Pakistan has shown a dismal performance when it comes to gender parity, according to the ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2021‘ published by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, slipping two spots since last year to rank 153rd out of 156 countries on the index. The report found that Pakistan’s gender gap had widened by 0.7 percentage points, to 55.6 per …

Pfizer announced on Wednesday that its Covid-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in children as young as 12, a step towards possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most Covid-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the coronavirus. Pfizer’s vaccine is authorised …

FIFA has warned of suspending the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) over “illegitimate occupation of the PFF headquarters as well as the decision to take over the leadership from the normalisation committee” appointed by the global body, it emerged on Tuesday. In a statement, PFF Normalisation Committee chairman Haroon Malik said he had received a letter from FIFA that stated the …

LONDON: England paceman Jofra Archer has had successful surgery to remove a piece of glass that became lodged in a finger when he smashed a fish tank while trying to clean it. The 25-year-old played two Tests and all five Twenty20s during England’s recent tour of India but was ruled out of the one-day series because of a problem with …

NAPIER: New Zealand downed Bangladesh by 28 runs in their rain-affected second Twenty20 International in Napier on Tuesday to secure the three-match series and complete a home sweep against all comers. New Zealand made 173 for five off 17.5 overs after losing the toss and batting, before the weather ended their innings prematurely at McLean Park. As a result, Bangladesh’s …

NORTH SOUND: Kraigg Brathwaite completed a ninth Test century and was eventually last out for 126 on the stroke of lunch as the West Indies totalled 354 in their first innings on day two of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Antigua on Tuesday. Suranga Lakmal led the visitors’ effort with figures of four wickets for 94 …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to review the controversial social media rules. As per a directive issued by the Prime Minister Office on March 29, Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari will be chairperson of the committee comprising Parliamentary Secretary on Law and Justice Maleeka Ali Bukhari, Senator Syed Ali Zafar, Secretary of Information …

LAHORE: While the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are in negotiation with their Sri Lankan counterparts for a national series tentatively in June, they have also invited 27 emerging women cricketers for a fitness training camp at the Moin Khan Academy in Karachi, starting from Saturday. Dawn learnt that the PCB want the national women’s team to tour Sri Lanka to play …

ISLAMABAD: Clearance of goods containers under the Green Channel has reached 50 per cent of total cargo, leading to reduced dwell time for containers at ports and facilitating trade. The target is to enhance container clearance via the Green Channel to 60 pc, a senior Customs official told on Tuesday. Containers under the Green Channel usually take 15 minutes to …