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KARACHI: The Pakistan and UAE navies conducted a bilateral exercise titled Nasl Al Bahr-IV that featured advanced naval operations, including a practical demonstration of live weapons firings (LWF). Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammed Amjad Khan Niazi and Head of UAE Naval Training Staff Brig Abdulla Sultan witnessed the exercise in the North Arabian Sea. The fourth edition of …

KARACHI: The Pakistan and UAE navies conducted a bilateral exercise titled Nasl Al Bahr-IV that featured advanced naval operations, including a practical demonstration of live weapons firings (LWF). Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammed Amjad Khan Niazi and Head of UAE Naval Training Staff Brig Abdulla Sultan witnessed the exercise in the North Arabian Sea. The fourth edition of …

MELBOURNE: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to renew cricket’s most adrenaline-fuelled rivalry in Sunday’s T20 World Cup match in Melbourne but the threat of rain looms over the blockbuster featuring the former champions. With bilateral cricket remaining suspended bet­ween the neighbours, thanks to their soured political relations, emotions run high every time they clash in multi-team events in a …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International series, which was due to be held during January 2023 in Pakistan, to the first quarter of 2024, the PCB announced on Wednesday. “The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup year, with the event …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Azerbaijan agreed on Wednesday to hold fast-track discussions on energy collaboration, renewed their commitment to deepen bilateral engagement in several areas of cooperation and reviewed the progress of various ongoing initiatives aimed at promoting connectivity, trade and investment. During the meeting, held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif underlined the need for fostering close cooperation …

LAHORE: Pakistan and England will dive straight into action when they clash in the first of the remaining three Twenty20 Internationals of the seven-match series here at the Gaddafi Stadium after the teams’ practice sessions were cancelled due to rain on the eve of the match on Tuesday. The series is evenly poised at 2-2 after the first four games …

India said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation comprising China, Russia, four Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan — India and Pakistan is …

UNITED NATIONS: The surface ozone levels can increase by 20 per cent across Pakistan, northern India and Bangladesh by the middle of the century, warns a UN report released on Wednesday. In its annual report, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) — a UN agency that specialises in climate issues — also warned against an expected increase in the frequency, intensity, …

ISLAMABAD: Upon the conclusion of his two-day official visit to Qatar, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday the two countries had a clear vision of future with new opportunities and greater awareness to improve bilateral ties and economic cooperation. After his return to the country, the prime minister, in a tweet, expressed his gratitude to Emir of Qatar Sheikh …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Thursday emphasised the need for stability in Afghanistan as Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met his counterpart in the Taliban administration, Amir Khan Muttaqi, for the first time. “The two sides agreed that peace and stability in Afghanistan was vital for regional development and prosperity,” Foreign Office said in a statement on the meeting between FM …