CHAKWAL/RAWALPINDI: Fourteen people were killed and over a dozen mini-dams along with scores of buildings collapsed in different parts of Chakwal as torrential rains wrecked havoc in the district on Thursday. Roads connecting the rural areas with fields caved in and maize crops were destroyed over a large area. Traffic remained suspended on various roads due to collapse of roads …

KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said on Friday that the sub-committee of the steering committee for education had recommended to him that all educational institutions in the province should not be opened simultaneously on Sept 15. Presiding over the meeting of the steering committee, he explained that the sub-committee proposed that children of higher classes should be sent to …

KARACHI: Expressing serious concerns over the prevailing poor post-rain civic conditions in the city, representative bodies of doctors warned on Friday that the situation might lead to outbreaks of different diseases if the government did not wake up to the threat and started acting diligently. They sought government attention towards one of the city’s long-standing issues pertaining to the obsolete …

Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Karachi on Saturday for a day-long visit where he is expected to announce a financial package for the implementation of a transformation plan meant to address the city’s issues and developmental requirements, according to Radio Pakistan. The premier is accompanied by Information Minister Shibli Faraz and MNA Amir Mahmood Kayani. During his visit, the premier …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday decided to formally make south Punjab secretariat operational on Oct 15 and expressed the hope that the decision would bring an era of prosperity and development to the under-developed areas of Punjab. The prime minister announced this at a meeting on the establishment and working of south Punjab secretariat. The meeting was attended …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday directed authorities to recover “missing” Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) official Sajid Gondal by 2pm on Monday. The court gave these orders during hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed yesterday by Gondal’s mother, Asmat Bibi. During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that the interior secretary and the chief commissioner …

Lionel Messi ended speculation about his future at Barcelona by announcing on Friday that he would reluctantly stay for another season rather than tackle his career-long club in court. A week after saying he wanted to leave the La Liga side, and with a contract row still raging, the 33-year-old six-time player of the year gave the news Barca fans …

NEW DELHI: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has opted out of this year’s Indian Premier League citing personal reasons, his team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) said on Friday. Harbhajan is the second Chennai player to withdraw from the tournament after all-rounder Suresh Raina last week pulled out due to personal reasons too. The 40-year-old Harbhajan helped Mumbai Indians win three …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were quick to accept the resignation of Chairman National Cricket Committee (NCC) Iqbal Qasim on Friday after he requested the chairman PCB to relieve him from the duties in a letter written on Thursday (Sept 3). Conveying his discontent regarding PCB not giving due importance to his recommendations, Iqbal Qasim, a former Test left-arm …

LONDON: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani doesn’t think the new ICC chairman should come from any of the ‘Big Three’ boards, even as the global governing body is yet to agree on a process to choose Shashank Manohar’s successor. Mani said it would be ‘healthier’ for someone from another board to lead the ICC now because of the …