As the Britain royal family’s Prince William and Kate Middleton’s five-day Pakistan tour is now in full swing, excited Pakistanis cannot help but cling to every detail about every move of the royal couple in the country. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, touched down at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase late on Monday night. Photo: Twitter Photo: Twitter Photo: Twitter …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday left for Saudi Arabia on a day-long visit as part of his efforts to defuse tensions between Riyadh and Tehran. The prime minister is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman during his visit. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and other officials. PM Imran thanks Iran’s Khamenei …

WASHINGTON: US and Chinese officials will hold talks by phone this week and next as they work to finalize the “phase one” trade deal announced last week, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday. President Donald Trump, beset with an impeachment inquiry and criticism over his foreign policy, on Friday hailed the breakthrough agreement, but said it would take several …

LONDON: British Pakistani businessman and CPIC founding member Zeeshan Shah was “International Entrepreneur of the year 2019” at the annual Asian Business Awards. In a star-studded event for the Asian Business Awards here, British professionals and business heavyweights of Pakistani, Indian, Chinese and Bangladeshi origin were recognised for their outstanding achievements. The ultimate award and highest accolade of the evening …

WASHINGTON: Warner Bros.’ “Joker” laughed all the way to the box office again this weekend as it took $55.9 million in North American movie theaters, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” provides the backstory for the rise of Batman’s maniacal nemesis, painting a dark and disturbing portrayal of a would-be stand-up comedian’s descent into madness. Last …

ISLAMABAD: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge embarked on the first full day of their tour of Pakistan on Tuesday by visiting the Islamabad Model College for Girls. The Model College for Girls is a government-run school for disadvantaged from four to 18-year-olds, benefiting from the Teach for Pakistan programme based on the UK’s Teach First scheme Kate arrived at …

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has scrapped a controversial boundary counting rule from super-over regulation that helped England win the World Cup 2019 final against New Zealand. ICC faced severe criticism from various quarters after the winner of the ICC World Cup 2019 was decided on the number of boundaries hit by a team after New Zealand and England, …

DUBAI: Cricket chiefs readmitted Zimbabwe as an International Cricket Council member on Monday following a three-month suspension over political interference. An ICC statement said the move followed a meeting in Dubai involving the Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani and sports minister Kirsty Coventry. “I would like to thank the Zimbabwe sports minister for her commitment to the reinstatement of Zimbabwe …

Faisalabad: Umar Amin’s half-century and a quickfire 44 not out from Asif Ali helped Northern to a comfortable win over Southern Punjab in the third match of the ongoing National T20 Cup at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. Set 136 runs to win, Northern chased down the target in 19 overs at the loss of five wickets, according to a PCB press …

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore. PSG said that an MRI scan showed that their star player had suffered “a …