotted 20 overs. For Kings, pacer Mohammad Amir...
SRINAGAR: Former Chief Minister of Indian Occupied Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has said that pointing finger at Pakistan for Pulwama attack is wrong. Talking to an Indian TV channel, he said struggle by Kashmiris is indigenous but India always blamed Pakistan for everything that happens in Kashmir. He said it is not the right approach. Farooq Abdullah said such events will...
ISLAMABAD: On Friday, a Lahore accountability court remanded PTI MPA Aleem Khan’s into NAB’s custody for another 10 days. During the hearing of a case regarding his assets beyond his known means of income and offshore company on Friday, the judge asked what investigation had been done during the remand so far. NAB replied that 31 people had been summoned...
LAHORE: On Thursday, the Punjab government issued a notification to transfer former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from prison to Jinnah Hospital for treatment. In the notification, it was stated that the National Accountability Bureau was given permission to make the transfer upon the advice of Services Hospital and Special Medical Board. As of now, Nawaz will not be shifted, said...
KARACHI: On Friday, Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar said that he will not attend the Kaifi Azmi Literary Conference in Karachi after the Pulwama attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK). “Karachi Arts Council had invited Shabana and I for a two day literature conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry. We have cancelled that,” he tweeted. Giving a reference to earlier sour Indo-Pak...
DUBAI: Defending champions Islamabad United defeat Lahore Qalandars by five wickets to win the opening fixture of the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The defending champions won the toss and chose to bowl. Faheem Ashraf hit a six on the second ball of the 20th over bowled by Lahore Qalanders captain Muhammad Hafeez to...
